On Tue, Jun 12, 2001 at 07:43:24PM +0200, Marcus Crafter wrote: > Hi All, > > I might be stepping into the realm of silly questions here, but here > goes. :-) > > For the source package to kernel-image-2.4.5-sun4u-smp, do we still > use egcs64 to build kernels ? The precompiled images boot up with: > > Linux version 2.4.5 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 3.0 20010426 > (Debian prerelease)) 1 > > which leads me to believe that they've been compiled with gcc 3.0. > > The debian/control file for this package even states that > gcc-3.0-sparc64 is required for the build - but the build fails on my > machine if sparc64-linux-gcc cannot be found, and this binary only > exists in the egcs64 package - which is not listed as a build > prerequisite. > > Should egcs64 be in the debian/control file under Build-Depends, or is > kernel package out-of-date/wrong ? > > (or have I totally missed the plot, in which case what packages should > I have installed to be able to build a kernel from source properly ?)
Use the gcc-3.0-sparc64 package from unstable. It should create a symlink via update-alternatives from sparc64-linux-gcc to gcc-3.0. I have been using the gcc-3.0-sparc64 package since it allows me to build some drivers that egcs64 cannot. Ben -- -----------=======-=-======-=========-----------=====------------=-=------ / Ben Collins -- ...on that fantastic voyage... -- Debian GNU/Linux \ ` [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ' `---=========------=======-------------=-=-----=-===-======-------=--=---'
