linux-kernel - Re: Working upstream toolchain for avr32?

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Date:	Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:35:36 -0500
From:	"Mike Frysinger" <vapier.adi@...il.com>
To:	"Robert Schwebel" <r.schwebel@...gutronix.de>
Cc:	"Adrian Bunk" <bunk@...nel.org>, hskinnemoen@...el.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Working upstream toolchain for avr32?

On Dec 14, 2007 3:28 PM, Robert Schwebel <r.schwebel@...gutronix.de> wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 14, 2007 at 03:21:45PM -0500, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> > > Is an upstream toolchain available which is able to build blackfin?
> >
> > binutils -- yes
> > uClibc -- yes (for FLAT)
> > gcc -- yes and no
> >
> > we have some pieces in gcc, but if you want an
> > up-to-date-tested-known-working combination, you can fetch
> > sources/binaries from:
> > http://blackfin.uclinux.org/gf/project/toolchain/frs
>
> Upstream plus a well defined patch stack with well documented patches
> would definitely be preferred here.

as you've been told in the past, the things are documented.  go read
the ChangeLog.bfin file.

> > we're working now to make sure that when gcc-4.3 is branched/released,
> > we're part of it
>
> Ah, that sounds pretty good! At the moment we still need three different
> toolchains to build u-boot, the kernel

maybe, if you're using different version of u-boot and the kernel.
but that isnt a good idea anyways.

> and the icebear tools, which is not very satisfying.

there's nothing we can do about this and you're complaining to the
wrong people.  icebear is a third party binary-only tool.  if you dont
like the way the third party does things, complain to the third party.
 or dont buy their product.

> An upstream-blessed toolchain would probably be
> progress.

we are upstream and we've given you blessed toolchains.
-mike
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