[Buildroot] [PATCH v2 3/6] package/riscv64-elf-toolchain: new package

[Thomas Petazzoni]

Hello,

On Mon, 3 May 2021 10:14:38 +1000
Alistair Francis <alistair23 at gmail.com> wrote:

> > +RISCV64_ELF_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION = 2020.12.8
> > +RISCV64_ELF_TOOLCHAIN_SITE = https://static.dev.sifive.com/dev-tools/freedom-tools/v2020.12  
> 
> Could we not get an official GCC build instead of SiFives custom toolchain?

What do you call an "official GCC build" ? A toolchain built by
Buildroot from source ? Buildroot can only build a single toolchain,
which is Linux capable. Buildroot does not know how to build a separate
bare-metal toolchain, which is why in such situations we use an
existing pre-compiled toolchain.

Best regards,

Thomas
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