[Buildroot] building native gcc for target

Kevin Broch kevbroch at gmail.com
Wed Aug 8 20:24:14 UTC 2012


Thank Baruch I will have to check it out.  Have you used this yourself and
if so what platform?

Best, /<evin


On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 10:57 PM, Baruch Siach <baruch at tkos.co.il> wrote:

> Hi Scott, Kevin,
>
> On Tue, Aug 07, 2012 at 07:27:33PM -0700, Scott Moore wrote:
> > On 8/7/12 7:19 PM, Steve Calfee wrote:
> > >On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 6:18 PM, Kevin Broch <kevbroch at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>I'm am looking to build a complete (gcc too) development environment
> on the
> > >>target (arm) but currently don't see that this is possible.
> > >>I have tried all 3 toolchain types (buildroot, cross-ng, external
> (linaro),
> > >>but regardless I don't find gcc in output/target/usr/bin/gcc
> > >>I am wondering if I am missing something?
> > >>
> > >>If not I am looking for any pointer on how I might do this (having
> never
> > >>created a buildroot package).
> > >>Ideally I would like to create a package that compiles Linaro GCC:
> > >>https://wiki.linaro.org/WorkingGroups/ToolChain/Using/GCCNative
> > >>I am imagining leveraging what is used to generate other tools like
> gdb,
> > >>binutils, and trying to incorporate the various machine options (VFP,
> > >>softfloat, etc)
> > >>in the configure options.
> > >>
> > >>Any pointers would be appreciated.
> > >I guess you haven't seen how to do it because it is kind of bizarre.
> > >You want to cross compile a native mode compiler. Why?
> > >
> > >Most people building embedded systems don't want to compile on those
> > >systems. I don't know how you even bootstrap a gcc build in a system
> > >without a c compiler.
> > According to http://www.uclibc.org/toolchains.html (which
> > unfortunately seems quite out of date), this is a recommended way of
> > creating a development system for using uClibc.
> > I'm actually trying to do something similar to easily build
> > applications in a "clean" environment with only uClibc headers, etc,
> > and also having trouble. Has anyone done this recently? (See my
> > message earlier today about a configuration for x86_64)
> >
> > Kevin, you may need to select GCC in the "package selection for
> > target -> development tools" options in menuconfig (which requires
> > setting development files on target to true in build options). I've
> > gotten that far but the resulting native compiler hasn't worked
> > reliably.
>
> You may try Aboriginal Linux (http://landley.net/aboriginal/) which
> includes
> pre-built native compilers for various targets, along with their build
> scripts.
>
> baruch
>
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