ELDK on a PowerPC host machine?

[annamaya]

Thank you for your input. I guess I need to be more
specific about my needs. I am looking to cross-compile
for my 8xx and 82xx based boards using ELDK on PowerPC
host machines.

--- Clemens Koller <clemens.koller at anagramm.de> wrote:

> Hello, Annamaya
> 
> I am using a PPC Linux host here, too.
> 
> > Thanks for the reply Wolfgang. Can you give me a
> hint
> > on the kind of work that is required to make this
> work
> > for the PPC host?
> 
> Maybe you can save a lot of work using a mainstream
> Linux
> distribution for PPC and install the gcc/gdb
> development as
> you need it?!
> If you need the ELDK root tree for booting from nfs
> just copy the ppc_zyxx- folder over from the ELDK.
> 
> Just today, I needed to move to ppc without the ELDK
> as we
> ran out of fast ix86 machines for compiling. I had
> to go
> 'back' to my PowerMac G4 which was my 'functional
> prototype'
> for Linux driver development.
> Right now (today) I didn't miss anything from the
> ELDK.
> 
> I use the 'CRUX PPC' distribution on that
> ppc-machine which
> is really nice to use (no bells, no whistles).
> If you want a fully fledged KDE/Gnome X, maybe you
> check out
> the 'CRUX PPC Evolution' port.
> The most painful part was to have the Mac Bootloader
> installed
> to keep have 1x Linux, 2x MacOSX and 1x MacOS9
> bootable on
> that machine. :-) Maybe I should use U-Boot next
> time ;-)
> 
> Best greets,
> 
> Clemens Koller
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> 
> > --- Wolfgang Denk <wd at denx.de> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >>In message
>
>><20050114155131.22836.qmail at web53809.mail.yahoo.com>
> >>you wrote:
> >>
> >>>I noticed that ELDK from denx does not support
> >>
> >>running
> >>
> >>>on a PowerPC host machine like the Power G4 or
> G5.
> >>>When I tried rebuilding it on a Power G4 with
> >>>YellowDog installed on it, it complained that the
> >>>PowerPC host machine is not supported. Why is
> this
> >>
> >>Correct. PPC host are not supported yet. Also
> please
> >> not  that  only
> >>RedHat-7.3 will work as a build host without
> >>additional tweaking.
> >>
> >>
> >>>host architecture not supported? I also found out
> >>
> >>that
> >>
> >>Little demand? We have seen less than 5 requests
> for
> >>this so far.
> >>
> >>
> >>>MontaVista does not support the PowerPC host
> >>>architecture anymore which they did a while ago.
> >>
> >>What
> >>
> >>>seems to be the real reason for not supporting
> >>
> >>this?
> >>
> >>Probably the same reason: little demand.
> >>
> >>
> >>Well: the ELDK is free software -  if  you  fix 
> the
> >> existing  build
> >>problems  and  send  me  a  patch I promise to
> check
> >>it in on the CVS
> >>server (as long as it doesn't break anything). But
> >>don't expect  this
> >>to be an easy job.
> >>
> >>Best regards,
> >>
> >>Wolfgang Denk
> >>
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>  
> >>   - Woody Allen
> >>
> > 
> > 
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