Re: crosscompiler for ataboot (aka bootstrap.ttp)

["Szymanski, Frank-Peter" <F.Szymanski@dmt.de>]

Hello,

> > fortunately in the meantime I found the sources to ataboot 
> (the Linux
> > bootprogram for ATARI computers). I try to change it that 
> you can install
> > woody again on a 4MB-ST-RAM equipped falcon. Unfortunately I need a
> > crosscompiler for it on my Intel machine. Is there anybody 
> out there who
> > knows where the necessery files for ATARI computers reside?
> > 
> > I need:
> > 
> > ataboot sources (although I already have them)
> > gcc-cross-compiling environment for ATARI ST (2.7.x)
> 
> try 
> ftp://ftp.uni-erlangen.de/pub/Linux/680x0/tools/i486/cross-m68
> k-tos-gcc-2.7.2.1.tar.gz
> 
> > gcc-cross-compiling environment for m68k (2.7.x)
> 
> m68k-linux? The 2.8.0 compiler in the same dir worked fine 
> for me, used it
> for every m68k kernel untill 2.2.17. 
> Making an m68k-linux x-compiler is usually fairly trivial, 
> however 2.7 is so 
> old I have never done it myself and may need some special 
> binutils version,
> patches or something..
> 
> Richard

Thanks for your advices. I hope to find some time this week to try these
programs. I will keep you informed.

Regards,

Frank