On 09/01/2010 12:48 PM, Ralf Corsepius wrote: > On 09/01/2010 12:41 PM, David Howells wrote: >> >> Would it be worth our while putting into Fedora basic gcc and binutils rpms >> for cross compilers for all the Linux arches? I keep finding the need to >> compile kernels for arches other than the x86_64 boxes I normally use, and I >> keep borrowing prebuilt compilers off others (usually Al Viro - thanks Al!) to >> do this. >> >> However, as the kernel advances, older compilers cease being able to compile >> it, so I have to go finding new compilers again. >> >> It would be much easier if I could just yum install them. >> >> Any thoughts on whether it would be worthwhile? > > I'd welcome it. > > However it would be a very challenging task on all levels: > - Fedora's rpm and some components the build-infrastructure have serious > issues related to cross-building. > > - A cross compiler alone is not worth it, you need a whole zoo of > further cross-target packages to make it usable. I don't see why. If you assume that someone compiling for user space has a vague idea what they are doing, they will know how to install the -devel packages for their target system somewhere the compiler can find them. The x-compiler package itself wouldn't need much more than the target's libc. I don't think we need to cater for people who can't even figure out how to unpack what they need for the target system. David is, I think, concerned about kernel building, so he doesn't even need that. Andrew. -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
