Hello! 'got a BBB (Beaglbone Black) here; and want to do some crosscompiling.
Because I hate wasting time watching compilers, I'm very happy to see that Debian Testing (Stretch) has cross-compilers packages available. ! https://packages.debian.org/stretch/gcc-5-arm-linux-gnueabihf But what are the implications? ### Question 1a) Does a packaged cross-compiler https://packages.debian.org/stretch/gcc-5-arm-linux-gnueabihf generate code that works seamlessly together with the Debian armhf Distro http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/binary-armhf/ ??? Or are there incompatibility issues regarding ABI, libc, kernel, ... and other stuff? If incompatible, then: * what's the rationale behind having the Debian armhf Distro, or a cross-compiler package, and how/when would I use either? ### Question 1b) Which cross-compiler do I need to use, to work with the Debian armhf Distro ? Any other dependencies (libc, ...)? ### Question 1c) How can I use the Debian armhf Distro on an embedded board such as BBB (Beaglebone Black)? Is there a howto somewhere? ### Question 2 What's the state of Debian cross-compilers and the Debian armhf Distro? Because as far as I can see Derek Molloy (**) is recommending using using package crossbuild-essential-armhf under Jessie, but for that you need a special repo: deb http://emdebian.org/tools/debian jessie main (**) http://exploringbeaglebone.com/chapter7/#CC_Cross-compilation_on_the_BeagleBone_Platform But as of July 2014, updates to the Emdebian distributions ceased. ### Question 3 Could you recommend a manner of using some cross-tool-chain and distro? Is Debian cross-compiler and armhf Distro usable? Or is it work-in-progress, that will become usable in the future? (PS: I haven't seen clang-x-arm-linux-gnueabihf unfortunately...) In case Debian things are still in a state of flux, can you recommend some alternative for the time being? (Linaro's cross-toolchain?? But will they work with armhf Distro?) Thanks. n. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/cado5kbsv+q9dkmsumgwcbquuf0kd8axwmbujyp9whhvrtil...@mail.gmail.com
