Is it possible to compile an application on SPARC and make it x86
binary, or do I have to compile it on an x86 Solaris platform? (Using
SS11) I thought it might be possible to specify arch with something
like -xarch=<?>...

nergal wrote:
> Is it possible to compile an application on SPARC and make it x86
> binary, or do I have to compile it on an x86 Solaris platform? (Using
> SS11) I thought it might be possible to specify arch with something
> like -xarch=<?>...

No, you have to compile for Sparc on Sparc and x86 on x86.

-- 
Ian Collins.

On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:12:32 -0700 (PDT), nergal <nergal@nergal.se> wrote:
> Is it possible to compile an application on SPARC and make it x86
> binary, or do I have to compile it on an x86 Solaris platform? (Using
> SS11) I thought it might be possible to specify arch with something
> like -xarch=<?>...

No, not with Sun Studio 11.  You can only build `native' binaries with
Studio 11.

You can build SPARC (32-bit) and SPARC-64 binaries on a SPARC build
machine.  You can also build I386 and X86-64 binaries on an X86 build
machine.  No cross-building support is available though.

On 2008-03-16, nergal <nergal@nergal.se> wrote:
> Is it possible to compile an application on SPARC and make it x86
> binary, or do I have to compile it on an x86 Solaris platform? (Using
> SS11) I thought it might be possible to specify arch with something
> like -xarch=<?>...

You can build cross-development systems from the binutils and
gcc sources.

Andreas.

In article 
<164787ac-9b3a-49f4-b5a8-778b82cb99e0@i7g2000prf.googlegroups.com>,
 nergal <nergal@nergal.se> wrote:

> Is it possible to compile an application on SPARC and make it x86
> binary, or do I have to compile it on an x86 Solaris platform? (Using
> SS11) I thought it might be possible to specify arch with something
> like -xarch=<?>...

As has been pointed out, without source, you're pretty much SOL.  The 
best you could do is run a SPARC emulator to run the application.  It 
won't run fast but with the Intel old Model 40 TARDIS features, you 
won't care.

-- 
DeeDee, don't press that button!  DeeDee!  NO!  Dee...

Michael Vilain wrote:
> In article 
> <164787ac-9b3a-49f4-b5a8-778b82cb99e0@i7g2000prf.googlegroups.com>,
>  nergal <nergal@nergal.se> wrote:
> 
> 
>>Is it possible to compile an application on SPARC and make it x86
>>binary, or do I have to compile it on an x86 Solaris platform? (Using
>>SS11) I thought it might be possible to specify arch with something
>>like -xarch=<?>...
> 
> 
> As has been pointed out, without source, you're pretty much SOL.  The 
> best you could do is run a SPARC emulator to run the application.  It 
> won't run fast but with the Intel old Model 40 TARDIS features, you 
> won't care.
> 

I think the OP is asking about a "cross compiler".  AFAIK, there is 
none!  If the OP REALLY needs a cross compiler, it's probably possible 
to do it with GCC though it may take a good deal of work.  I don't think 
people write cross compilers for platforms where a native compiler is 
readily available!

On 2008-03-16, Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> wrote:
> nergal wrote:
>> Is it possible to compile an application on SPARC and make it x86
>> binary, or do I have to compile it on an x86 Solaris platform? (Using
>> SS11) I thought it might be possible to specify arch with something
>> like -xarch=<?>...
>
> No, you have to compile for Sparc on Sparc and x86 on x86.
>
Unless you use gcc, which has full cross-compile capabilities if you
need it.

-- 
             Christopher Mattern

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