arm-elf-gcc compiler toolchain with Newlib

tommaso fedele wrote:
> Hi, I want to compile the ARM MP3/AAC source code in cygwin. Which
> version of arm-elf-gcc compiler toolchain with Newlib do you suggest?

Since you are using a Win32-OS: just try with GNUARM or WinARM (gcc
4.1.0/1, newlib 1.14). If you have problems you can ask here. IRC a
dummy-syscall had to be added to compile with WinARM just to make the
linker happy (the newlib configuration used for the WinARM-collection
does not provide the buildin newlib-syscalls, Andreas OSX-collection
does). But maybe Andreas has already added this to the current source in
the SVN.

Martin Thomas

Martin Thomas wrote:
> tommaso fedele wrote:
>> Hi, I want to compile the ARM MP3/AAC source code in cygwin. Which
>> version of arm-elf-gcc compiler toolchain with Newlib do you suggest?
>
> Since you are using a Win32-OS: just try with GNUARM or WinARM (gcc
> 4.1.0/1, newlib 1.14). If you have problems you can ask here. IRC a
> dummy-syscall had to be added to compile with WinARM just to make the
> linker happy (the newlib configuration used for the WinARM-collection
> does not provide the buildin newlib-syscalls, Andreas OSX-collection
> does). But maybe Andreas has already added this to the current source in
> the SVN.
>
> Martin Thomas

Hi Martin,
I tried to download and configure gcc
> 4.1.0/1, newlib 1.14 from: 
http://www.aps.anl.gov/epics/base/RTEMS/tutorial/node6.html
but my cygwin doesn't accept the command
patch -p1 <../ binutils-2.16.1-rtems-20050816.diff
to correct bugs. what do you suggest to do?
thanks tommaso

Tommaso wrote:
> but my cygwin doesn't accept the command
> patch -p1 <../ binutils-2.16.1-rtems-20050816.diff

Why not? No patch command/program or difficulties with the ' ' in the
commandline? Trouble with file locations?

Try patch -p1 < ../binutils-2.16.1-rtems-20050816.diff
and check the paths to files.

The manpage of patch says "The names of the files to be patched are
usually taken from the patch file"

Stefan