X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <46B0A9AB.B147C909@dessent.net> Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2007 08:41:31 -0700 From: Brian Dessent X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.79 [en] (Windows NT 5.0; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: Linux kernel compilation for x86 on Cygwin References: <46B051D2.1070500@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-IsSubscribed: yes Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com Claudio Scordino wrote: > I'm trying to compile the Linux kernel using the gcc toolchain of cygwin. > This time, I'm trying to compile the kernel for the host machine (x86). You *are* building a cross compiler, right? Because the native Cygwin gcc will not be usable for building anything linux. Just because gcc on Cygwin and gcc on Linux both happen to generate code that runs on the x86 does not mean they are in any way the same platform, so you absolutely cannot use the Cygwin gcc to build a Linux kernel. But you can use the Cygwin gcc to build a Linux-targeted Cygwin-hosted cross-gcc, and then use that to build the Linux kernel. Brian -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/