Re: [arm-gnu] a gcc can run on target

[Philip Balister <philip@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 06/07/2010 09:30 PM, Jason wrote:
> > From: Mark Mitchell [mailto:mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 2010Äê6ÔÂ8ÈÕ 1:32
> > To: erwinxu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Cc: arm-gnu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [arm-gnu] a gcc can run on target
> >
> > erwinxu wrote:
> >
> > > I want to compile (through cmake )an game api(allegro ) on the am3517
> > > evm, but I can't find any gcc (from toolchain )which can run on the
> > > target, if there are any gcc I can use on target and I just miss it?
> >
> > We don't provide a native compiler at this time.  It's something we're
> > considering for future releases, now that much faster ARM hardware is
> > becoming available.  But, in general, you are going to find that you can
> > compile things much faster on a host system than you can on the target.
> Maybe you can try Angstrom. It has host gcc. I use it and cmake work find on
> my omp3 board. Or you can try CodeSourcery Toolchain in scratchbox. That's
> much faster.

task-native-sdk works well on Angstrom. I've done some amazing things 
with it on a Beagleboard. Mind you, it is *a lot* slower than cross and 
you may need to tweak some vm settings.

Philip

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