Jonathan Wilson wrote: >>Huh? I can cross-compile GCC, its all the packages that require >>native configuration/building.... > > Is it fesable for people in this sort of situation to build GCC on a fast > machine but with the final host and target both set to whatever the slower > machine is (in this case coldfire) > Does GCC even support that?
Yes, this is called a crossed-native build and GCC does support it. I used to use it some time back for building GCJ for Win32: http://ranjitmathew.hostingzero.com/phartz/gcj/bldgcj.html You build a crossed-native compiler in two phases: 1. Build a cross compiler for $TARGET on a fast box. 2. Use the cross compiler to build a crossed-native compiler for $TARGET on the same box. I used to do it for Win32 simply for the reason that building under Linux (on the same box) was *way* faster and less error-prone than under Win32. I was going to suggest this to Peter myself before I saw your message. Ranjit. PS: Surely this must be one of the longest threads in recent times on the GCC list! PPS: I do not see some of the messages, for example, a couple of messages from Robert Dewar that seem to be referenced in other messages. -- Ranjit Mathew Email: rmathew AT gmail DOT com Bangalore, INDIA. Web: http://ranjitmathew.hostingzero.com/
