On Mon, Jan 24, 2005 at 05:00:30AM -0000, Marvin T. Pascual wrote: > Hello all, > > I'm not sure if it will really work. Can I just simply compile a kernel for > Sun Sparc machines, enabling all related chipsets available in a Sun Sparc > machine but building it on an x86 machine? >
It's doable, but very tricky. You'll need a cross compiler and a version of binutils that is capable of doing cross compilation at the very least. I think these might help: http://kegel.com/crosstool/ http://www.billgatliff.com/~bgat/twiki/bin/view/Crossgcc/WebHome http://lfs.osuosl.org/hints/downloads/files/crosscompiling-x86.txt http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=29985 -- No fire, no heroism, no intensity of thought or feeling, can preserve a life beyond the grave... the whole temple of man's achievement must inevitably be buried beneath the debris of a universe in ruins. http://stormwyrm.blogspot.com/ -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
