Creating a (cross-)compiler - Revision history

Molly: /* Fixing things first */ Initial content

2014-08-18T10:49:04Z

Fixing things first: Initial content

Molly: /* Fixing things first */ Added sub chapter "Fixing: Without manually having to edit files"

2014-08-18T10:45:15Z

Fixing things first: Added sub chapter "Fixing: Without manually having to edit files"

Molly: /* Creating the compiler */ Initial content

2014-08-14T05:16:56Z

Creating the compiler: Initial content

Molly: /* The SDK factor */ Initial content

2014-08-11T12:09:53Z

The SDK factor: Initial content

Molly: /* The AROS Binutils and Windows */ removed redundant line

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The AROS Binutils and Windows: removed redundant line

Molly: /* The AROS Binutils and Windows */ Initial content

2014-08-10T06:06:21Z

The AROS Binutils and Windows: Initial content

Molly: /* The AROS Binutils and Linux */ Initial content

2014-08-09T10:23:26Z

The AROS Binutils and Linux: Initial content

Molly: /* The AROS Binutils and AROS */ Initial content

2014-08-09T05:47:50Z

The AROS Binutils and AROS: Initial content

Molly: /* The Binutils (and cross-compilation) */ fixed a typo

2014-08-06T18:43:39Z

The Binutils (and cross-compilation): fixed a typo

Molly: /* The AROS Binutils */ Initial content

2014-08-06T18:43:05Z

The AROS Binutils: Initial content

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 === Fixing things first ===
 ==== Fixing: Without manually having to edit files ====
 ==== Fix 1: aros-collect ====

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 === Fixing things first ===
 ==== Fix 1: aros-collect ====
 ==== Fix 2: fpcmake ====
 ==== Fix 3: fcl-web ====
 ==== Fix 4: removing existing fpmake ====
 === Creating the compiler - for AROS (on AROS) ===
 === Creating the compiler - for Linux (on AROS) ===

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 == Creating the compiler	 ==
 === Fixing things first ===
 ==== Fix 1: aros-collect ====
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 ==== Step 7: Putting it all together ====
 ==== Notes for the Windows platform ====
 == Putting things together ==

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 == The SDK factor ==
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 The compiled AROS Binutils for Windows can be obtained from the AROS archives.
-Because having (yet other) dependencies complicate things further, the choice was made to use the MinGW Binutils (as the cygwin version requires you to have cygwin installed as opposite to the MinGW version). i386-aros-binutils-2.19-1-mingw32-bin.zip
+Because having (yet other) dependencies complicate things further, the choice was made to use the MinGW Binutils (as the cygwin version requires you to have cygwin installed as opposite to the MinGW version).
 The collect-aros tool is distributed with the GCC compiler archive named i386-aros-gcc-4.5.2-migw32-bin.zip (yes, there is indeed a typo in there).

