If your cross-compiler is called differently than the default on in
arch/*/Makefile,
Part of the problem is that there is no compelling default. The name of
the cross-compiler can vary depending on the chosen executable prefix or
the chosen target tuple.
Let's say I create new cross toolchains for both m68k and powerpc. I use
the "m68k-linux-gnu" to follow the m68k default, but let's assume powerpc
users prefer their default "powerpc-linux" so I follow that too. The
result is that I now have gcc's -B option working (or not working) in
suprising ways too.
Uniformity is more helpful downstream than a different arbitrary default
for each architecture. Debian should patch their default into their kernel
source packages if they've standardised on cross compiler prefixes.
what's the problem with calling?
make ARCH=myarch CROSS_COMPILE=my-cross-compile-prefx-
This has been working for +10 years on all non-ia32 platforms I ever worked on.
But there is no problem with calling that (?). Rob's patch doesn't change
this.
-f
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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