Building arm cross compiler.

[Kumar Ramanathan]

Hi , 
I'm trying to build a kernel distribution for the Inter SA1100(Strong Arm)
processor.
I have a redhat 6.0 running on an Intel Pentium.

Here are the steps I have followed :

1. Installed binutils (2.9.5.xxx)
2. Compiled and created the gcc for arm(arm-linux-gcc).
3. Created the kernel headers.(as specified at
http://developer.intel.com/design/strong/applnots/sa1100lx/sa1100lx.htm )
4. Now , I'm trying to install glibc2.1(with crypt and linuxthreads) on the
machine.

Here is the error message I get during configure :

Some files are missing or too old . Check INSTALL for info.

Could someone help me out ??


Also , here are some questions that have cropped up :

1. I have the gcc2.9.16 installed as part ofo the redhat distro on the intel
machine.

>From the ARM-README, i figured that gcc2.7.xx onwards , one can use gcc as a
cross compiler.(From what little I understand of cross compilers, I figured
that one can generate code for a different processor while on another
processor-based system) ie : generate code for the ARM while on an intel
machine.

Now, since my compiler can already do so , why do I need to install another
compiler for the cross compilation ???Can't I use gcc -b to generate code for
the ARM ??

Also , I understand that the glibcs need to be in ARM format.Isn't there a
binary distro of the glibcs which I could install directly and point my
compiler to pick up hte libs from where I installed the glibc binaries (for
the ARM) ??



Thanks in advance.

Krishna Kumar.


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