[BL] compiling later gcc for BL
sindi keesan
keesan at sdf.lonestar.org
Sat Jan 7 11:39:34 EST 2006
I had to upgrade to the SW81 gcc and gcc-g++ and also binutils (for as) to
compile netpbm, but even these were not adequate to compile libtiff and
David suggested a newer gcc. fbutils also won't compile but that may be
another problem.
A newer gcc precompiled from SW91 or later would require a glibc upgrade.
Can I use gcc-2.95.3 to compile a later gcc?
I could not find source code for as outside of the binutils package.
I think I would need to download gcc core and gcc-g++ (but not the full
25MB package or g77 or objc or java packages), is this right?
There are several series of gccs, similarly to kernels, which continue
to be updated, the latest member of which is:
2.95.3 - March 2001 (SW81)
3.2.3 - April 2003 core 10MB g++ 1.9MB
3.3.6 - May 2005 11MB 2MB
3.4.5 - Nov 30 2005 13MB 2.5MB
Also the currently developed 4.0.2.
Which would be the best of these to use for compiling newer source code?
Does any list member with a broadband connection want to download and try
to compile for BL3 or BL2 (with glibc upgrade to 2.2.5 if needed)?
Or even statically against uClibc?
I looked at bochs. In addition to 5MB source code, you would need 10MB
FreeDOS disk image. (Can it be done with a .tar.gz instead?)
Sam, could you please test bochs with framebuffer and upper ascii and VDE
Ctrl plus arrow keys before I attempt the long download and compile?
keesan at sdf.lonestar.org
SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.lonestar.org
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