[Clfs-support] Is a Cross-Toolchain with Ada Possible using CLFS Procedure?

[Joe Ciccone]

On Mon, 2011-04-11 at 11:35 -0500, Steve Jones wrote: 
> On Mon, 11 Apr 2011, bv wrote:
> 
> > On Sunday 10 April 2011 15:34:32 Steve Jones wrote:
> > 
> > > > I've found nothing in the mail archives. Anyone willing to consult about
> > > > this?
> > > 
> > > I've done it before.  First you need a native gnat of the same exact
> > > version of your cross compiler. So you need to install 4.2.4 into /opt
> > > or /usr/local and put that into your path before the system gcc.
> > 
> > suppose the host already has ada  (eg it  has say gcc-4.4.x with ada and I 
> > want  to build a toolchain with gcc-4.5,x or gcc-4.6.x  with  ada enabled;  
> > can this be done?  And if so how so )
> > 
> 
> Current and recent gcc documentation suggests that cross gnat can should
> be built by the same exact version of native gnat.  My experience is
> that it can only be built with the same exact version, 4.4.3 will not
> build 4.5.2 or 4.6.0.
I've had the same experience with cross-compiling gnat. I have compiled
natively with different versions, but they were of the same major. If
memory serves both were 4.1 series. It was a long time ago.

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Joe Ciccone