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Re: Anyone install windriver on linux yet?

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Originally Posted by AustinSchuh View Post
I'm not quite following what you did, and I consider myself pretty proficient with Linux. What do you mean by "host OS"? Normally when people use the term "host OS", they are talking about virtual machines,.and generally also use the term "guest OS" to describe what the "host OS" is hosting.
I believe he was referring to cross-compiling which uses the terms host architecture (probably i686-pc-linux-gnu or x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) and target architecture (I think it is PPC603gnu now).

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Along those lines, does anyone know where to get the compiler suite besides from the kit?
I was only able to get it using the CD or by downloading their evaluation product. It may be based on GCC but AKAIK it is not free.
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