Preferred GIT URL for arch/powerpc, and BINUTILS

[Josh Boyer]

On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:43:52 -0600
Josh Boyer <jwboyer at linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:46:47 -0500
> Steve Heflin <sheflin at newagemicro.com> wrote:
> 
> > At 02:30 PM 1/28/2008, Steve Heflin wrote:
> > >Josh, you're a life saver!!  Your GIT tree is exactly what I've been
> > >looking for. I have an AMCC440EPx based product that makes heavy use
> > >of all the devices embedded in the microcontroller. I'll be able to
> > >give that platform a very good testing.
> > >
> > >Now can you help me with BINUTILS?  What version do you use and can
> > >you point me to a decent GIT tree for it?  I tried to use version
> > >2.18 and the build blows up because it tries to "strip" a script file
> > >"embedspu".
> > 
> > Whoa! I spoke too soon.  Upon attempting a "make menuconfig" on the 
> > 2.6.24-rc8 which I cloned from your git tree, I don't even SEE the 
> > powerpc architecture appearing!  What's up?
> 
> I dunno.  I never use make menuconfig.  I typically do:
> 
> make ARCH=powerpc sequoia_defconfig
> 
> or something similar if I'm cross-building from x86.  Otherwise if I'm
> on the G5, it's just:
> 
> make sequoia_defconfig

Oh, and that's on the for-2.6.25 branch of my tree.  I'll update the
master soon-ish to match the powerpc git tree.

josh