[Buildroot] Buildroot and Linux/ARM on AT91SAM9260

[Ivan Kuten]

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> 
>  From what I've seen, at least for ARM, it's very toolchain dependent.  
> I've tried different versions of gcc, binutils and uClibc, with and  
> without EABI, using soft float and not. The only combination that has  
> worked reliably for me has been the combination I listed above. You  
> might try an older snapshot of buildroot from around May and try gcc  
> 4.0.4. That's the only compiler version I've gotten to work reliably.
> 
> I did finally get a build of the latest trunk of buildroot, but it had  
> a lot of problems. sshd and other non-busybox applications segfault.  
> This was using gcc 4.2.1, binutils 2.18 and a snapshot of uClibc from  
> early december, using softfloat and EABI. I've had to focus on some  
> other issues so I haven't gotten back to it yet. This was still with  
> my 2.6.21.6 kernel I'd built previously, still cannot get a working  
> 2.6.23 kernel with that toolchain.
> 

This link seems mention the same problem (for 2.6.23):
Subject: binutils 2.17.50.0.17 --build-id feature breaks arm kernel build
http://lists.arm.linux.org.uk/lurker/message/20070828.080711.574bb3f0.en.html

Regards,
Ivan
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