Re: [Mingw-msys] Trying to build bin-utils / gcc for a cross compiler

[Earnie B. <ear...@ya...>]

Earnie Boyd wrote:

> Paul Whitfield wrote:
>
> > Hello All,
> >
> > I have been attempting to build bin-utils / gcc for
> > an embedded system (m68k / coldfire).
> >
> > Currently we use a cross compiler that works under cygwin.
> > I would like, if possible, to build a native / cygwin version.
> >
>
> Should be possible.
>

What is the --target string you use?

> > ---------------------------
> >
> > make[1]: Entering directory `/d/paulw/build/build-binutils/libiberty'
> > make[2]: Entering directory
> > `/d/paulw/build/build-binutils/libiberty/testsuite'
> > make[2]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
> > make[2]: Leaving directory
> > `/d/paulw/build/build-binutils/libiberty/testsuite'
> > make[1]: Leaving directory `/d/paulw/build/build-binutils/libiberty'
> > make[1]: Entering directory `/d/paulw/build/build-binutils/intl'
> > gcc -c -DLOCALEDIR=\"/usr/local/share/locale\"
> > -DGNULOCALEDIR=\"/usr/local/share/locale\"
> > -DLOCALE_ALIAS_PATH=\"/usr/local/share/locale:.\" -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I.
> > -I../../binutils-2.10/intl  -g -O2 -W -Wall
> > ../../binutils-2.10/intl/dcgettext.c
> > ../../binutils-2.10/intl/dcgettext.c:157: parse error before `/'
> > ../../binutils-2.10/intl/dcgettext.c: In function `guess_category_value':
> > ../../binutils-2.10/intl/dcgettext.c:539: warning: unused parameter
> > `category'
> > make[1]: *** [dcgettext.o] Error 1
> > make[1]: Leaving directory `/d/paulw/build/build-binutils/intl'
> > make: *** [all-intl] Error 2
>
> This is most likely repaired by using the MSYS version of make.  Let me know
> if you have further problems.
>

I just successfully built binutils-2.10 native OOB.

Earnie.