On Sun, 2005-11-20 at 10:16 +0200, MHD.Tayseer wrote: > Hi all > I have a proprietery cross compiler that runs on a Windows i386 platform > .. i'm wondering if i can compile the Linux kernel with it > I can't use gcc and binutils cause i wanna cross compiling to a arch > that is not supported by gcc I think you're in waaay deep then... I don't think there is any architecture that has no gcc port but does have a kernel port today... so you'll have to port not only to another compiler, but also to another architecture. That's, ehm, not a trivial task. > 3- is the source of the kernel written without any GNU C extensions .. i > mean will it compile with C99 standard ? No. In many places, especially architecture specific ones, it depends on gcc-isms. And on binutils/elf. It is possible to use other compilers to some extend; but only if those compilers have enough gcc extensions added to them. -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
