Brian, I think one advantage of using a mac with linuxppc as host (I use that @ home) is that you can use newer compiler/library versions a little bit more easy. I wasn't able yet to cross compile gcc-3.x for ppc on Solaris host, it worked however on the mac.
Jaap-Jan brian.auld at adic.com wrote: > > A while back I wrote an email to this list regarding development kit > suggestions. Based mainly on feedback from this email, I am currently moving > in the Intel/ELDK direction. > > Out of all the feedback I received, only one person suggested developing on > a PowerMac based Linux box, thus eliminating the need for cross-compiling. I > have become more interested in this option as some people in our company > have noted that cross-compiling embedded linux presented problems on past > projects when it came to building certain 3rd party applications. > > In the Intel vs. Mac debate for a linux development host for embedded ppc > development, if money was not an issue, would I get more PowerMac > recommendations?? > > Thanks, > > -- Brian > -- J.G.J. Boor Room: BE-525 Lucent Technologies Nederland b.v. Phone: +31 35 687 4721 Optical Networking Group TMS Data Fax: +31 35 687 5976 P.O. Box 1168, 1200 BD, Hilversum, The Netherlands mailto:jjboor at lucent.com ** Sent via the linuxppc-embedded mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/
