Re: [avr-gcc-list] Toolchain not showing up with xmega support

[David L. Martin]

On 06/20/2011 01:40 PM, David L. Martin wrote:
> On 06/20/2011 01:17 PM, Weddington, Eric wrote:
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: David L. Martin [mailto:address@hidden
> > > Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 10:56 AM
> > > To: Weddington, Eric
> > > Cc: address@hidden
> > > Subject: Re: [avr-gcc-list] Toolchain not showing up with xmega support
> > >
> > >
> > > Yeah I have since figured out, the patches are my problem.  I installed
> > > none.
> > >
> > > I guess I should start from the beginning.
> > >
> > > I need a toolchain that supports the atxmega128a1, what method would 
> > > you
> > > suggest?
> > >
> > > I just downloaded the one from the atmel website, I'm gonna try that,
> > > but I don't have a lot of confidence in it.
> > Hmm. Why do you not have confidence in the patch from Atmel?
> >
> > You're generally on the right path. Again, what versions of binutils, 
> > gcc are you building?
>
> Atmel just seems to run hot/cold with the Linux support, that lowers 
> my confidence.
>
> I tried 4.5.3 on gcc, and 2.21.52 on binutils.  Both 
> compiled/installed/worked easily, just sketchy xmega support.
>
> When I tried to find patches to get the xmega support into both of 
> those, I became completely lost.
>
> Hence my current attempt to get the atmel toolchain working (just 
> about to try it).

Tried the Atmel tool toolchain, ran into a lot of compile errors.  
Missing defines, etc.
Not even Atmel's own code examples compile using their supplied toolchain.

For example their ebi_driver won't compile, stuff missing like 
EBI_CS_ASPACE_t.  Might just be name changes.

Damn, I didn't expect this to be such a bear.

How does everyone else get a toolchain up and running for the xmega?  
Should I switch back to the buggy debian packages?