Re: [Dorset] gcc cross compiling to m68k

Hi Dan and Ralph On 06/09/10 22:03, Dan Dart wrote: initial questions, if anyone on the list has experience using gcc as a cross-compiler. Yep - I use buildroot a lot. What's multilib and how does it fit in with newlib (which I gather I need to build for a different target)? Multilib is a fe

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Re: [Dorset] gcc cross compiling to m68k

Hi Tim, > It's turning out to be a bit of project because of gcc/newlib > interdependencies which means having to build a bootstrap gcc, then > newlib, then finally gcc again with newlib. I'm surprised an x86-host m68k-target gcc needs to be built with an m68k newlib to hand? Cheers, Ralph. -

Re: [Dorset] gcc cross compiling to m68k

Hi, I'm surprised newlib is in use here at all. Did you choose it, and if so why? I'm not a newlib buff so I won't know about how it's awesome quite yet I'm afraid. If all else fails, check out buildroot as it can probably make you a toolchain, plus a load of userspace stuff, based on µClibc/bus

Re: [Dorset] Clive's Problem with /tmp/.X11-unix.

Hi Dan, > > 1 root:x:0:clive,root > > I thoughth normal users weren't allowed to be in the root group? I agree. I see no reason why another user would normally be in that group. Cheers, Ralph. -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ..

Re: [Dorset] Clive's Problem with /tmp/.X11-unix.

Hi jr, > >    ralph:x:1000:1000:Ralph Corderoy,,,:/home/ralph:/bin/bash > >    ralph:x:1000: > > newgrp(1) will still let me change to group `ralph' even though I'm > > not explicitly listed in /etc/group. > > so what you're saying is that newgrp allows you to change group *to* > the group t

Re: [Dorset] gcc cross compiling to m68k

Hi Dan, > I'm surprised newlib is in use here at all. Did you choose it, and if > so why? > > I'm not a newlib buff so I won't know about how it's awesome quite yet > I'm afraid. > > If all else fails, check out buildroot as it can probably make you a > toolchain, plus a load of userspace stuff

Re: [Dorset] gcc cross compiling to m68k

Hi Ralph On 07/09/10 12:50, Ralph Corderoy wrote: Hi Tim, It's turning out to be a bit of project because of gcc/newlib interdependencies which means having to build a bootstrap gcc, then newlib, then finally gcc again with newlib. I'm surprised an x86-host m68k-target gcc needs to be built

Re: [Dorset] gcc cross compiling to m68k

Hi Dan On 07/09/10 12:52, Dan Dart wrote: Hi, I'm surprised newlib is in use here at all. Did you choose it, and if so why? Yes, because at this stage I don't know any better. This is all totally new territory for me. I'm not a newlib buff so I won't know about how it's awesome quite ye

Re: [Dorset] gcc cross compiling to m68k

On 07/09/10 13:15, Ralph Corderoy wrote: Hi Dan, I'm surprised newlib is in use here at all. Did you choose it, and if so why? I'm not a newlib buff so I won't know about how it's awesome quite yet I'm afraid. If all else fails, check out buildroot as it can probably make you a toolchain, plu