From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Boaz Harrosh Subject: Re: linux-next: kvm tree build failure Date: Thu, 21 May 2009 10:48:23 +0300 Message-ID: <4A150747.3070304@panasas.com> References: <20090521172122.bb12027c.sfr@canb.auug.org.au> <4A15038B.1090204@redhat.com> <4A15049F.8000707@panasas.com> <4A150515.8030608@redhat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from gw-ca.panasas.com ([209.116.51.66]:17501 "EHLO laguna.int.panasas.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751455AbZEUHs1 (ORCPT ); Thu, 21 May 2009 03:48:27 -0400 In-Reply-To: <4A150515.8030608@redhat.com> Sender: linux-next-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: To: Avi Kivity Cc: Stephen Rothwell , linux-next@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Gregory Haskins On 05/21/2009 10:39 AM, Avi Kivity wrote: > Boaz Harrosh wrote: >>> I'll look for a ppc machine for build testing. >>> >>> >> Can't you cross compile for ppc? I can't remember someone posted a link >> with binary cross-compiler packages a while back. >> >> > > I have userspace to test as well, which needs a ton of cross-compiled > libraries. > A cross compiler produces native foreign code. A Native distribution with binary libraries will work just as well. Do you mean to set up all the build environment and dependencies? Perhaps get a ready made ppc linux image, mount and chroot into it and build that way. If only you had an emulator for ppc? Boaz