On Thu, Nov 7, 2024 at 7:11 PM Amani Gall <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am using a free ARM (aarch64) compute instance from Oracle Cloud as a > development machine. I would like to compile an Kernel for my Android phone > (arm64), but I'm having trouble with selecting the appropriate toolchain. > > Google provides Android-specific toolchains, *aarch64-linux-android-* and > *arm-linux-androideabi-*, but these are primarily distributed for x86_64 > hosts. > > After a couple of hours of searching the internet, I found mentions that I > could use the host (or native) compiler for my system, which happens to be > *aarch64-linux-gnu-* and *arm-linux-gnueabi-*. However, these toolchains > target a generic Linux environment, and I'm not sure if they would be > suitable for compiling a kernel for an Android device. I'm particularly > concerned about potential optimization issues or compatibility problems > that might arise from using these toolchains. > Questions: > > 1. Is it appropriate to use the generic Linux toolchains ( > **-linux-gnu-*) for compiling an Android kernel? > 2. What's the recommended approach to build the Android-specific > toolchains (**-linux-android-*) on an aarch64 host? > > "don't" ... that isn't something we do, so it isn't supported --- we currently only use x86-64, and don't provide or support any toolchains that run on arm64 hosts. > I am having difficulty finding answers on my own and would appreciate > detailed explanations. > Environment: > > - Host: aarch64 (ARM64) > - Host OS: Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS > - Target: Android phone (arm64) > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "Android > Building" mailing list. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-building?hl=en > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Android Building" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/android-building/9448ef45-e086-403e-993a-992244823c72n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/android-building/9448ef45-e086-403e-993a-992244823c72n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "Android Building" mailing list. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-building?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Building" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/android-building/CAJgzZoqn%3DAS03uOwZ93bn_KT5FQgrLie0GM1iuJ5OWhL483Knw%40mail.gmail.com.
