Thanks for the reply Wolfgang. Can you give me a hint on the kind of work that is required to make this work for the PPC host?
--- Wolfgang Denk <wd at denx.de> wrote: > 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 > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
