re: Kernel Cross Compiling

[Dan Kegel]

Herbert Poetzl <herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm currently investigating the requirements/doability
> of a kernel cross compiling test bed/setup, able to do
> automated kernel builds for different architecture,
> just to see if it compiles and later to verify if a 
> given patch breaks that compile on any of the tested
> archs ...

Great idea!

>  I decided to use binutils 2.14.90.0.8, and gcc 3.3.2,
>    but soon discovered that gcc-3.3.2 will not be able 
>    to build a cross compiler for some archs like the
>    alpha, ia64, powerpc and even i386 ;) without some
>    modifications[2] but with some help, I got all headers
>    fixed, except for the ia64, which still doesn't work

Wouldn't it be easier to use http://kegel.com/crosstool
which already builds good toolchains for just about every
CPU type?
- Dan

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