ELDK 3.1.1 support for x86_64 host architecture

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <26F517960E0A454BAC0748B5C33D5DEA18A722 at wcosmb05.cos.agilent.com> you wrote:
> 
> I've noticed that the ELDK build and install scripts do NOT
> support x86_64 host architecture.

Which sort of host system is this (Processor(s), RAM, Linux distribution) ?

> What support for x86_64 host architecture ever attempted
> by anyone?

It works fine here on several Athlon / Opteron systems running Fedora
Core 2 and Fedora Core 3; for example:

-> cat /etc/issue
Fedora Core release 2 (Tettnang)
Kernel \r on an \m

-> uname -a
Linux pollux 2.6.10-1.770_FC2smp #1 SMP Sat Feb 26 19:46:59 EST 2005 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
-> cat /proc/cpuinfo 
processor       : 0
vendor_id       : AuthenticAMD
cpu family      : 15
model           : 5
model name      : AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 246
stepping        : 10
cpu MHz         : 2004.596
cache size      : 1024 KB
fpu             : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level     : 1
wp              : yes
flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 pni syscall nx mmxext lm 3dnowext 3dnow
bogomips        : 3940.35
TLB size        : 1088 4K pages
clflush size    : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes   : 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management: ts fid vid ttp

processor       : 1
vendor_id       : AuthenticAMD
cpu family      : 15
model           : 5
model name      : AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 246
stepping        : 10
cpu MHz         : 2004.596
cache size      : 1024 KB
fpu             : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level     : 1
wp              : yes
flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 pni syscall nx mmxext lm 3dnowext 3dnow
bogomips        : 4005.88
TLB size        : 1088 4K pages
clflush size    : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes   : 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management: ts fid vid ttp

-> type ppc_8xx-gcc
ppc_8xx-gcc is /opt/eldk/usr/bin/ppc_8xx-gcc
-> ppc_8xx-gcc -v
Reading specs from /opt/eldk-3.1.1/usr/bin/../lib/gcc-lib/ppc-linux/3.3.3/specs
Configured with: ../configure --prefix=/usr --mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --disable-checking --with-system-zlib --enable-__cxa_atexit --with-newlib --enable-languages=c,c++ --disable-libgcj --host=i386-redhat-linux --target=ppc-linux
Thread model: posix
gcc version 3.3.3 (DENX ELDK 3.1.1 3.3.3-9)


Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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