Bug 392203

Summary:	SPARC Handbook: Add note for CC tool prefix in kernel config
Product:	[OLD] Docs on www.gentoo.org	Reporter:	Nathan M <nmalinoski>
Component:	Installation Handbook	Assignee:	Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) <swift>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	enhancement	CC:	docs-team
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	Sparc64
OS:	Linux
URL:	http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-sparc.xml?part=1&chap=7
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Nathan M 2011-11-27 18:10:03 UTC

Currently the SPARC handbook instructs users compile their kernels using:
make CROSS_COMPILE=<prefix> && make CROSS_COMPILE=<prefix> modules_install

I'd like to see an instruction added to the handbook to specify the CC prefix in the kernel config at:
General setup
-> Cross-compiler tool prefix
(This is in at least 3.0.6)

By specifying the prefix in the kernel config, SPARC users will be able to compile their kernel with the normal (And much easier-to-type) "make && make modules_install".

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Configure CC prefix as described above
2. Save kernel config
3. make && make modules_install

Comment 1 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2011-11-27 19:05:12 UTC

sparc-guys, can someone acknowledge this? Is it the "sparc64-unknown-linux-gnu-" value that should be filled in?

I notice that 3.0.6 is stable (gentoo-sources) for sparc so I can update it in the handbooks easily.

Comment 2 Nathan M 2011-11-27 22:30:15 UTC

(In reply to comment #1)
> sparc-guys, can someone acknowledge this? Is it the
> "sparc64-unknown-linux-gnu-" value that should be filled in?
> 
> I notice that 3.0.6 is stable (gentoo-sources) for sparc so I can update it in
> the handbooks easily.

Correct; the CC prefix is "sparc64-unknown-linux-gnu-"

Comment 3 Raúl Porcel (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2011-12-10 15:46:03 UTC

(In reply to comment #1)
> sparc-guys, can someone acknowledge this? Is it the
> "sparc64-unknown-linux-gnu-" value that should be filled in?
> 
> I notice that 3.0.6 is stable (gentoo-sources) for sparc so I can update it in
> the handbooks easily.

Yeah, looks okay

Comment 4 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2011-12-13 20:31:24 UTC

Thanks a lot (both you Nathan for reporting and Raúl for the confirmation). The change is now in CVS so should show up in an hour or so on site.