RE: [avr-libc-dev] avr-libc installation error

[Weddington, Eric]

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> Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 2:03 AM
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> Subject: RE: [avr-libc-dev] avr-libc installation error
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> 
> 
> >Is the avr-libc user manual and the installation guide in that manual
> deficient or wrong in some way? 
> 
> Well, unfortunately for me, following the avr-libc standard 
> installation
> steps at http://www.nongnu.org/avr-libc/user-man ... 
> tools.html led to the
> errors I reported above. It kept hanging at the avr-libc 
> installation step.
> This led to the above discussion of the merits (and problems) 
> of crossdev.
> Since I couldn't get the normal steps to work, i tried the crossdev
> workaround to get avr-libc installed. this worked, and i then 
> followed the
> remaining steps at http://www.nongnu.org/avr-libc/user-man 
> ... tools.html .
> 
> >Crossdev is known to be deficient. I don't understand why you felt
> compelled to use some hybrid approach when the user manual 
> contains a known
> good method on building and installing avr-libc... 
>  
> Right, I definitely didn't want to deal with crossdev irregularities
> (especially since i am a relative noob), but it allowed me to 
> get around the
> problems I reported in my Apr. 07 post.
> 
> I am hoping my current problems aren't a result of this 
> workaround (well,
> they appear not to be at this point). 
> 

Have you tried the Linux build script in the 'sticky' post at the top of
the AVR GCC Forum in AVR Freaks?