Re: [gentoo-embedded] x86 flags

[Peter Stuge <peter@stuge.se>]

wireless wrote:
> Well, I got a alix.2D3+b board with an onboard Geode LX.
> 
> I intend to set up embedded Gentoo on this system,
> eventually.

If you like you can also look at coreboot, which supports the board.


> Here is my proposed make.conf (generic x86) settings:
> 
>   CHOST="i586-PC-linux-gnu"

Note: Make pc lowercase instead.


>   CFLAGS="-Os -march=i586 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer"
>   CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
>   USE="-* -nls ncurses ssl crypt berkdb perl pcre \
>   python readline zlib bzip2 nptl nptlonly syslog "
> 
> Maybe add these flags {fpu vme de pse tsc msr cx8 pge}
> or will that be redundant?
> 
> Any refinements or suggestions that will work across
> the broad range of x86 machines are most welcome.

What I do for any build is look carefully at the profile and override
any things I don't like in there. It might make sense to just create
a new profile.


> Your comments and observations are most welcome.

Not much to comment on for now. I guess you've seen these pages about
Gentoo on ALIX:

http://www.twam.info/tag/alix3d3

(Note that ALIX.2 and ALIX.3 boards are almost completely identical
from a software point of view.)


//Peter