Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 19:56:44 +0100 From: xorquewasp@googlemail.com To: Daniel Eischen <deischen@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bootstrapping gnat GCC on amd64 Message-ID: <20090504185644.GA16315@logik.internal.network> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.64.0905041432000.16666@sea.ntplx.net> References: <20090504182714.GA52480@logik.internal.network> <Pine.GSO.4.64.0905041432000.16666@sea.ntplx.net>
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On 2009-05-04 14:44:52, Daniel Eischen wrote: > Is that your only system (amd64)? I originally > ported GNAT to FreeBSD x86 from a solaris-sparc32 system. > I built a sparc-sun-freebsd GNAT cross compiler using > the native Solaris GNAT binary and its associated > sources. I also (first) had to cross build binutils > similarly. This made a cross compiler that ran on > Solaris and built ELF binaries for FreeBSD. I then > used this cross compiler to rebuild GNAT as a FreeBSD > binary. So it was 2 major steps: build a cross compiler, > then use the cross to build a native compiler. > > It's been years since I've done that. I don't know > how much has changed, but you probably have to do > something similar. > > -- > DE Hello. I have a debian system with a working x86 gnat gcc 4.3.3 and a freebsd x86 system running gnat gcc 4.3.2. I guess the first step will be an i386->amd64 cross compiler then. Thanks, xw
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