Subject: Re: cross-compiling and other joys of life
To: Dan Jacobowitz <drow@mindcryme.com>
From: David Edelsohn <dje@watson.ibm.com>
List: port-powerpc
Date: 02/14/1998 22:56:28
>>>>> Dan Jacobowitz writes:
Dan> Is there interest in a whole slew of cross-compiling-related improvements
Dan> and utilities? I've been pounding on this stuff for a while...for
Dan> instance, bin/sh compiles three helper programs using whatever the CC in
Dan> the path may happen to be. This causes problems, obviously. I may be
Dan> undergoing the monstrous task of converting all of those as I go along -
Dan> I'm trying to make myself a ppc snapshot.
Are you using EGCS or GCC? EGCS does care about cross-compiling
and a lot of work has been done and continues to be done to make that
easier. If you have additional suggestions for EGCS cross-compiling,
please add your voice to the EGCS mailinglist.
David