I built the toolchain on x86 host for PPC, and I used GCC-2.95.3 GLIBC-2.2.3 Binutils-2.11.92
I did not use Karim's book. I went with "Embedded Linux Interfacing ...." book. Lokesh -----Original Message----- From: Karim Yaghmour [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 10:33 AM To: brian.auld at adic.com Cc: linuxppc-embedded at lists.linuxppc.org Subject: Re: x86(host) --> ppc(tgt) cross-tool-chain BTW, there's an ongoing thread about exactly this problem on the embeddedTUX.org mailing list: http://www.embeddedtux.org/pipermail/etux/2003-June/thread.html Apparently you're not alone ... Karim brian.auld at adic.com wrote: > > Hello, > > Using Karim's new book "Building Embedded Linux Systems", has anyone out there successfully built an x86(host) --> ppc(tgt) tool chain using the versions stipulated in the book (gcc 2.95.3, binutils: 2.10.1, glibc, 2.2.1). > > If yes: > > (a) What host system are you using? > > (b) Did you diverge from the directions in the book? > > If no: > > (a) Can someone out there suggest a known valid combination? > > I anticipate needing ssh, some web-server and snmp as application requirements, so I figured it would be prudent to get the tool-chain working with glibc as opposed to uClibc. > > -- Brian > -- Author, Speaker, Developer, Consultant Pushing Embedded and Real-Time Linux Systems Beyond the Limits http://www.opersys.com || karim at opersys.com || 514-812-4145 ** Sent via the linuxppc-embedded mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/
