Re: [avr-gcc-list] avr-gcc won't compile (xgcc has bad cmdline option "-march=i586")

[David Kelly]

On Tue, Sep 11, 2007 at 03:20:58PM -0700, Rory Galvin wrote:
> Hello avr-gcc list,
> 
> Up until two days ago I was a bright-eyed enthusistic
> avr newbie.  Unfortunately I have hit a brick wall and
> am desperately hoping that someone will be able to
> help.

[...]

> I am running a spanking new install of vectorlinux 5.8
> (std), which is Slackware 11 under the hood  (This
> comes ready-rolled with gcc-3.4.6 and binutils
> 2.15.9), all on a toshiba tecra 8100 (P2).

[...]

> I thought this would be ok.  But when I try to make
> avr-gcc it fails when it hits xgcc (of _mulqi3.o): 
> 
> /home/root/shed/gcc-4.1.2/obj-avr/./gcc/xgcc

Stop right there. You are trying to cross compile avr-gcc 4.1.2 with
3.4.6? Seems like that is begging for trouble.

You know the easiest platform to run avr-gcc is Windows? Close second is
FreeBSD. MacOS X and Linux run distant third.

-- 
David Kelly N4HHE, address@hidden
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