Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 20:24:08 -0400 From: "Prasad Tadi" <ptadi@roshitech.com> To: "Alfred Perlstein" <bright@rush.net>, <rivers@dignus.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: HP-UX to freeBSD 2.2.8 and 3.1 Message-ID: <01bea644$e7904010$01c809c0@roshan.roshitech.com>
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Hi, Thanks for the response. Yes, I have the same solution in mind, as the Target is very in expensive (PC + free BSD). But the Management has put a new SPIN. In feature, if we have to support PowerPC, ( I am not very sure if freeBSD works on that?) then what approach we have to use. Also ...bit of a background... All our developers are used to work with Cross Compiler earlier. We used Chorus. For some business reasons, we have to move on to Free BSD. So the developers wants these BSD stuff transparent to them. They wan to use the system as they were using earlier. Just they login to HP_UX and do all the stuff. Only Debugging was done on the Target machine. We use ClearCase and Clearmake. It doesn't work on FreeBSD. .-----End of background -------- Hence we said we will explore the possibility of this CrossCompilers. We gave the solution using the View Extended NFS mounts on to BSD system. It will continue, while we explore the CrossCompiler Issues. I am not very keen on this Cross Compiler decision. But..... Anyway... Thanks prasad -----Original Message----- From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@rush.net> To: Prasad Tadi <ptadi@roshitech.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Date: Monday, May 24, 1999 3:56 PM Subject: Re: HP-UX to freeBSD 2.2.8 and 3.1 >On Mon, 24 May 1999, Prasad Tadi wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I need a strange ! help. >> >> We have heavily invested in HP and now we have a new project that needs >> the target to >> run on a freeBSD. So we took the Cross Compiler approach. >> >> So, what I am looking at is ... >> >> I want to build the HP -> freeBSD cross compiler like gcc, binutils and >> libgcc etc.. >> We are unable to find the right targets. I am also novice in building >> the cross compilers. >> Can any one of you can point me in the right direction. >> >> Currently we are looking for a target of freeBSD running on a Intel X86 >> based machines. >> In future we are also looking for a PowerPC based solution. >> >> Any help will be greatly appreciated. > >Considering the price of an intel system, you should just purchase one >and develope on it. The time and effort required to build such a >cross compiling system just doesn't seem like the best allocation >of resources. > >Depending on what you need the system can be priced at less than $1,000. > >Most Dell/Gateway desktops can be easily used for FreeBSD. > >Oh, and if you plan on selling any PA-8000 based HP machines, please >drop me an email. :) > >thanks, >-Alfred > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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