On July 10, 2005 1:56 am, Tom Cosgrove wrote: > >>> Maslan 10-Jul-05 08:16 >>> > > > > On 7/10/05, Maslan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Pain let u learn more, besides i've some extra time. i used to make > > > my own LFS, and i missing this in BSD. > > > but what things i should consifer when trying so. > > > the compiler are almost the same gcc. > > "Almost the same"? > > Have a look at gcc-local(1)*. There are lots of differences between > stock gcc and what we use on OpenBSD. Several people have put a lot > of work in here. OpenBSD is an entire operating system, designed to > be built on OpenBSD - and not even cross-compiled on a different > processor architecture of the same operating system.
Which would be all well and good if it wern't for the fact that under the projects goals it lists Provide a good cross compile/development platform. Which is probably a good reason why people, including my self once, have asked why cross compiling doesn't work on OpenBSD. > > You may get small bits compiled, but you will find it very difficult > to compile the whole system, and there will be subtle bugs that will > take hours to track down. > > > > and most of utils are so. > > > so where is the problem. > > "I have this engine - it came out of a Ferrari, so it's really good, > and I want to use it - and a Ford Escort that I am really enjoy driving, > even though it is 10 years old and the gears stick. How can I fit the > new engine into the Ford? It's just a car and an engine. Where is the > problem?" > > Tom > > * > http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gcc-local&apropos=0&sektion=0&; >manpath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html
