is that "install glibc headers" step in crosstool necessary?

[Mike Frysinger]

On Sat, Nov 26, 2005 at 07:24:10AM -0800, Dan Kegel wrote:
> Mike Frysinger wrote:
> >>In summary, it *is* possible to build cross-toolchains on some arch's
> >>without the Glibc headers step...
> >
> >
> >and it's quite trivial to patch all the other arches (except for ia64) to 
> >not need libc or kernel headers
> 
> Problem is, we'd have to carry those patches in crosstool
> for the old versions.  Is it worth the bother?

i'm not suggesting we add this to crosstool, i'm merely talking about
whether it can be done

> For new versions, the patches should be submitted upstream
> if they're not already in.

ive tried before and for linux targets, people told me to take a hike

> What's the deal with ia64?

i believe it comes from all the libunwind stuff which ia64 requires
-mike

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