more about the external target headers/libraries issue

[Joel Sherrill]

Bruce Adams wrote:
> 
> >
> >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;  :-)

Eventually we will add Cygwin and Solaris binaries.  We have
built both in the past for *-rtems binaries but the crossgcc
ones are new.  

I will try to build an m68k-elf cygwin binutils and gcc/newlib 
set if you are willing to test.  

>                         Regards,
>                                   Bruce A.
> 
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