Dear Abraham, In message <canie1qok5z97jvu_bzd+k_bszgjh5hxdvqkevah68afca-q...@mail.gmail.com> you wrote: > > > It is always wrong to use an absolute path name for CROSS_COMPILE. > > You should use "CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-linux-gnu-" and make sure your > > PATH is set correctly. > > Actually, I also give the full path name when defining CROSS_COMPILER
Then you are also doing it incorrectly. Don't worry, you are not alone ;-) > variable. This is because I find myself juggling between different > compilers, located in different locations for the same build (personal > experimentation). Is there some dependency on the PATH variable that > I'm missing? Or is this just convention? Using a full path name is bad style, and there is actually no guarantee that it will work correctly. If you are dealing with multiple tool chains you should always set up your PATH correctly; there are scripts available that will help doing that for you (like "eldk-switch" [1] for our ELDK). [1] http://www.denx.de/wiki/view/ELDK-5/WebHome#Section_1.8.3. Best regards, Wolfgang Denk -- DENX Software Engineering GmbH, MD: Wolfgang Denk & Detlev Zundel HRB 165235 Munich, Office: Kirchenstr.5, D-82194 Groebenzell, Germany Phone: (+49)-8142-66989-10 Fax: (+49)-8142-66989-80 Email: [email protected] "Well I don't see why I have to make one man miserable when I can make so many men happy." - Ellyn Mustard, about marriage _______________________________________________ U-Boot mailing list [email protected] http://lists.denx.de/mailman/listinfo/u-boot
