Hi everybody,
I am very interested in exploring Hurd. I installed it from a tarball and
played with it for a while. Might sound like a stupid idea, but I would
really like to compile "my own" Hurd [that's how I started with Linux].
Specifically, I want to cross-build Hurd from Linux. I found Thomas
Schwinge's cross-compilation scripts ["cross-gnu" and "cross-gnu-env"].
I compiled and installed cross binutils and cross gcc, installed GNU Mach's
header files, but when it comes to building cross MIG I receive error
messages about missing terminating " character in cpu.symc. Could it be a
compiler issue [I am using binutils-2.15.94.0.2.2 and gcc-3.4.3]?
I tried the cvs version of mig, but it doesn't even contain a "configure"
script, so I'm completely stuck.
Any hints?
Vitalie Ciubotaru
P.S.: Perhaps, I should have e-mailed it to the author of cross-gnu scripts,
but I thought the answer would be of general interest.
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Hi, the easiest way to
Hi,
the easiest way to compile GNU/Hurd is to use Debian as a base distribution. Debian has GNU/Hurd as a non-release architecture already.
From what I remember could be easily build with the normal apt tools
(apt-get build-dep and apt-get source).
They also have documentation for Hurd cross compiling from Debian GNU/Linux.
It's been a while since I did this myself, but it was far easier than I expected.
I'm sorry if this isn't a direct answer to your question, but since most Hurd development seems to be Debian based, most of the errors and search engine hits are based on a Debian environment (including gcc/binutils versions), so it will make playing with the Hurd easier and more fun.
Good luck.
Thank you, Anonymous
Yeah, but:
1. to cross-compile Hurd from Debian GNU/Linux one needs Debian GNU/Linux. What if all one has is a self-compiled GNU/Linux?
2. cross-compiling Hurd from Debian GNU/Linux means replicating Debian GNU/Hurd, using Debian tools (apt-get, dpkg, crosshurd etc.) and Debian sources (you said apt-get sources, right?). It's not bad at all, but one wishes to study Hurd by recreating it.
Solved it!!!
Thomas Schwinge's scripts are absolutely magnificent. The MIG issue was solved by upgrading to version 1.3.1.99 (from ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/mig). Later on I had to stop while compiling malloc in glibc-2.3.4, which again was solved by upgrading - to version 2.3.5. Now I have a working cross-compile envirenment. Wow!!!
Vitalie Ciubotaru
P.S.: Have to figure out which packages "my" Hurd will include...