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Re: Kernel-compile problem ?



On Thu, Aug 31, 2000 at 04:41:50PM +0200, T. Weyergraf wrote:
> Hi, 
> 
> >> * T. Weyergraf <kirk@colinet.de> [000831 06:44]:
> [...]
> >> > 
> >> > /bin/bash: sparc64-linux-gcc: command not found
> >> 
> >> You're in need of the "egcs64" package, which contains the 64-bit
> >> SPARC compiler.  This is necesary because you'll use a 64-bit kernel
> >> on an UltraSPARC.  Good luck. :)
> 
> I knew, it was something silly. Thank you all, for the reply. Got the package and
> the compile done.
> Just out of curiosity, can I create a true 64-bit binary ( application ) using Linux/SPARC
> on my Ultra-10 ? I have tried gcc-m64 as well as the above mentioned egcs, but
> it bails out complaining about a missing sigcontext.h in asm-sparc64.
> The "default" gcc invokation, like gcc -O2 and friends creates binaries, which use
> only 32bit longs. I would like some LP64 functionality, like on my Linux./Alpha.
> 
> I assume, my test-cycle-3 install will need some more massage, before I get to were
> I want. 

64bit userspace is coming in the next Debian release (woody). It will
require gcc3, and kernel 2.4.x. egcs64 was only made to build kernels.

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