Linux cross-compilation for ARM architecture

Question

I am interested in cross-compiling a Linux kernel for an ARM target on a x86 host. Are there some good practices you recommend? Which is the best cross-compile suite in your

Answer 1

If you're using Gentoo, getting a cross-compiling toolchain is as easy as

$ emerge crossdev
$ crossdev -t $ARCH-$VENDOR-$OS-$LIBC

where ARCH is arm or armeb, VENDOR is unknown or softfloat, OS is linux, and LIBC is gnu or uclibc.

If all you want is a compiler (and linker) for the kernel, the LIBC part is irrelevant, and you can use -s1/--stage1 to inform crossdev that you only need binutils and gcc.