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On 20/07/01 03:17PM, Benda Xu wrote: |
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> > But while building the toolchain, I was not able to compile `gcc` as I |
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> > was riddled with errors along the way. Most of them are related to the |
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> > newer `gcc` (version 9.x) finding incompatibility in the sources of |
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> > the `gcc` I am trying to build (version 4.9). I will continue to |
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> > build the toolchain and hopefully move onto separating `Bionic` from |
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> > the other side of Android mid-week. |
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> Why do you need to build gcc-4.9? |
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I assumed we need to build the gcc which is used by the Android platform |
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(and as an extension NDK as well). The latest gcc which they ship is |
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version 4.9 [1]. |
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> Does the version number "4.4.222" coresspond to the kernel of your |
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> phone? |
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Yes. |
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> Generally, when compiling a toolchain, you don't need to match |
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> the linux-header version to the running kernel. The newest linux-header |
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> will do. |
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I was not aware of that, thanks. But then again, I don't see why I |
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shouldn't continue using the "4.4.222" headers. |
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Regards, |
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Gunwant |
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[1] https://android.googlesource.com/toolchain/gcc/+/refs/heads/master |
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