>>> The alternative of course is to do only crossbuilds. Is it reasonable >>> to say that, for platforms where a bootstrap is no longer feasible, a >>> successful crossbuild is an acceptable test procedure to use instead? >>> >> Sure, and get flamed and trounced by Uli on glibc when you talk >> about problems with crossbuilding. > >He'll flame you anyway for talking about platforms >that are no longer relevant to the desktop. >(Well, maybe he wouldn't. See http://lwn.net/Articles/19297 ) > >A successful crossbuild is certainly the minimum concievable standard. >Perhaps one should also require bootstrapping the C compiler alone; >that would provide at least some sanity-checking.
Unfortunately for some of the embedded targets(like the ColdFire V4e work I'm doing), a bootstrap is impossible due to limited memory and no usable mass-storage device on the hardware I have available, so hopefully a successful crossbuild will suffice. -- Peter Barada [EMAIL PROTECTED]
