Building a crosscompiler for sparc32 using a Debian/Linux box
This is how I did it, the result can be found in the
files section.
CrosscompilingKernel
warning: I assume the host box is a Debian/Sarge box
get the needed packages
<![CDATA[# apt-get install toolchain-source
# apt-get build-dep glibc gcc]]>
create binutils
<![CDATA[apt-get source binutils
download the appropriate patch from http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=231707 and apply it
TARGET=sparc-linux fakeroot debian/rules binary-cross
su -c 'dpkg -i ../binutils-some-version.deb']]>
libc
We use a little trick with dpkg-cross:
<![CDATA[su -c 'tpkg-install-libc sparc']]>
make GCC
<![CDATA[cd gcc-sparc-linux-3.2.3.cvs20030221
dpkg-buildpackage -uc -us -rfakeroot
su -c 'dpkg -i ../gcc-packages-see-for-yourself.deb']]>
and you're done
Satisfy cross-compile dependencies
<![CDATA[su -c "tpkg-install-libc sparc 'libmad0 libasound0$'"]]>
Create dummy (empty) packages:
see here
Cross-compile packages
<![CDATA[apt-get source libc6
cd glibc-2.3.2.ds1
dpkg-buildpackage -uc -us -rfakeroot -asparc]]>