cross compile under linux|windows with tru64(alpha) target

[Ian Lance Taylor]

Artifex Maximus <artifexor@gmail.com> writes:

> On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 4:52 PM, Ian Lance Taylor <iant@google.com> wrote:
>> Artifex Maximus <artifexor@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> Is it possible to build a gcc/g++ cross compile environment for making
>>> binaries for Tru64 Unix (Alpha processor) under Linux or Windows? Or
>>> might is it already exists?
>>
>> Yes, it is possible.  You need to provide the header files and libraries
>> yourself.  You will need to build the GNU binutils as well as gcc.
>
> Thank you! Sounds nice. Is there any tutorial or how to for that? We
> have a lot of Alpha computers so provide headers and libraries are not
> a problem but I have no experience on compile binutils and gcc. I can
> recall some host, build and target switch in gcc documentations but
> some more information on the whole process would be helpful.

I do not know of any tutorials.  You can find scripts at
http://crosstool.org/ .  That is focused on cross-compiling to
GNU/Linux, but the principles are the same.

Ian