On 20/07/01 03:17PM, Benda Xu wrote:
> > But while building the toolchain, I was not able to compile `gcc` as I
> > was riddled with errors along the way. Most of them are related to the
> > newer `gcc` (version 9.x) finding incompatibility in the sources of
> > the `gcc` I am trying to build (version 4.9).  I will continue to
> > build the toolchain and hopefully move onto separating `Bionic` from
> > the other side of Android mid-week.
> 
> Why do you need to build gcc-4.9?

I assumed we need to build the gcc which is used by the Android platform
(and as an extension NDK as well). The latest gcc which they ship is
version 4.9 [1].

> Does the version number "4.4.222" coresspond to the kernel of your
> phone?

Yes.

> Generally, when compiling a toolchain, you don't need to match
> the linux-header version to the running kernel. The newest linux-header
> will do.

I was not aware of that, thanks. But then again, I don't see why I
shouldn't continue using the "4.4.222" headers.


Regards,
Gunwant

[1] https://android.googlesource.com/toolchain/gcc/+/refs/heads/master