In message <20050114155131.22836.qmail at web53809.mail.yahoo.com> you wrote: > I noticed that ELDK from denx does not support running > on a PowerPC host machine like the Power G4 or G5. > When I tried rebuilding it on a Power G4 with > YellowDog installed on it, it complained that the > PowerPC host machine is not supported. Why is this
Correct. PPC host are not supported yet. Also please not that only RedHat-7.3 will work as a build host without additional tweaking. > host architecture not supported? I also found out that Little demand? We have seen less than 5 requests for this so far. > MontaVista does not support the PowerPC host > architecture anymore which they did a while ago. What > seems to be the real reason for not supporting this? Probably the same reason: little demand. Well: the ELDK is free software - if you fix the existing build problems and send me a patch I promise to check it in on the CVS server (as long as it doesn't break anything). But don't expect this to be an easy job. Best regards, Wolfgang Denk -- Software Engineering: Embedded and Realtime Systems, Embedded Linux Phone: (+49)-8142-66989-10 Fax: (+49)-8142-66989-80 Email: wd at denx.de If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large depo- sit in my name at a Swiss Bank. - Woody Allen
