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| author | Alex AUVOLAT <alexis211@gmail.com> | 2010-08-02 11:47:33 +0200 |
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| committer | Alex AUVOLAT <alexis211@gmail.com> | 2010-08-02 11:47:33 +0200 |
| commit | 23fd3029193ddc9511763fa576e8ceb38a3580f3 (patch) | |
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a298968 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +These scripts create a cross-compiler toolchain in your $HOME/usr directory. +This kind of cross-compiler is mostly useful for basic Operating System developpment. + +Included packages +----------------- + +These scripts install the following things in the toolchain : +* binutils (ld, ...) +* gcc for C and C++ + +Supported cross-compiling architectures +--------------------------------------- + +* x86 i586-elf +* arm arm-elf + +The scripts for both architecture are very similar, feel free to adapt them to other architectures. + +Setting up the cross-compiler +----------------------------- + +* Create a directory named `usr` in your home directory. +* Add the following line to your .bashrc : + export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/usr/bin +* Run cross-<arch>.sh for the architecture you target + Go on the internet and read some useless stuff, this step is long. + +The compiler is available as *-gcc and *-g++, where * is one of the prefixes listed above (ex: i586-elf-gcc). + |