[U-Boot] Configuring U-Boot for MPC8349E in little endian mode

[U-Boot] Configuring U-Boot for MPC8349E in little endian mode

[Troy Laramy]

Hi Vivek (et al)

I have very much the same issue...a lib I need to link to that is only
available as built in little-endian (don't have the src, sadly).  So I am
trying to build u-boot for powerpc in LE.  I have added the -mlittle-endian
and -EL to the build, but now it is failing when trying to link libgcc.a, as
libgcc.a is built in the toolchain in BE and I'm trying to link it as LE.
Did you find some nice way around this?  All I can see is trying to build my
own toolchain....I am using a prebuilt toolchain from EP that came, at some
point, from the ELDK....but I'm pretty sure I don't have the src. to these
libs.  Just hoping there is some other way.....

Any help/advice would by VERY much appreciated!

Thanks, troy

[U-Boot] Configuring U-Boot for MPC8349E in little endian mode

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear Troy Laramy,

In message <AANLkTilsq7WwysMhnl5zdZuIFULZiTwO6Qppq9POVqjR@mail.gmail.com> you wrote:
>
> I have very much the same issue...a lib I need to link to that is only
> available as built in little-endian (don't have the src, sadly).  So I am

You want to link U-Boot (on a Power Architecture system) against a
closed source, little-endian library?

YOu are aware that U-Boot is covered by the GPL, and linking against
closed-source code results in a license clash?

> trying to build u-boot for powerpc in LE.  I have added the -mlittle-endian
> and -EL to the build, but now it is failing when trying to link libgcc.a, as
> libgcc.a is built in the toolchain in BE and I'm trying to link it as LE.

The Power Architecture has a naturan byte order, and this is big
endian. I consider all attempts to make them run in LE mode a waste of
time and resources.

> Did you find some nice way around this?  All I can see is trying to build my
> own toolchain....I am using a prebuilt toolchain from EP that came, at some
> point, from the ELDK....but I'm pretty sure I don't have the src. to these
> libs.  Just hoping there is some other way.....

No source to this LE lib, no source to the tools. I would not like to
be in your position.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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