linux-kernel - Re: cross-compilers

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Date:	Thu, 9 Apr 2009 14:52:37 +0200
From:	Jan-Benedict Glaw <jbglaw@...-owl.de>
To:	Alex Chiang <achiang@...com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Robin Holt <holt@....com>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-ia64@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: cross-compilers

On Wed, 2009-04-08 11:33:32 -0600, Alex Chiang <achiang@...com> wrote:
> * Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>:
> > On Tue, 7 Apr 2009 23:46:12 -0600 Alex Chiang <achiang@...com> wrote:
> > > * Robin Holt <holt@....com>:
> > > > Don't know if this answers your problem, but I use the tools from
> > > > emdebian and they do not suffer from the problems you list below.
> > > 
> > > Wow, this seems _much_ simpler. Once you get the toolchain
> > > installed, all you have to do is set ARCH and CROSS_COMPILE
> > > appropriately?
> > > 
> > > I guess the question remains for Andrew. Since I pretty much did
> > > all the work needed to update his cross-compiler repo, is there
> > > still value in it?
> > 
> > We would benefit very much from having someone who actually maintains a
> > suite of cross-compilers for kernel developers.
>  
> Ok, I'll work with Vegard on this.

Is anybody building GCC trunk for the targets on a daily basis? I do
build vax-linux (kernel-only) cross compilers quite often and the
build script could probably also handle other targets.

MfG, JBG

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