native gcc for ml403(ppc405)

[Grant Likely]

On 7/14/06, Robert Zach so-logic <rza1 at so-logic.co.at> wrote:
>
> Hello!
>
> I am working on a ml403 with virtex 4 (ppc405).
> I have build me a crosscompiler and  a glibc with crosstool.
> This worked very good for me...(i can compile 2.4 and 2.6 kernel...)
>
> Now i would like to build a native compiler for the ppc405...(I need a
> native compiler for a few things that are hard to crosscompile.)
>
> Is it possible to compile the binutils and gcc with my crosscompiler to get
> a native compiler??

Yes it is. You can cross compile gcc just like any other package.
It's a little complex, but it's been done many times.

You might want to take a look at the buildroot tool to see an example.

Cheers,
g.

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