Yes, I did. They looked good to me, although I am willing to change the format based on further feedback.
On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 10:49 PM Gedare Bloom <ged...@rtems.org> wrote: > Hi Utkarsh, > > Thank you this looks pretty good. Did you build the docs with your > changes to see they look right to you? > > On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 10:57 AM utkarsh.ra...@gmail.com > <utkarsh.ra...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > --- > > user/start/tools.rst | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+) > > > > diff --git a/user/start/tools.rst b/user/start/tools.rst > > index c3f039b..63b6d17 100644 > > --- a/user/start/tools.rst > > +++ b/user/start/tools.rst > > @@ -76,3 +76,34 @@ source code used. > > > > > > Add ``--verbose`` to the GCC command for the the verbose version > details. > > + > > +Need for RTEMS-Specific Cross-Compiler > > +-------------------------------------------- > > + > > +New users are often confused as to why they can't use their > distribution's > > +cross-compiler for their target on rtems, e.g., the riscv64-linux-gnu > or the > > +arm-none-eabi-gcc. Below mentioned are some of the reasons for using > the RTEMS > > +cross-compiler. > > + > > + ``Correct configuration of newlib -`` > > + Newlib is a C standard library implementation intended for use on > embedded > > + systems. Most of the POSIX and libc support for RTEMS is derived from > newlib. > > + The RTEMS cross-compiler configures newlib correctly for RTEMS. > > + > > + ``Threading in GCC support libraries -`` > > + Several threading packages in GCC such as Go threads (libgo), openmp > > + (libgomp), and openacc need to be customized according to RTEMS. This > is done > > + by the RTEMS specific cross-compiler. > > + > > + ``Provide preprocessor define __rtems__ -`` > > + The ``__rtems__`` preprocessor define is used to provide > conditional code > > + compilation in source files that are shared with other projects e.g. > in newlib > > + or imported code from freebsd. > > + > > + ``Multilib variants to match the BSP -`` > > + RTEMS configures GCC to create separate runtime libraries for each > supported > > + instruction set, floating point unit, vector unit, word size (e.g. > 32-bit and > > + 64-bit), endianness, ABI, processor errata workarounds, and so on in > the > > + architecture. These libraries are termed multilib variants. Multilibs > variants > > + to match the BSP are set by selecting a specific set of machine > options using > > + the RTEMS cross-compiler. > > -- > > 2.17.1 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > devel mailing list > > devel@rtems.org > > http://lists.rtems.org/mailman/listinfo/devel >
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