[U-Boot] fw_printenv cross compilation issue

[Elie De Brauwer]

On 03/14/11 14:37, Stefano Babic wrote:
> On 03/14/2011 02:15 PM, Elie De Brauwer wrote:
>> Hi List,
>>
>> I tried crosscompiling fw_printenv lately (on 2011.03 RC1) but I kept
>> ending with a natively compiled version of fw_printenv. When looking at
>> the tools/env/Makefile I saw it was using $(HOSTCC) and friends, basicly
>> ever since:
>> http://git.denx.de/?p=u-boot.git;a=commitdiff;h=abd315a1357ab05e82f0d61ebad666bc0d5378c3
>>
>> Is there a rationale for this ?
>
> Yes, there is an issue requiring to compile the env tools with native
> compiler.
>
>> Just reverting this change to
>> http://git.denx.de/?p=u-boot.git;a=blob;f=tools/env/Makefile;hb=78acc472d9719316f22e002a009a998d9ceec29d
>>
>> Makes building a crosscompiled fw_printenv possible again.
>
> You do not need, try this:
>
> 	make HOSTCC=<your CC cross-compiler>  env
>
> for example, make HOSTCC=arm-linux-gcc env
>

Allright,

Thanks for the info, guessed reading some older docs on the internet 
confused me.

gr
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Elie De Brauwer