On Sat, 20.02.2010 at 13:03:14 -0800, R. Tyler Ballance wrote: > On Sat, 20 Feb 2010, Patrick Mahan wrote: > > Hopefully, this is not too ignorant a question. But has anyone every > > built the FreeBSD sources, both kernel and apps, on a linux platform? > > > > I did a google on 'cross-compile freebsd (linux)' and found (mostly) > > discussions regarding building the linux apps for FreeBSD, but not > > for building a FreeBSD kernel and world. There was a brief discussion > > on the mailing list back in 2005, but the poster never reported if > > he had success or failure. Also, there were discussions about building > > freebsd amd64 on a freebsd i386. > > > > I have done lots of development in linux using cross-compilers (mips > > embedded systems, powerpc, etc). But not with FreeBSD. > > > > I know I'll need to use 'bsdmake' no gnu 'make'. The other worry is > > kernel-toolchain target. I guess I'll just dive in and swim around > > and see what happens. > > You might want to ask the Debian GNU/kFreeBSD guys: > http://www.debian.org/ports/kfreebsd-gnu/ > > I bet they've got a good idea :)
They are using the kernel only, though. Before you reinvent the wheel, take a look at NetBSD, they are known for their cross-compilation work. Uli _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
