Hi Patrick, Keeping mail on-list it is always much preferred.
2011/4/18 Patrick Doyle <[email protected]>: > On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 5:17 AM, Hector Oron <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> 2011/4/17 Patrick Doyle <[email protected]>: >>> What is the recommended/proper way to install the Emdebian cross >>> development tools on a Ubuntu host? >> >> Ubuntu is shipping its own toolchain version for armel, Marcin creates them. >> > How would I install that? This didn't work: > > $ sudo apt-get install linux-libc-dev-armel-cross libc6-armel-cross > libc6-dev-armel-cross binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi > gcc-4.4-arm-linux-gnueabi g++-4.4-arm-linux-gnueabi > [sudo] password for wpd: > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > E: Couldn't find package linux-libc-dev-armel-cross It works for me, I have no idea, maybe Marcin can help here? >>> I found http://lists.debian.org/debian-embedded/2011/04/msg00056.html >>> (which I just realized was posted only 4 days ago) where the OP has >>> encountered the same problem installing the MIPS toolchain as I have >>> encountered in attempting to install the armel toolchain, namely: >>> >>> cpp-4.4-arm-linux-gnueabi: Depends: libmpfr4 which is a virtual package. >>> G++-4.4-arm-linux-gnueabi: Depends: libmpfr4 which is a virtual package. >> >> It is libmpfr4 not found on standard Ubuntu? > Nope, > $ sudo apt-get install libmpfr4 > [sudo] password for wpd: > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > E: Couldn't find package libmpfr4 ditto > or, perhaps I don't understand how to install libmpfr4 or what it is. > >>> I have found a few miscellaneous web pages that suggest that: >>> >>> $ sudo aptitude install linux-libc-dev-armel-cross libc6-armel-cross >>> libc6-dev-armel-cross binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi >>> gcc-4.4-arm-linux-gnueabi g++-4.4-arm-linux-gnueabi >>> >>> should just work out of the box, so I'm thinking that something must >>> have changed recently. >> >> That should work out of the box in Debian/Squeeze > yep, I tried that. It worked on a Debian (virtual) box. But I can't > figure out how to make it work on a Ubuntu box. Marcin or Loic can probably help you further. >> >>> Any tips? >> >> http://wiki.debian.org/EmdebianToolchain > Thanks... I hadn't found that page. From that, it sounds like I need > to add emdebian.org to my source.list file, but that sounds different > than "Ubuntu is shipping its own toolchain version for armel" > > Thanks for the tips. > > --wpd > -- Héctor Orón -.. . -... .. .- -. -.. . ...- . .-.. --- .--. . .-. "Our Sun unleashes tremendous flares expelling hot gas into the Solar System, which one day will disconnect us." -- Day DVB-T stop working nicely Video flare: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap100510.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]

