[Bug 234750] Review Request: avr-binutils - Cross Compiling GNU binutils targeted at avr

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Summary: Review Request: avr-binutils - Cross Compiling GNU binutils targeted at avr


https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=234750





------- Additional Comments From rc040203 at freenet.de  2007-04-06 23:37 EST -------
(In reply to comment #19)
> (In reply to comment #18)
> > In my specs I do all these steps this way:
> > %prep
> > %setup -q -c -T -n %{name}-%{version}
> > %setup -q -D -T -n %{name}-%{version} -a0
> > 
> 
> Erm why not just:
> %prep
> %setup -q -c
> 
> That has exactly the same effect.
Yes, but only if a package has exactly one source-tarball.

When a package has several source-tarballs (like my gcc-specs), my construct is
more flexible (I generate the specs)

> > Finally: As you already know, I dislike a toolchains using an architecture (avr)
> > as their target
> 
> I know, but as long as almost the whole world does it like this I'm 
> not planning on changing this.
Well, ... who is this whole world you are referring to?

Any GNU toolchain developer will tell you that using an architecture as target
is not a clever decision.

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