Re: [Chicken-users] ARM compilation problems

[Shawn Rutledge]

On 4/23/07, felix winkelmann <address@hidden> wrote:
> On 4/23/07, Shawn Rutledge <address@hidden> wrote:
> >
> > I may try again with the OZ GCC but I'm guessing this problem really
> > has something to do with relocation (having gcc or some library
> > installed in a non-standard location).  Maybe I should just copy my
> > whole rootfs to a directory on the CF card and use that as a chroot
> > environment, then install GCC over there where there is enough space
> > to do it.  Then at least I can be sure the libraries are all the same
> > versions as the OZ ones.
>
> Have you ever considered cross-compiling?

Then csc wouldn't work on the Zaurus.  Everything has to be compiled
in advance, or interpreted slowly.

> > I'm hoping TCC will support the ARM some day (I know that project has
> > been started but doesn't quite work yet) and then I could use that for
> > Chicken.  Of course, the reason I want to use a native compiler is
> > that csc will be useable.
> >
>
> Well, I doubt tcc (the embeddable C compiler?) will handle Chicken
> source files, nor will it generate good code. Have you tested Chicken

Hmm.  Why?  The code depends on features that are only in gcc?

> with tcc on x86?

No.