On Thu, Nov 7, 2024 at 7:11 PM Amani Gall <amanirgal...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am using a free ARM (aarch64) compute instance from Oracle Cloud as a > development machine. I would like to compile an Kernel for my Android phone > (arm64), but I'm having trouble with selecting the appropriate toolchain. > > Google provides Android-specific toolchains, *aarch64-linux-android-* and > *arm-linux-androideabi-*, but these are primarily distributed for x86_64 > hosts. > > After a couple of hours of searching the internet, I found mentions that I > could use the host (or native) compiler for my system, which happens to be > *aarch64-linux-gnu-* and *arm-linux-gnueabi-*. However, these toolchains > target a generic Linux environment, and I'm not sure if they would be > suitable for compiling a kernel for an Android device. I'm particularly > concerned about potential optimization issues or compatibility problems > that might arise from using these toolchains. > Questions: > > 1. Is it appropriate to use the generic Linux toolchains ( > **-linux-gnu-*) for compiling an Android kernel? > 2. What's the recommended approach to build the Android-specific > toolchains (**-linux-android-*) on an aarch64 host? > > "don't" ... that isn't something we do, so it isn't supported --- we currently only use x86-64, and don't provide or support any toolchains that run on arm64 hosts. > I am having difficulty finding answers on my own and would appreciate > detailed explanations. > Environment: > > - Host: aarch64 (ARM64) > - Host OS: Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS > - Target: Android phone (arm64) > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "Android > Building" mailing list. > To post to this group, send email to android-building@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-building+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-building?hl=en > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Android Building" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to android-building+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/android-building/9448ef45-e086-403e-993a-992244823c72n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/android-building/9448ef45-e086-403e-993a-992244823c72n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "Android Building" mailing list. To post to this group, send email to android-building@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-building+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-building?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Building" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to android-building+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/android-building/CAJgzZoqn%3DAS03uOwZ93bn_KT5FQgrLie0GM1iuJ5OWhL483Knw%40mail.gmail.com.
