Using the tools as a 6809 cross-compiler?

[DoctorWkt]

Hi, I see that most of the subdirectories have GNU Makefiles, and I've been able to build most of the tools on a Linux box. Is there a document that tells me where to install the resulting binaries so I can use this as a cross-compiler?

Should I use CC, CC2 or DCC as the front-end for the compiler passes? Can AR be built on a Linux box? What assembler does CoCoC use?

[Why? I'm building a 6809 SBC and I'm trying to find a C compiler and tools that, initially, can cross-compile but, eventually, run self-hosted on the SBC.]

Thanks, Warren

[Deek]

Hi, I see that most of the subdirectories have GNU Makefiles, and I've been able to build most of the tools on a Linux box. Is there a document that tells me where to install the resulting binaries so I can use this as a cross-compiler?

Sorry for the late response, I don't look at the discussions all the time.

Not as such, mostly because as I was putting the system together I got really used to building more stuff as I ran into roadblocks and the whole thing kinda snowballed. 😁

In my workflow, I use a /dd/defs directory to hold the headers meant to be seen by dcpp, and a /dd/lib directory to hold the libraries -- you should be able to copy them from the Defs/ and Lib/ dirs in CoCoC.

There are a few files that make installs in ~/.dcc/ that parts of the compiler use, and I think all the compiler parts install themselves into ~/bin/.

Should I use CC, CC2 or DCC as the front-end for the compiler passes? Can AR be built on a Linux box? What assembler does CoCoC use?

dcc is the right frontend to use once you've got the compiler stuff built. The compiler is currently set up to use rma and rlink to assemble and link binaries, versions of which have been ported to Linux.

I am currently working on adopting a multiplatform rlink into CoCoC, but that's not done yet. After that, I hope to tackle RMA.

[Why? I'm building a 6809 SBC and I'm trying to find a C compiler and tools that, initially, can cross-compile but, eventually, run self-hosted on the SBC.]

That's pretty cool, let me know if there's something I can do to help with that.

[DoctorWkt]

Thanks for the reply. In the interim, I've found the vbcc compiler and associated assembler and linker to make a good toolchain for the 6809. I've just uploaded the current state of my 6809 SBC to Github; have a look if you have time: Nine-E.