Embedded Toolchain

[Anuz Pratap Singh Tomar]

On Mon, Nov 18, 2013 at 4:52 AM, Anand Moon <moon.linux at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> During compilation of openwrt it obviously create an embedded
> tookchain using the gcc, buildutils
> and the kernel for architecture i.e. (MIPS or ARM).
> So is it that this toolchain will work for that particular architecture
> board only and for that particular kernel.
>
> Particular board only: depends.
Particular arch only: mostly. Arm toolchain will not work for PPC or MIPS
and vice versa.

> Can this new toolchain replace the old toolchain for embedded boards of
> same architecture i.e. MIPS or ARM.
>
>  Likely, the cross compile toolchains can have a lot of compatabilty
issues. Which toolchain works with which arch and which version and which
model are highly specific to the type of toolchain and board in question.

> Please share your thoughts on this.
>
> -Anand Moon
>
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Thank you
Warm Regards
Anuz
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