Binutils and the Linux kernel source finder

Binutils and the Linux kernel source finder

[Dr. David Alan Gilbert]

Hi,
  I am the author of the 'Linux kernel source finder' web page that
lists for each architecture the place to get appropriate Linux kernel
patches - see:
  http://www.treblig.org/Linux_kernel_source_finder.html

  I wish to extend this to include pointers to the best/latest/most
appropriate binutils for each architecture.  I've put links in for x86,
Alpha and MIPS to H.J.Lu's ftp site, since he tests for those 3
platforms prior to release.

  I'd appreciate recommendations and comments from those using binutils
on Linux for other platforms, with links to ftp, cvs or web pages
describing the solutions for those architectures.

Thanks,

Dave

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Re: Binutils and the Linux kernel source finder

[William Lee Irwin III]

On Sat, Jan 05, 2002 at 06:02:37PM +0000, Dr. David Alan Gilbert wrote:
>   I wish to extend this to include pointers to the best/latest/most
> appropriate binutils for each architecture.  I've put links in for x86,
> Alpha and MIPS to H.J.Lu's ftp site, since he tests for those 3
> platforms prior to release.
> 
>   I'd appreciate recommendations and comments from those using binutils
> on Linux for other platforms, with links to ftp, cvs or web pages
> describing the solutions for those architectures.

Hello, good to hear from you again!

Do you already have a dedicated page up, or are you just going to keep
things there? This sounds like a very useful bit of information to get,
especially given my direct experience with the (lack of) documentation
of this issue, and perhaps worthy of its own microproject...

IIRC on linux-m68k or somewhere someone told me it was binutils-2.9.1
and gcc-2.95.3 for m68k (which I'm sure you've already heard, just
trying to air it out here).

I myself am especially interested in seeing the results of this as I,
too, have a variety of architectures in the house.


Thanks,
Bill

Re: Binutils and the Linux kernel source finder

[Dr. David Alan Gilbert]

* William Lee Irwin III (wli@holomorphy.com) wrote:

> Hello, good to hear from you again!
> 
> Do you already have a dedicated page up, or are you just going to keep
> things there? This sounds like a very useful bit of information to get,
> especially given my direct experience with the (lack of) documentation
> of this issue, and perhaps worthy of its own microproject...

I'm going to keep it on the same page as the kernel source pointers -
have it all in one place.

> IIRC on linux-m68k or somewhere someone told me it was binutils-2.9.1
> and gcc-2.95.3 for m68k (which I'm sure you've already heard, just
> trying to air it out here).

Yeh, I'm using 2.11.92.0.10 binutils and 2.95.4 20011223 (Debian
prerelease) for gcc my self.

> I myself am especially interested in seeing the results of this as I,
> too, have a variety of architectures in the house.

Yes, it can be a bit of a battle at times!

Dave
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