On Sun, May 22, 2011 at 4:14 AM, John P. Hartmann <jphartmann@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Thanks Ian. > > http://wiki.osdev.org/GCC_Cross-Compiler suggested > --enable-languages=c,c++ --without-headers --disable-nls but that made > no difference. So I gave the target a symbolic link to /usr/include, > and then it failed in linking because of missing object decks. Seems > like the process is building something I didn't ask for, or at least > do not want. > > What I am after is in fact a cross compiler to s390 os/360 object > (well, the variety that supports long ESD names--and not the old MVS > attempt.) As I already have a cross assembler, I guess I should > simply take the intermediary xgcc and run. > > I did come across crosstool in my googling, as well as a number of > sites bemoaning the quality of documentation of gnu cross compiling. Information on [modern] cross compiling is horrible. If I recall, crosstools is terribly out of date (or at least the website). Have you looked at crosstoolng (http://freshmeat.net/projects/crosstool-ng/)? An up to date book, including cross-compilation, would be very welcomed (hint to Ian and Jonathon). Jeff [SNIP]