Have a look at the site below. It has instruction on how to build
a cross compiler.
http://www.bluewaternz.com/startoff/armlinux.htm
On Sun, 2 Jul 2000, Mike Coburn wrote:
> I get very confused trying to get started. I have several different X86
> machines
> and several different linux distributions and several different versions
> of gcc
> or egcs or whatever and all I really want to know is: Where is everyone
> else
> launching from these days and what is the best way to build myself a
> cross
> compiler for an arm system (I realize there are several different chips
> and
> such). I found Intel's site which said to get binutils-1.0.9 something
> and
> build it on Red Hat 5.2 but there is no binutils at the place such a
> thing is
> supposed to be found. So I can't use the cook book stuff from the Intel
>
> site. So where would I get the basic ingredients for this pizza? It
> seems
> that binutils is now 2.x and the compiler is newer and the whole thing
> is
> jumping around all over. I have built gcc and g++ and such before and I
>
> build kernels all the time, but I am not a CS grad , or a an
> architecture
> guru. Will it be possible to locate the basic pieces that actually work
> and
> play well together? It would seem that I would need these things before
>
> I can build a kernel and such that will run on this arm thing. That is
> the
> objective: To run a linux system as the primary os on an ARM system,
> probably a StrongArm rig if that helps any.
>
> I see that I can say ./configure --cross arm to build a "arm" cross
> compiler
> in gcc 2.7.2.3 which is the gcc I happen to have the source for right
> now.
> Should I start there or get some other version?
>
>
> --
>
> Mike Coburn
>
> "These are _MY_ opinions and you can't have em" -- Bart Simpson
>
>
>
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