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	=== The AROS Binutils and Windows ===		=== The AROS Binutils and Windows ===
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		+	The compiled AROS Binutils for Windows can be obtained from the AROS archives.
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		+	Because having (yet other) dependencies complicate things further, the choice was made to use the MinGW Binutils (as the cygwin version requires you to have cygwin installed as opposite to the MinGW version). i386-aros-binutils-2.19-1-mingw32-bin.zip
		+	The collect-aros tool is distributed with the GCC compiler archive named i386-aros-gcc-4.5.2-migw32-bin.zip (yes, there is indeed a typo in there).
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		+	In order to setup the Binutils correctly the following steps should be taken
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		+	* Download the [http://archives.aros-exec.org/index.php?function=showfile&file=development/cross/i386-aros-binutils-2.19-1-mingw32-bin.zip latest MinGW binutils archive] from the AROS archives. Place the archive in the Q:\Temp directory if you want to follow the rest of the instructions literally.
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		+	* Download the [http://archives.aros-exec.org/index.php?function=showfile&file=development/cross/i386-aros-gcc-4.5.2-migw32-bin.zip latest MinGW GCC compiler] from the AROS archives. Place the archive in the Q:\Temp directory if you want to follow the rest of the instructions literally.
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		+	* Make sure you have opened a command line prompt and that the shell is reside in directory Q:\Temp
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		+	* Make a new directory named Q:\Temp\binutils
		+	: <source lang=text>Q:\Temp> mkdir Q:\Temp\binutils</source>
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		+	* Extract the bin directory from the archive i386-aros-binutils-2.19-1-mingw32-bin.zip into Q:\Temp\binutils (but don't create the bin directory in there. We simply want to place the executable files in the root of the Q:\Temp\binutils directory)
		+	: Using the unzip command line tool (part of fpc) that looks like:
		+	: <source lang=text>Q:\Temp> unzip -j Q:\Temp\i386-aros-binutils-2.19-1-mingw32-bin.zip bin/. -d Q:\Temp\binutils</source>
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		+	* Extract the file collect-aros.exe in directory \i386-aros\bin from archive i386-aros-gcc-4.5.2-migw32-bin.zip to Q:\Temp\binutils.
		+	: <source lang=text>Q:\Temp> unzip -j Q:\Temp\i386-aros-gcc-4.5.2-migw32-bin.zip i386-aros/bin/collect-aros.exe -d Q:\Temp\binutils</source>
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		+	* Rename the collect-aros.exe to i386-aros-collect-aros.exe
		+	: <source lang=text>Q:\Temp> rename Q:\Temp\binutils\collect-aros.exe i386-aros-collect-aros.exe</source>
		+
		+	* Create environment variable COMPILER_PATH=Q:\Temp\binutils
		+	: <source lang=text>Q:\Temp> set COMPILER_PATH=Q:\Temp\binutils</source>
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		+
		+	Please note that the setting of the environment variable (as shown) is just temporary. If you close the shell it will be removed. If you want to make the environment variable permanent (including surviving a reboot) then you would need to consult your OS manual to see how this should be done. For example microsoft explains it for windows XP [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310519 here] (if you happen to know the link to a KB article for another windows version, then please feel free to mentioned it so I can make a nice table with links for each individual Windows version).

	== The SDK factor ==		== The SDK factor ==

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	=== The AROS Binutils and Linux ===		=== The AROS Binutils and Linux ===
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		+	<!-- TODO : Incorporate detailed SDK installation description (from ALB) -->
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		+	The easiest way for a Linux host to 'obtain' the AROS Binutils, is to download the SDK from the [http://aros.sourceforge.net/nightly.php AROS nightly download page] (look for pc-i386-sdk), extract the archive and run the script named AROS-SDK-Install.
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		+	The script will guide you through the process of installing and setting up the AROS Binutils automatically.
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		+	More detailed information is written by ALB on [http://fpcaroswiki.alb42.de/index.php?title=Installation#Crosscompile_from_Linux this wikipage].
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		+	Be sure to add (export) the path to the freshly installed Binutils so that the Linux environment is capable of locating the files automatically.
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	=== The AROS Binutils and Windows ===		=== The AROS Binutils and Windows ===

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 === The AROS Binutils and AROS ===
 === The AROS Binutils and Linux ===
 === The AROS Binutils and Windows ===

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 What that means is that, the provided Binutils are capable (and responsible) for creating executable files for (at least) your host OS. Would you like to target other platforms, then the correct Binutils are required that support the target OS.
-So therefore it important to realize that the Binutils are responsible for producing the correct executable files. Which Binutils should be used depend on the chosen target. This also means you can have (and in case of AROS cross-compilation even require) several Binutils installed/configured on your host OS.
+So therefore it is important to realize that the Binutils are responsible for producing the correct executable files. Which Binutils should be used depend on the chosen target. This also means you can have (and in case of AROS cross-compilation even require) several Binutils installed/configured on your host OS.
 The following sub chapters tries to aid in obtaining and configuring the (required) AROS Binutils.