Re: can CTNG build an x86 (32bits) cross-toolchain on an amd64(64bits) workstation ?

[Frederic Roussel <fr dot frasc at gmail dot com>]

Oh, ok, I get it now.

Thanks, man.

I'll keep you posted on how it goes,

--Frederic

On 05/15/2010 03:26 PM, Yann E. MORIN wrote:
> Frederic, All,
>
> On Sunday 16 May 2010 00:08:38 Frederic Roussel wrote:
>    
> > So I've been doing some experiments that I want to report to you guys.
> > <disclaimer>
> > I don't know a whole lot about canadian compilers, so probability that
> > I will say something stupid is fairly high.
> > But I'm willing to learn from my mistakes :-)
> > </disclaimer>
> >      
>    
> > So my .config file has the following values set:
> > CT_CANADIAN=y
> > CT_TOOLCHAIN_TYPE="canadian"
> > CT_HOST="i686-linux-gnu"
> > CT_HOST_PREFIX=""
> > CT_HOST_SUFFIX=""
> >      
>    
> > When running ct-ng build, it exits with an error:
> > [DEBUG]    'x86_64-build_pc-linux-gnu-strip' ->  '/usr/bin/strip'
> > [DEBUG]  ==>  Executing: 'chmod 700
> > /usr/src/CTNG/crosstool-ng/x-tools/arm-sbgcc45-linux-gnueabi/buildtools/x86_64-build_pc-linux-gnu-strip'
> > [DEBUG]    Missing: 'x86_64-linux-gnu-windres' or
> > 'x86_64-linux-gnu-windres' or 'windres' : not required.
> > [ERROR]  Missing: 'i686-linux-gnu-ar' or 'i686-linux-gnu-ar' or 'ar' :
> > either needed!
> > make: *** [build] Error 1
> >      
>    
> > What I'm understanding is that in the script scripts/crosstool-NG.sh,
> > in the 'for' loop around ${install_build_tools_for}, it tries to
> > locate various tools. Of course, it can't find the 32bits versions of
> > the tools as they have not be compiled, nor installed by other means.
> >
> > I have the nagging feeling that I am grossly missing something out ...
> >      
> You first have to have a cross-compiler that targets the host.
> Look at: http://ymorin.is-a-geek.org/projects/crosstool#canadian_build
> I've tried to explain it.
>
> Regards,
> Yann E. MORIN.
>
>    


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