From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from relay1.mentorg.com ([192.94.38.131]) by linuxtogo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1ORTfl-0005sU-DF for openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org; Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:23:40 +0200 Received: from svr-orw-exc-08.mgc.mentorg.com ([147.34.98.97]) by relay1.mentorg.com with esmtp id 1ORTbH-0002b5-Un from Tom_Rini@mentor.com for openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org; Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:18:59 -0700 Received: from na2-mail.mgc.mentorg.com ([134.86.114.213]) by SVR-ORW-EXC-08.mgc.mentorg.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:18:59 -0700 Received: from [172.30.80.125] ([172.30.80.125]) by na2-mail.mgc.mentorg.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:18:58 -0600 Message-ID: <4C2241FE.1040008@mentor.com> Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:18:54 -0700 From: Tom Rini Organization: Mentor Graphics Corporation User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.24 (X11/20100411) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org References: <20100623103600.77c5a6d9@xora-desktop.xora.org.uk> <20100623171524.GA5535@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20100623171524.GA5535@gmail.com> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 23 Jun 2010 17:18:58.0697 (UTC) FILETIME=[2AA70790:01CB12F8] X-SA-Exim-Connect-IP: 192.94.38.131 X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: Tom_Rini@mentor.com X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on discovery X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.5 X-SA-Exim-Version: 4.2.1 (built Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:20:07 +0000) X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes (on linuxtogo.org) Subject: Re: introducing a new architecture/machine; policy ? (and a question) X-BeenThere: openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Reply-To: openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org List-Id: Using the OpenEmbedded metadata to build Distributions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:23:40 -0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Khem Raj wrote: > some architectures may not support particular version of say gcc but > still if that architecture is supported by a given distro then it should > define the required version of say gcc in distro.conf with override > > for instance check conf/distro/include/sane-toolchain.inc which is serving > a few distributions overrides default compiler versions for AVR32 > you need to do something same for nios2 In short, some of us would love it if we could all rely on either sane-toolchain.inc or at least everyone using the same variables for picking a toolchain so that the "We must use x/y/z tools" could move to tune-ARCH.inc. But there's probably some issue that doesn't come to mind with moving that override control to the machine level. -- Tom Rini Mentor Graphics Corporation