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Subject: Re: [docs] sdk manual, how does one simply *use* a pre-built SDK?
From: "Richard Purdie" <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
To: "Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@crashcourse.ca>, YP docs mailing list
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Date: Mon, 03 May 2021 23:38:36 +0100
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On Mon, 2021-05-03 at 17:40 -0400, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
>   having perused the SDK manual and nitpicked here and there (and
> submitted some patches, hi, michael!), it's not clear to me how one
> simply *uses* a pre-built SDK to speed up subsequent builds of
> compatible projects.
> 
>   if i'm focused on building for a particular target, i recall from
> way back there was an option to identify an external toolchain to use
> to speed things. i'm *assuming* you can do the same by building,
> installing and sourcing an SDK, but the SDK manual doesn't seem to
> explain how to do something that basic.
> 
>   am i missing something? if i go to the trouble of building and
> installing a standard SDK, how can i use it to speed up subsequent
> builds?

You don't, we got rid of that. You'd want the eSDK to do anything remotely
like that. Supporting random toolchains for the build was a world of pain
for everyone as it invariably broke in interesting ways. It isn't the point
of an SDK which is t give someone a toolchain to external development.

Cheers,

Richard