Free Software C/C++ Cross-Compiler Suite
for the Motorola MPC8xx
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GCC-MPC8XX Version 1 Tools are Available Now
This GCC-MPC8XX Version 1 Tools - Release Notes document provides the background technical information about a port of the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) used as a cross-compiler for the Motorola MPC8xx processor family. The MPC8xx processor family
•is based on the PowerPC architecture,
•falls under the definition of "embedded" processors due to a high level of peripheral logic integration,
•relies on software emulation for floating point computations.
The classical approach to software development for embedded systems is to rely on commercial cross-compiler tools. The alternative described in this document is known as GCC from the Free Software Foundation. It is the compiler behind the Linux operating system and it is increasingly used as a cross-compiler for a number of different target environments.
GCC pre-compiled binary specifications: binutils-2.13, gcc-3.2.1, newlib-1.10.0, --host=i386-pc-linux, --target=powerpc-eabi.
Relevant files:
Compiled binaries (no longer available): http://www.connotech.com/gcc_mpc8xx/xgcc-mpc8xx-v1.tar.gz
Miscellaneous patched files in the distribution: http://www.connotech.com/gcc_mpc8xx/gcc-mpc8xx-patches-1.0.tar.gz
The build script file: http://www.connotech.com/gcc_mpc8xx/port-xgcc-v1.sh
Original distributions:
binutils-2.13
Originator's web site: http://sources.redhat.com/binutils/
Originator's distribution (one of many mirror sites): ftp://gnu.teleglobe.net/ftp.gnu.org/binutils/binutils-2.13.tar.gz
CONNOTECH Mirror for binutils-2.13
gcc-3.2.1,
Originator's web site: http://gcc.gnu.org/,
Originator's distribution (one of many mirror sites): ftp://gnu.teleglobe.net/ftp.gnu.org/gcc/gcc-3.2.1.tar.gz,
CONNOTECH Mirror for gcc-3.2.1.
newlib-1.10.0
Originator's web site: http://sources.redhat.com/newlib/
Originator's distribution: ftp://sources.redhat.com/pub/newlib/newlib-1.10.0.tar.gz
CONNOTECH Mirror for newlib-1.10.0.
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