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authorScott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>2013-12-13 13:11:22 -0600
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2014-01-02 13:16:09 +0000
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parent5dd83ad7e342e465961e730b30620af578241a21 (diff)
downloadpoky-efedaf9267462c126219236704b6807a28979ed9.tar.gz
ref-manual: Updated the FAQ entry for how to use an external toolchain.
We no longer have the external-sourcery.bb recipe. Had to rewrite this around it. (From yocto-docs rev: 4b0e3860216092461862d29b3a53a834f8dd43b2) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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@@ -513,16 +513,15 @@
513 </para> 513 </para>
514 514
515 <para> 515 <para>
516 The default value of <filename>TCMODE</filename> is "default" 516 The default value of <filename>TCMODE</filename> is "default",
517 (i.e. <filename>tcmode-default.inc</filename>). 517 which tells the OpenEmbedded build system to use its internally
518 built toolchain (i.e. <filename>tcmode-default.inc</filename>).
518 However, other patterns are accepted. 519 However, other patterns are accepted.
519 In particular, "external-*" refers to external toolchains of 520 In particular, "external-*" refers to external toolchains.
520 which there are some basic examples included in the 521 One example is the Sourcery G++ Toolchain.
521 OpenEmbedded Core (<filename>meta</filename>). 522 The support for this toolchain resides in the separate
522 You can use your own custom toolchain definition in your own 523 <filename>meta-sourcery</filename> layer at
523 layer (or as defined in the <filename>local.conf</filename> 524 <ulink url='http://github.com/MentorEmbedded/meta-sourcery/'></ulink>.
524 file) at the location
525 <filename>conf/distro/include/tcmode-*.inc</filename>.
526 </para> 525 </para>
527 526
528 <para> 527 <para>
@@ -532,21 +531,6 @@
532 the toolchain such as <filename>libgcc</filename>, 531 the toolchain such as <filename>libgcc</filename>,
533 <filename>libstdcc++</filename>, any locales, and 532 <filename>libstdcc++</filename>, any locales, and
534 <filename>libc</filename>. 533 <filename>libc</filename>.
535 An example is the
536 <filename>external-sourcery-toolchain.bb</filename>, which is
537 located in <filename>meta/recipes-core/meta/</filename> within
538 the Source Directory.
539 </para>
540
541 <para>
542 For information on installing and using cross-development
543 toolchains, see the
544 "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_ADT_URL;#installing-the-adt'>Installing the ADT and Toolchains</ulink>"
545 section in the Yocto Project Application Developer's Guide.
546 For general information on cross-development toolchains, see
547 the
548 "<link linkend='cross-development-toolchain-generation'>Cross-Development Toolchain Generation</link>"
549 section.
550 </para> 534 </para>
551 </answer> 535 </answer>
552 </qandaentry> 536 </qandaentry>