RE: [iPAQ] gcc

GCC works very well on the iPAQ, mostly. It seems to bottom out on some C++,
or on certainly heavily optimised C files (such as xgb CPU core), in
conjunction with going into a hierarchy of makes. And sure it's slower then
your 1ghz desktop machine.
But to me anyway, it usually makes more sense to native compile on iPAQ than
to mess around with shoving stuff to a remote machine to compile, or to
picking through link-lib and include-path settings in a Makefile to get
cross-compile to work.
You don't even need the storage space on the iPAQ, simply house your
tool-chain and source on the desktop and compile over NFS...this works
perfectly fine.
Regardless, the great thing about having GNU/Linux on your iPAQ is that you
do indeed have all these options!

regards,

GN

Glenn A. Neidermeier
Software Engineer
Logikos, Inc.
www.logikos.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Devin Cook [SMTP:dsc@oz.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 3:18 PM
> To: Bryan George; Devin Cook
> Cc: ipaq@handhelds.org
> Subject: RE: [iPAQ] gcc
>
> Flash space and RAM is damned limited on the ipaq. I would love to see
> you
> get it running, but I doubt it would work well (if at all!)
>
> Two options then.
>
> A) Take a look at the Hardhat stuff -
> B) Take a look at DevelopOnline.
>
> -- Devin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bryan George [mailto:bgeorge@mitre.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 1:08 PM
> To: Devin Cook
> Cc: ipaq@handhelds.org
> Subject: Re: [iPAQ] gcc
>
>
> Devin Cook wrote:
> >
> > I think putting gcc on an ipaq would be a BIG mistake.
>
> Can I assume you mean because gcc would tend to monopolize the iPAQ's
> resources, or are there other issues?
>
> > Try using the skiffcluster instead.
>
> Not an option, since sponsors would generally prefer not to see their
> code show up on open systems.
>
> Since skiff machines are not for sale, I guess it's cross-compiling
> then. Any common gotchas I should be aware of in building gcc to cross
> compile?
>
> > -- Devin
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Bryan
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ipaq-admin@handhelds.org [mailto:ipaq-admin@handhelds.org]On
> > Behalf Of Bryan George
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 11:49 AM
> > To: ipaq@handhelds.org
> > Subject: [iPAQ] gcc
> >
> > Greetings - I didn't see this anywhere in the FAQ, so:
> >
> > I installed without a hitch per
> >
> > ftp://ftp.handhelds.org/pub/linux/compaq/ipaq/stable/install.html
> >
> > but don't see 'gcc' anywhere. I noted on
> >
> > http://www.handhelds.org/minihowto/building-x-clients.html
> >
> > that I should "Install a Linux distribution for the iPAQ (available
> > soon)" to be able to compile natively. Should I read this as I
> > installed Linux incorrectly, or that native compilation facilities are
> > forthcoming? I'm appending 'ls /usr/bin', in case it provides any
> > clues.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Bryan
> >
> > ---
> >
> > (none):/mnt/ramfs/root# ls /usr/bin/
> > X11 dirname glibcbug locate pftp sessreg
> > tzselect
> > [ du gpasswd logger printenv setfdprm
> > ul
> > basename env gpio logname printf setsid
> > unexpand
> > bashbug expand groups look pstree setterm
> > uniq
> > cal expiry gzexe lsattr rcp sg
> > updatedb
> > catchsegv expr head madplay renice skill
> > uptime
> > chattr factor hexdump mawk rev snice
> > users
> > chfn faillog id mcookie rlogin sort
> > vi
> > chkdupexe fdformat install md5sum rpcinfo split
> > vim
> > chsh find ipcrm mesg rsh sum
> > vmstat
> > cksum finger ipcs mkfifo rstat tac
> > w.procps
> > cmp fmt irdadump mpg123 rup tail
> > wall
> > col fold irkbd namei ruptime tee
> > watch
> > colcrt fping irpsion5 newgrp rusers test
> > wc
> > colrm free join nice rwall tftp
> > whereis
> > column fromport kbdrate nl rwho tload
> > which
> > comm ftp killall nohup savelog top
> > who
> > cut gdb last ntpdate script toport
> > whoami
> > cytune genksyms lastb od sensible-editor tr
> > write
> > ddate getent lastlog paste sensible-pager ts_calibrate
> > xargs
> > dircolors getopt ldd pathchk seq tty
> > yes
> >
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Received on Tue Apr 17 13:39:27 2001