Re: Building an xscale cross compiler

["Johnathan Davis" <maxfischer_81 at hotmail dot com>]

> From: Yves Rutschle <y.rutschle@indigovision.com>
> To: Johnathan Davis <maxfischer_81@hotmail.com>
> CC: crossgcc@sources.redhat.com
> Subject: Re: Building an xscale cross compiler
> Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 14:47:57 +0100
>
> On Wed, Aug 28, 2002 at 08:39:52PM -0400, Johnathan Davis wrote:
> > build binutils:
> > binutils> ../binutils/configure --target=xscale-elf 
> --prefix=/gcc3_install
> > binutils> make all install
>
>  There are missing steps here (see below).
>
> > build gcc
> > gcc3_build> ../gcc304/configure --target=xscale-elf 
> --prefix=/gcc3_install
> > gcc3_build> make all install
> >
> > This invariably results in the following error:
> >
> > checking whether the C compiler (/gcc3_build/gcc/xgcc -B/gcc3_build/gcc/
> > -B/gcc3_install/xscale-elf/bin/ -B/gcc3_install/xscale-elf/lib/ -isystem
> > /gcc3_install/xscale-elf/include -g -O2 ) works... no
> > configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler 
> cannot
> > create executables.
> > make: *** [configure-target-libiberty] Error 1
> >
> > So I guess its trying to execute a binary called 'xgcc' that is unable 
> to
> > execute on an x86 machine.
>
> No. If you try to execute that command "by hand" (ie outwith
> the 'make') you'll see that it works. I bet you didn't
> install your headers and libraries for your target in
> /gcc3_install, after installing binutils, and xgcc is
> failing because it doesn't find crt0.o (the startup file for
> your configuration).
foo% gcc3_build/gcc/xgcc -B/gcc3_build/gcc/
-B/gcc3_install/xscale-elf/bin/
-B/gcc3_install/xscale-elf/lib/ -isystem
/gcc3_install/xscale-elf/include -g -O2 test.c

/gcc3_build/gcc/xgcc: Exec format error. Wrong Architecture.

Even with this being the case, do you still think it's likely to be a 
library issue?

> > What am I missing/failing to configure correctly?
>
> Probably the headers+libraries for your target. That depends
> on the board and the OS you use. (And probably falls out of
> my knowledge, too).
>
> HTH,
> Yves

thanks

-j

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