[U-Boot] Fwd: Recommended SH toolchain

[Tom Rini]

On Fri, May 08, 2015 at 03:24:47PM -0500, Joe Hershberger wrote:
> Changing to Tom's new email address...
> 
> On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 3:22 PM, Joe Hershberger
> <joe.hershberger at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi Tom, Nobuhiro,
> >
> > On Mon, Sep 15, 2014 at 8:51 AM, Tom Rini <trini at ti.com> wrote:
> >> On Tue, Sep 02, 2014 at 02:49:36PM +0300, Vasili Galka wrote:
> >>> Hi Tom,
> >>>
> >>> On Thu, Aug 21, 2014 at 2:07 PM, Vasili Galka <vvv444 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> > Hi Nobuhiro,
> >>> >
> >>> > I'm trying to verify the correct build of all SH boards in U-Boot. What is
> >>> > the recommended toolchain to use?
> >>> >
> >>> > I tried the one from kernel.org [1], but it does not work for all the
> >>> > boards,
> >>> > I get build errors like this one:
> >>> >
> >>> > Building rsk7203 board...
> >>> > sh4-linux-gcc: error: command line option '-m3e' is not supported by
> >>> > this configuration
> >>> > sh4-linux-gcc: error: command line option '-m3e' is not supported by
> >>> > this configuration
> >>> > make[3]: *** [include/autoconf.mk] Error 1
> >>> > make[3]: *** [include/autoconf.mk.dep] Error 1
> >>> > make[2]: *** [silentoldconfig] Error 1
> >>> > make: *** [sub-make] Error 2
> >>> > sh4-linux-size: '/home/lab/dev/u-boot/out/all_sh/u-boot': No such file
> >>> > sh4-linux-gcc: error: command line option '-m3e' is not supported by
> >>> > this configuration
> >>> > sh4-linux-gcc: error: command line option '-m3e' is not supported by
> >>> > this configuration
> >>> > make[3]: *** [include/autoconf.mk] Error 1
> >>> > make[3]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
> >>> > make[3]: *** [include/autoconf.mk.dep] Error 1
> >>> > 'make -f /home/lab/dev/u-boot/scripts/Makefile.autoconf obj=include
> >>> > include/autoconf.mk include/autoconf.mk.dep' Failed
> >>> > make[2]: *** [silentoldconfig] Error 1
> >>> > make[1]: *** No rule to make target `include/config/auto.conf', needed
> >>> > by `include/config/uboot.release'.  Stop.
> >>> > make: *** [sub-make] Error 2
> >>> >
> >>> > I'll appreciate your help.
> >>> >
> >>> > [1] https://www.kernel.org/pub/tools/crosstool/files/bin/x86_64/4.6.3/
> >>> >
> >>> > Regards,
> >>> > Vasili
> >>> >
> >>>
> >>> What is the state of U-Boot support for the SH architecture? Is it
> >>> maintained at all? I wanted to verify the build, but failed finding a
> >>> proper toolchain. I tried contacting the custodian (Nobuhiro), but got no
> >>> answer.
> >>
> >> Good question.  Nobuhiro?
> >
> > Should we just drop the boards that have no working toolchain?
> >
> > rsk7264
> > mpr2
> > ms7720se
> > rsk7269
> > shmin
> > rsk7203

Given the time delay and lack of response (And presumably lack of
now current recommended toolchain still not working for them, right?) I
vote drop.

-- 
Tom