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tool_chain.txt: Update for Genode 12.11 

The Gentoo-specific section should be taken offline until the overlay
got updated.

Version 12.11 adds a binary package for x86_64 in addition to x86_32.
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@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ Genode.
Recommended development platform
################################
We currently use [http://www.ubuntu.com/ - Ubuntu] 10.04 LTS and 11.04 on
servers and client machines. Hence, Genode should always build without trouble
on these platforms.
We currently use [http://www.ubuntu.com/ - Ubuntu] 12.04 LTS on servers and
client machines. Hence, Genode should always build without trouble on these
platforms.
Unified tool chain
@ -25,24 +25,22 @@ Unified tool chain
Starting with Genode version 11.11, there is a unified tool chain for all base
platforms and supported CPU architectures (x86_32, x86_64, and ARM). For Genode
development, we highly recommend the use of the official Genode tool chain. It
can be obtained in two ways: as pre-compiled binaries (for Linux-based x86_32
host systems), or manually compiled:
can be obtained in two ways: as pre-compiled binaries or manually compiled:
:Pre-compiled:
Our pre-compiled tool chain is runnable on Linux/x86_32. The archive will be
extracted to '/usr/local/genode-gcc'. To extract the archive, use the
following command:
! sudo tar xPfj genode-toolchain-<version>.tar.bz2
Our pre-compiled tool chain is runnable on Linux x86_32 and x86_64. The
archives for both versions will be extracted to '/usr/local/genode-gcc'. To
extract the archive, use the following command:
! sudo tar xPfj genode-toolchain-<version>-<arch>.tar.bz2
The use of the 'P' option ensures that the tool chain will be installed at
the correct absolute path.
[http://sourceforge.net/projects/genode/files/genode-toolchain/ - Download the pre-compiled tool chain...]
:Compile from source:
For those of you who prefer compiling the tool chain from source or for
obtaining a tool chain for x86_64, we provide a tool for downloading,
building, and installing the Genode tool chain. You find the tool in Genode's
source tree at 'tool/tool_chain'. For usage instructions, just start the tool
without arguments.
For those of you who prefer compiling the tool chain from source, we provide
a tool for downloading, building, and installing the Genode tool chain. You
find the tool in Genode's source tree at 'tool/tool_chain'. For usage
instructions, just start the tool without arguments.
In both cases, the tool chain will be installed to '/usr/local/genode-gcc'. All
tools are prefixed with 'genode-x86-' or 'genode-arm-' respectively such that
@ -59,16 +57,18 @@ see a valid reason not to use it, please contact us (e.g., via the mailing
list).
Gentoo Portage overlay
######################
For Gentoo users, there exist a Portage overlay, which includes the Genode
toolchain.
:[https://github.com/blitz/blitz-overlay]:
Portage overlay for using the Genode tool chain on Gentoo
You'll find the toolchain under sys-devel/genode-toolchain.
; XXX The Gentoo Portage overlay must be update to the new tool chain
;
;Gentoo Portage overlay
;######################
;
;For Gentoo users, there exist a Portage overlay, which includes the Genode
;toolchain.
;
;:[https://github.com/blitz/blitz-overlay]:
; Portage overlay for using the Genode tool chain on Gentoo
;
;You'll find the toolchain under sys-devel/genode-toolchain.
Background information - Why do we need a special tool chain?
@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ chain for arbitrary architectures, which brings us two immediate benefits. We
do no longer have to rely on the CodeSourcery tool chain for ARM. There is now
a 'genode-arm' tool chain using the same compiler configuration as used on x86.
The second benefit is the use of multiarch libs on the x86 platform. The
genode-x86 tool chain can be used for both x86_32 and x86_64, the latter being
the default.
genode-x86 tool chain can be used for both x86_32 and x86_64 as build target,
the latter being the default.
Since we introduced GDB support into Genode, we added GDB in addition to GCC
and binutils to the Genode tool chain. The version is supposed to match the one