On Wednesday, March 02, 2011 04:30:08 Pedro Alves wrote:
> On Wednesday 02 March 2011 02:17:22, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> > but i'd like to avoid this step when possible, so how about including the
> > generated file too, and adding a makefile target so that it is
> > regenerated whenever the .s changes ?
> 
> I don't see where's the chicken&egg

gcc needs an assembler, and that gets compiled with binutils/gdb.  so i cant 
make binutils/gdb need a compiler.

> but in any case, yep, keeping the
> generated file in the tree is what I was thinking.  No need to force
> people to have a build of a bfin compiler/assembler at hand to build the
> host non-bfin gdb.

ok, i'll put this together.  shouldnt take long.

any other feedback ? :)
-mike