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From: "Suhaib M. Siddiqi" <ssiddiqi AT ipass DOT net>
To: "Gokhan  Tanyeri" <zgt AT invetech DOT com DOT au>, <ssiddiqi AT nspm DOT ipass DOT net>
Cc: <cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com>
Subject: RE: compiling a linux kernel
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 19:56:25 -0400
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>
> If you read my previous message you will see that it's a cross compilation
> for powerPC (ie it's going to be loaded on a powerPC based
> embedded board ;)

Then just compile it on PPC.  I am almost certain you would be spending
a lot of time experimenting. Compiling on LinuxPPC will save you
precious time.


>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Suhaib Siddiqi [mailto:sssiddiqi AT ipass DOT net]
> Sent: Thursday, October 21, 1999 8:50 PM
> To: Gokhan Tanyeri; 'Suhaib M. Siddiqi'
> Cc: cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
> Subject: RE: compiling a linux kernel
>
>
>
>
> Let's assume you compile Linux kernel on Nt with Cygwin then what?
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Gokhan Tanyeri [mailto:zgt AT invetech DOT com DOT au]
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 1999 9:54 PM
> > To: 'Suhaib M. Siddiqi'
> > Cc: 'cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com'
> > Subject: RE: compiling a linux kernel
> >
> >
> >
> > That's why I'm asking to people with experience, if you
> > give me a scientific
> > reason I would appreciate a lot. What I understand from
> > cygwin concept is
> > "to be able to use open source on widows platforms".
> > That's what I'm trying
> > to do! Trying to compile linux kernel for a cross
> > platform by using GNU
> > tools instead of using a linux host, I'm using cygwin
> > running on NT.
> >
> > cheers :)
> > gokhan
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Gokhan Tanyeri [mailto:zgt AT invetech DOT com DOT au]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 1999 9:36 PM
> > > To: 'Suhaib M. Siddiqi'
> > > Subject: RE: compiling a linux kernel
> > >
> > >
> > > It's a cross compilation for PowerPC, using gcc. I use my PC
> > > (running NT) as
> > > the host instead of a linux machine! Does it sound too weird? ;)
> >
> > For compiling Linux Kernel, yes sounds starnge
> >
> > Suhaib
> >
> > >
> > > cheers,
> > > gokhan
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Suhaib M. Siddiqi [mailto:ssiddiqi AT ipass DOT net]
> > > Sent: Thursday, October 21, 1999 11:14 AM
> > > To: Gokhan Tanyeri; cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
> > > Subject: RE: compiling a linux kernel
> > >
> > >
> > > Compiling Linux Kernel with Cygwin on NT???
> > >
> > > Suhaib
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: cygwin-owner AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
> > > > [mailto:cygwin-owner AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com]On Behalf
> > Of Gokhan Tanyeri
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 1999 9:03 PM
> > > > To: 'cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com'
> > > > Subject: compiling a linux kernel
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi everybody,
> > > > I am trying to compile a Linux kernel with GNU
> > powerPC tools on a
> > > > NT machine
> > > > running cygwin b20.1. Make configure goes well but
> > when I try to
> > > > make dep, I
> > > > get an error something like"mmap: out of memory". Has anyone
> > > > tried compiling
> > > > a linux kernel with cygwin? Is it possible to do that
> > or is it
> > > > just silly to
> > > > try this?
> > > > thanks in advance,
> > > > cheers,
> > > > Gokhan Tanyeri
> > > >
> > > >
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