Re: [CT_NG] support for powerpc

["Dittmann, Daniel" <ddittmann at gmx dot net>]

Yann,

thanks for review.

> Did it build a toolchain?
Yes, I built a powerpc gcc-4.2.1, uclibc 0.9.29 cross-compiler and
gdb-server.

> Was the toolchain functional?
> Did you boot a kernel built with that toolchain?
With this toolchain I built a working u-boot and linux-kernel.

> Some userland?
I'am working on it.

> Please, rediff against 1.1.1 or better yet, against svn HEAD.
I'll do it.


> No PPC specific option?
It's currently a generic powerpc compiler. It compiles per default
generic powerpc code.

> What about ppc64?
I have only a ppc32 hardware. So I couldn't test the ppc64 arch.

> PowerPC can work in big and little endian. How do we set that in the target
> tuple?
My first try supports only big endian. I have no idea at the moment.

> What's the difference in the kernel between 'ppc' and 'powerpc', as both
> exist?
As far as I know, the kernel arch ppc will be included in the powerpc
arch and ppc will be removed from kernel.


Regards,
Daniel



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