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Re: [arm-gnu] Library compatibility


  • To: Meng Sun <meng.sun@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Subject: Re: [arm-gnu] Library compatibility
  • From: Mark Mitchell <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:28:03 -0700

Meng Sun wrote:

> I'm using GNU/Linux EABI Lite Edition and there is no library support
> for Cortex-A8. If I want to compile and run program on Cortex-A8
> processor, do I need to compile glibc using EABI compiler toolchain with
> "-mcpu=cortex-a8" specified?

You can do that if you want, but you can also just use the ARM run-time
libraries we provide.  Your application can still be compiled for
Cortex-A8, even if you use GLIBC build for an older ARM architecture.

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Mark Mitchell
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