I want to cross compile C/C++ source to work on a SPARC ALPHA. I don't own one of these machines so thats why I decided to use a cross compiler.

I read the site: http://linux.bytesex.org/cross-compiler.html

Upon following the directions that say do
./configure --prefix=/usr/local --target=sparc-linux

I then follow the directions to check the directory for the binarys
"bogomips root /usr/local/bin# ll sparc-linux-*"
"You should have a new directory called /usr/local/sparc-linux too:"

I don't see the new binarys or the new directory, meaning this tutorial is falty and doesn't seem to work for me.


How can I get cross-compiling for sparc work for me??

Thanks

"Upon following the directions that say do
./configure --prefix=/usr/local --target=sparc-linux

I then follow the directions to check the directory for the binarys
"bogomips root /usr/local/bin# ll sparc-linux-*"
"You should have a new directory called /usr/local/sparc-linux too:"

I don't see the new binarys or the new directory, meaning this tutorial is falty and doesn't seem to work for me."

After the ./configure did you also do a make and make install? The command sequence should be:
./configure --prefix=/usr/local --target=sparc-linux
make
make install

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Steve Stites

I remember make and make installing, but I don't remember these problems while making.

root@15[binutils-2.15]# make
Configuring in libiberty
configure: loading cache ./config.cache
configure: error: `target_alias' has changed since the previous run:
configure: former value: i686-pc-linux-gnu
configure: current value: sparc-linux
configure: error: changes in the environment can compromise the build
configure: error: run `make distclean' and/or `rm ./config.cache' and start over
make: *** [configure-libiberty] Error 1
root@15[binutils-2.15]#

root@15[binutils-2.15]# make distclean
rm -f *.a TEMP errs core *.o *~ \#* TAGS *.E *.log
rm -f Makefile config.status config.cache mh-frag mt-frag
rm -f multilib.out multilib.tmp maybedep.tmp serdep.tmp
if [ "sparc-linux" != "." ]; then \
rm -rf sparc-linux; \
else true; fi
rm -rf build-i686-pc-linux-gnu
rm -f texinfo/po/Makefile texinfo/po/Makefile.in texinfo/info/Makefile
rm -f texinfo/doc/Makefile texinfo/po/POTFILES
rmdir texinfo/doc texinfo/info texinfo/intl texinfo/lib 2>/dev/null
make: [local-distclean] Error 1 (ignored)
rmdir texinfo/makeinfo texinfo/po texinfo/util 2>/dev/null
make: [local-distclean] Error 1 (ignored)
rmdir fastjar gcc libiberty texinfo zlib 2>/dev/null
make: [local-distclean] Error 1 (ignored)

root@15[binutils-2.15]# rm ./config.
config.back config.guess config.if config.sub

"configure: error: `target_alias' has changed since the previous run:
configure: former value: i686-pc-linux-gnu
configure: current value: sparc-linux
configure: error: changes in the environment can compromise the build
configure: error: run `make distclean' and/or `rm ./config.cache' and start over"

Whoever created the make file did not make it so that it would work if you run it more than once. After a compile fails you need to run `make distclean' and/or `rm ./config.cache' before you run ./configure again. If you clean up the make file before you run the compile again then you should get the original error messages as to why the first compile failed to create the new binaries and new directory.

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Steve Stites