toolchain versions for CVS head?

Joel Sherrill joel.sherrill at oarcorp.com
Fri Sep 7 16:00:30 UTC 2007


Robert S. Grimes wrote:
> Joel Sherrill wrote:
>   
>> Robert S. Grimes wrote:
>>     
>>> Right.  You need newer tools!  gcc-4.1.1 etc.
>>>   
>>>       
>> even newer?   :-D
>>     
> Joel, where can I find the time to development my applications?  :-P
>   
"yum -y update" and don't build them yourself. :-D
>> binutils 2.18, gcc 4.2.1 (most targets),
>> newlib 1.15, and gdb  6.6 with the latest patches
>> for each.  binutils 2.18 should still require no
>> patches.
>>     
> Currently, on PowerPC/virtex, I'm using bcc-4.1.1, binutils-2.17,
> newlib1.15, all from ftp.rtems.com, and gdb-6.5 (from Xilinx EDK
> tools).  I haven't had any problems with these under Cygwin for 4.7.99.2.
>
>   
You shouldn't have any trouble. 
> Probably will consider updating my tools when 4.8 is released...  But of
> course, the OP should probably go with your recommendations...
>
>   
Grab the latest recommended when you start.  Sometimes the
tool updates are not critical for every user.  But a newlib patch
often is.
> Just my $0.02, adjusted for inflation or other currencies, as needed...
> -Bob
>   




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