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authorioannesKX <34248998+ioannesKX@users.noreply.github.com>2020-12-29 13:39:06 +0200
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Update README.md for clear instructions on multilib
The current README.md only explains how to use multilib on the Linux cross-compiler, but not on the Newlib one. This might create confusion as seen here https://github.com/riscv/riscv-tools/issues/287, or makes it seem like you can't multilib on Newlib. It's also the case that the multilib option is more common on embedded toolchains rather than on Linux, so I believe this small change on documentation should clear things up.
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@@ -84,16 +84,18 @@ Supported ABIs are ilp32 (32-bit soft-float), ilp32d (32-bit hard-float),
ilp32f (32-bit with single-precision in registers and double in memory, niche
use only), lp64 lp64f lp64d (same but with 64-bit long and pointers).
-### Installation (Linux multilib)
+### Installation (Newlib/Linux multilib)
-To build the Linux cross-compiler with support for both 32-bit and
-64-bit, run the following commands:
+To build either cross-compiler with support for both 32-bit and
+64-bit, run the following command:
./configure --prefix=/opt/riscv --enable-multilib
- make linux
+
+And then either `make` or `make linux` for the Newlib or Linux cross-compiler respectively.
-The multilib compiler will have the prefix riscv64-unknown-linux-gnu-,
-but will be able to target both 32-bit and 64-bit systems.
+The multilib compiler will have the prefix riscv64-unknown-elf- or riscv64-unknown-linux-gnu-,
+but will be able to target both 32-bit and 64-bit systems. It will support
+the most common `-march`/`-mabi` options, which can be seen by using the `--print-multi-lib` flag on either cross-compiler.
### Troubleshooting Build Problems