Re: Build Hurd toolchain

[Thomas Schwinge]

Hello!

On Fri, Sep 28, 2007 at 10:47:49PM +0200, Shakthi Kannan wrote:
> I am interested in building a toolchain for compiling Hurd, Mig on x86
> Debian Etch GNU/Linux.

Be made aware that -- while it is possible, of course -- this is not
trivial to do.  You'll have to patch several of the source packages.  See
the corresponding Debian source packages about which Hurd-specific
patches exist and are not yet in the upstream source packages.  Not all
of the patches from the Debian packages are needed for getting a
functional tool chain, but I can't make a list at the moment.


> 1. Is the following document the latest?
> http://www.bddebian.com/~wiki/unsorted/BuildingTheHurd/

This is old and gray.  Don't use it.

> Are these documentation relevant?
> http://www.nongnu.org/thug/cross.html

Likewise.

> http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2000/12/msg00062.html

Likewise.


Instead, read the first paragraph of
<http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/*checkout*/hurd/INSTALL-cross?root=hurd>
and refer to the shell script mentioned in there.


> 4. Is there a recent successful toolchain build against binutils, gcc,
> glibc, gnumach, mig, hurd? If yes, which versions, and is there any
> build documentation for the same?

See the shell script mentioned above.  It contains a number of comments,
but may also be not completely up-to-date anymore.  So, please report
back.


Regards,
 Thomas

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