[ECOS] Trouble running ecosconfig under Linux/alpha

[Jonathan Larmour]

Stephen Williams wrote:
> 
> steve@icarus.com said:
> > Yes, it is the host program (ecosconfig) that is crashing. I haven't
> > even *got* to the target sources.
> 
> Compiling the tools with gcc 2.95.2 cures the Seg faults. That suggests
> that the 1.3.1 release host tools will also compile and run.
> 
> So, to get the host tools to run under Linux/alpha, one must install
> the gcc 2.95.2 compiler, or (*shiver*) upgrade to RedHat 7.0, which
> doesn't exist. (In fact, I see no RPMS for gcc 2.95.2 for the alpha,
> so alpha users are going to have to compile the host compiler themselves.)

I've added the following to the FAQ. Feel free to give me an alternative
version :).

<h4><A NAME="problems_alpha">Host tools build problems on Alpha
systems</A></H4>

It has been reported that egcs-1.1.2 is not capable of building the eCos
host-side tools (ecosconfig, etc.). Alpha users should use at least
gcc 2.95.2 to compile these tools.

Jifl
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