Beginner's Cross Compile Question

[wrc4]

I'm trying the SDK tutorial at http://www.pdaxrom.org/index.php?showid=35&menuid=1

I tried the newvox sample on my SuSE Linux10(x86) host. I'm using the C750 SDK and it seemed changed a little bit, so I adjusted the commandline provided in tutorial like this:

LDFLAGS="-Wl,-rpath-link,/opt/cross/arm/3.4.5-xscale-softvfp/armv5tel-cacko-linux/X11R6/lib" ./configure --host=armv5tel-cacko-linux --build=i686-linux --x-includes=/opt/cross/arm/3.4.5-xscale-softvfp/armv5tel-cacko-linux/X11R6/include --x-libraries=/opt/cross/arm/3.4.5-xscale-softvfp/armv5tel-cacko-linux/X11R6/lib --disable-debug --prefix=/usr/local

I'm not sure about the /X11R6/ part because I can't find it in the SDK folder. Anyway, the output is as follows:

checking whether the C compiler (gcc  -Wl,-rpath-link,/opt/cross/arm/3.4.5-xscale-softvfp/armv5tel-cacko-linux/X11R6/lib) works... yes
checking whether the C compiler (gcc  -Wl,-rpath-link,/opt/cross/arm/3.4.5-xscale-softvfp/armv5tel-cacko-linux/X11R6/lib) is a cross-compiler... no
checking whether we are using GNU C... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking for sdl-config... /opt/cross/arm/3.4.5-xscale-softvfp/bin/sdl-config
checking for SDL - version >= 1.0.1... no
*** Could not run SDL test program, checking why...
*** The test program failed to compile or link. See the file config.log for the
*** exact error that occured. This usually means SDL was incorrectly installed
*** or that you have moved SDL since it was installed. In the latter case, you
*** may want to edit the sdl-config script: /opt/cross/arm/3.4.5-xscale-softvfp/bin/sdl-config
configure: error: *** SDL version 1.0.1 not found!

It seems like the compiler is working. But it says "no" on:
checking whether the C compiler (gcc  -Wl,-rpath-link,/opt/cross/arm/3.4.5-xscale-softvfp/armv5tel-cacko-linux/X11R6/lib) is a cross-compiler.

Am I using the wrong parameters?

Also, do I need to compile SDL before compiling newvox? The SDK installation page says the SDK contains SDL, though.

[pgas]

better tutorials:
https://www.oesf.org/index.php?title=Pdaxro...oss_Compilation
https://www.oesf.org/index.php?title=Pdaxro...te_An_Ipk_Howto

The X11 headers and libs are together with the other headers and libs so you shouldn't have to set the x includes and library path

[pgas]

did you run /opt/cros..../runsdk before running the configure script?

[anunakin]

Install new cross SDK....

[wrc4]

Thanks for the hints. Will try next Monday.

BTW, I'm thinking about having a Linux on my laptop(so I can try this at home). Is Debian the best choice? I only want to do pdaXrom cross-compiling and maybe some PIM apps. Is a Live-CD a good idea? (My laptop doesn't have much free disk spaces)

[omro]

Thanks for the hints. Will try next Monday.

BTW, I'm thinking about having a Linux on my laptop(so I can try this at home). Is Debian the best choice? I only want to do pdaXrom cross-compiling and maybe some PIM apps. Is a Live-CD a good idea? (My laptop doesn't have much free disk spaces)
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This might help

[a href=\"http://www.linuxforums.org/desktop/a_linux_distribution_for_an_old_laptop.html]link[/url]

[karlto]

Thanks for the hints. Will try next Monday.

BTW, I'm thinking about having a Linux on my laptop(so I can try this at home). Is Debian the best choice? I only want to do pdaXrom cross-compiling and maybe some PIM apps. Is a Live-CD a good idea? (My laptop doesn't have much free disk spaces)
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Why not use the pdaXrom X86 live CD? It is built for just this.

[wrc4]

Thanks for the hints. Will try next Monday.

BTW, I'm thinking about having a Linux on my laptop(so I can try this at home). Is Debian the best choice? I only want to do pdaXrom cross-compiling and maybe some PIM apps. Is a Live-CD a good idea? (My laptop doesn't have much free disk spaces)
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Why not use the pdaXrom X86 live CD? It is built for just this.
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I end up using the pdaXrom VMWare image. For me, It's convenient than the LiveCD because I can take the development environment with me between office and home. (I copied the whole image files to a 512M USB thumb drive.)

Many thanks to pgas! I successfully built my first Z application (hello) following the new guide you suggested. I'm still trying to build other apps to learn more before I can build something really useful.

[wrc4]

better tutorials:
https://www.oesf.org/index.php?title=Pdaxro...oss_Compilation
https://www.oesf.org/index.php?title=Pdaxro...te_An_Ipk_Howto

The X11 headers and libs are together with the other headers and libs so you shouldn't have to set the x includes and library path
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Still have problems: I was following the steps in the tutorials exactly but ended up with a 80386 version of the "links" program.

When I executed ...runsdk.sh and input:
"CC=armv5tel-cacko-linux-gcc ./configure --host=armv5tel-cacko-linux --build=i686-linux --enable-graphics --enable-javascript"

The output had somelike this:
    ...
    checking for gcc... (cached) gcc
    checking whether the c compiler (gcc ) works ... yes
    checking whether the c compiler (gcc ) is a cross compiler ... no
    ...

I think this is where my problem is--the program is still using gcc instead of armv5tel-cacko-linux-gcc. What should I do to fix this?

[wrc4]

better tutorials:
https://www.oesf.org/index.php?title=Pdaxro...oss_Compilation
https://www.oesf.org/index.php?title=Pdaxro...te_An_Ipk_Howto

The X11 headers and libs are together with the other headers and libs so you shouldn't have to set the x includes and library path
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Still have problems: I was following the steps in the tutorials exactly but ended up with a 80386 version of the "links" program.

When I executed ...runsdk.sh and input:
"CC=armv5tel-cacko-linux-gcc ./configure --host=armv5tel-cacko-linux --build=i686-linux --enable-graphics --enable-javascript"

The output had somelike this:
    ...
    checking for gcc... (cached) gcc
    checking whether the c compiler (gcc ) works ... yes
    checking whether the c compiler (gcc ) is a cross compiler ... no
    ...

I think this is where my problem is--the program is still using gcc instead of armv5tel-cacko-linux-gcc. What should I do to fix this?
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Deleted the config.cache file and things seemed going well. (Looks like I have a long way to go...  )

[Raul]

Install new cross SDK....
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Where could we find it?

Kind regards,
Raul

[anunakin]

Install new cross SDK....
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Where could we find it?

Kind regards,
Raul
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Documentation:
[a href=\"https://www.oesf.org/index.php?title=Pdaxrom:_Cross_Compilation]Pdaxrom:_Cross_Compilation[/url]

Lastest Cross SDK:
cross-sdk-armv5tel-cacko-linux-3.4.6-2.2.5-softfloat.tar.bz2

[Raul]

Lastest Cross SDK:
cross-sdk-armv5tel-cacko-linux-3.4.6-2.2.5-softfloat.tar.bz2
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Does it matter if it's for C7xx or Cxxx series? I have C3100 myself

[pgas]

Lastest Cross SDK:
cross-sdk-armv5tel-cacko-linux-3.4.6-2.2.5-softfloat.tar.bz2
Does it matter if it's for C7xx or Cxxx series? I have C3100 myself

no. binaries built with newer version of the sdk might not run on older pdaxrom release though.

[Raul]

I cannot download files from pdaxrom page - page not found error. I will send e-mail to sash about it.