more about the external target headers/libraries issue

[Bruce Adams]

>
>But many targets don't use glibc.  Many use newlib and others 
>use yet other C libraries.  I recall avr and msp430 having 
>their own C libraries and it is pretty clear at this point 
>that the TI C3x/4x ports will have to have custom libm's to be 
>any good.  So you will be shippng some huge, inordinately 
>complicated set of source.  I know it is a pain but there is 
>no real easy solution.  Building the Linux kernel is different 
>from building RTEMS or eCOS or a non-OS environment like m68k-elf.  
>
>I have been using GNU tools cross since about 1991 and it is 
>easier now but that is no great consolation.
>
>FWIW I believe that each environment needs a 
>maintainer/distributor/integrator to shepherd it.  I do that 
>for RTEMS and have been building RPMs for many non-RTOS 
>embedded environments.  That helps a lot of people out.
>
Hi,
   you would happen to have a gcc 3.2 m68k-elf that runs on
cygwin lying around?  I've been struggling more off than on 
for a while now and that would help me out.  lot_of_people+=1;  :-)
			Regards,
				  Bruce A.


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