On 22/04/2018 04:37, Ignitus Boyone wrote: > So, I guess I’m confused on exactly what gcc is doing when it builds > for cross compilation. So, my goal is simply to build a compiler I > can run on my x86_64 box to build binaries for am armv8 processor in > 64bit mode. It seems I have wrongly assumed that GCC hosted all of > the code it needed to boot strap and build itself. A tall task I > realize. Now, I’m going to admit that I’m super confused by the > package names for the debian and what started me on the crusade of > building the two cross compilers Is that apt-get is telling me that > the available package for gcc5.4-armhf conflicts with gcc-multilib > and so instead of investigating that I just preferred to build my own > compilers and install them in my home dir. > > I was using this guide > http://preshing.com/20141119/how-to-build-a-gcc-cross-compiler/ and I > know realize I skipped directly to step 3. Because, I was only > looking for the correct configure flags for GCC. So based on your > feedback I might need to take a step back and just follow through > steps 1 and 2. If that doesn’t work I’ll pull the packages you > suggest and add standup a sysroot for the target. I agree with your > hammer analogy and I’ll gladly grab the foundational parts instead of > building them myself. If you wish, you can save yourself the trouble, and use Linaro's pre-built toolchains: https://releases.linaro.org/components/toolchain/binaries/ https://releases.linaro.org/components/toolchain/binaries/latest-7/ Just download, unzip anywhere, and compile away. Regards.
