> On Nov 26, 2022, at 11:52 AM, Iain Sandoe <idsan...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>> On 26 Nov 2022, at 16:42, Arnaud Charlet <char...@adacore.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>> The current statement (https://gcc.gnu.org/install/prerequisites.html) is:
>>>>
>>>> GNAT
>>>> In order to build GNAT, the Ada compiler, you need a working GNAT compiler
>>>> (GCC version 5.1 or later).
>>>>
>>>> so, if 5.1 is not working, then perhaps a PR is in order.
>>>
>>> I will do that, if the "shell in Rosetta" thing doesn't cure the problem.
>>
>> You won’t need to, the version of gnat you are using is recent enough, you
>> need to follow Ian’s instructions to the letter. The Ada 2022 code is a red
>> herring and is only problematic when you build a cross with a non matching
>> native, not when building a native compiler.
>
> One additional question/point - which branch are you trying to build the
> cross from?
>
> I am sure it will not work from upstream master.
>
> Unfortunately, owing to lack of free time… aarch64-darwin is not yet
> completely ready to upstream, so folks are using the development branch here:
> https://github.com/iains/gcc-darwin-arm64 (which I will update later, based
> on the master version mentioned earlier; if testing goes OK).
>
> Iain.
That's the branch I'm using.
paul
