Hi!
On Wed, 25 Sep 2013 23:29:22 +, Samuel Thibault
samuel.thiba...@ens-lyon.org wrote:
commit 471e5b080f7790c2cf95e3069d9fed1173c9ec17
Author: Samuel Thibault samuel.thiba...@ens-lyon.org
Date: Thu Sep 26 01:28:45 2013 +0200
Update README
* README: Update default drivers notice. Mention cross-compilation flags
for 64bit systems.
I suggest to simplify that as follows, OK?
diff --git README README
index 95a58a5..38d2cca 100644
--- README
+++ README
@@ -26,20 +26,12 @@ debugging the kernel, of course. We don't turn it on be
default
because it adds considerably to the unpageable memory footprint of the
kernel.
-The specific switches you give to configure are always recorded in the
-file `config.status'. So you can always tell what options you used to
-build a particular kernel.
+GNU Mach can be cross-built. No specific options need to be given when
+building on a 32-bit x86 ELF userland such as GNU/Linux. Manually switch the
+compiler to 32-bit mode when using a 64-bit x86 (x86_64) ELF toolchain:
-The gnumach kernel can be cross-built. No specific options need
-to be given when building from a 32bit x86 ELF userland such as
-Linux. When running on a 64bit x86 ELF userland, one has to specify
-cross-compilation variables, typically:
+$ [...]/configure --host=i686-gnu CC='gcc -m32' LD='ld -melf_i386'
-export CPP='gcc -m32 -E -x c -undef -ansi'
-export CC='gcc -m32'
-export LD='ld -melf_i386'
-
-and give the --host=i686-unknown-gnu option to ./configure
Bug reports relating to this distribution should be sent to
bug-hurd@gnu.org. Requests for assistance should be made on
Grüße,
Thomas
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