cross compiler intel -> sparc

[Tim ter Laak <timl@scintilla.utwente.nl>]

Hello,

First I'd like to apologize if this is too off-topic for this list, but I
think it more likely to find someone here who has run into the same
problem than on a gcc list.

I managed to install a Sparc IPC for booting and root system over the
network. However, TFTP is painfully slow and I think a custom kernel will
only be about half as large as the standard Debian potato kernel.
The problem is I need a cross compiler to build it on my intel
workstation, since a sparc ipc with 12 mb ram and no swap won't do the
job. The cross-platform binutils will compile and install fine, but the
gcc compilation halts because of missing .h files. I've tried several
gcc's (2.95.2.1, 2.95.2, 2.8.1) but all have the same problem, though
2.8.1 on another place than the other two.

Am I completely missing something (then it probably should be added to the
crossgcc faq), is this cross broken or is it something else?

Kind regards,
	Tim ter Laak