Re: [gentoo-embedded] [PATCH] Move ARCH and ELIBC to local profile

[Joakim Tjernlund]

Mike Frysinger <vapier@g.o> wrote on 2014/02/01 08:08:04:

> From: Mike Frysinger <vapier@g.o>
> To: gentoo-embedded@l.g.o
> Cc: Joakim Tjernlund <joakim.tjernlund@×××××××××.se>
> Date: 2014/02/01 08:08
> Subject: Re: [gentoo-embedded] [PATCH] Move ARCH and ELIBC to local
profile
>
> On Thursday, January 30, 2014 21:49:24 Joakim Tjernlund wrote:
> > Mike Frysinger <vapier@g.o> wrote on 2014/01/30 20:12:54:
> > > On Wednesday, January 29, 2014 17:58:46 Joakim Tjernlund wrote:
> > > > As both ARCH and ELIBC are PROFILE_ONLY vars one cannot
> > > > define these in make.conf.
> > > > Move these to etc/portage/profile/make.defaults which is part
> > > > of the profile.
> > >
> > > i've been thinking we should stop using the embedded profile
entirely.
> > > instead, scan profiles.desc and pick the first one there that
matches
> > > ARCH.
> >
> > That would pull in a lot of pkgs into the embedded space, would it
not?
>
> it would to a degree.  i really really don't want crossdev to get into
the 
> business of generating profiles.
>
> the other aspect is that the embedded profile does not import all the
arch-
> specific details that profiles/arch/$ARCH/ contain (which is why
crossdev has 
> this ARCH hack in the first place).  or all the profiles/default/linux/
stuff 
> (for linux targets).
>
> what CTARGET do you normally use ?

Mostly powerpc-xxx-linux-gnu and powerpc-softfloat-linux-gnu
but just started with x86_64-xxx-linux-gnu too.

BTW, while I remember, crossdev creates stuff under 
/etc/portage(categories and build env.)
Would be great if this could be redirected to an overlay so one can have 
everything
one needs to build the toolchain. 

 Jocke