Dear Abraham,
In message CANiE1qok5Z97JVU_bZD+k_BSzgJH5hxDvQKeVAH68AFca-qN+w@mail.gmail.com you wrote:
It is always wrong to use an absolute path name for CROSS_COMPILE. You should use "CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-linux-gnu-" and make sure your PATH is set correctly.
Actually, I also give the full path name when defining CROSS_COMPILER
Then you are also doing it incorrectly. Don't worry, you are not alone ;-)
variable. This is because I find myself juggling between different compilers, located in different locations for the same build (personal experimentation). Is there some dependency on the PATH variable that I'm missing? Or is this just convention?
Using a full path name is bad style, and there is actually no guarantee that it will work correctly.
If you are dealing with multiple tool chains you should always set up your PATH correctly; there are scripts available that will help doing that for you (like "eldk-switch" [1] for our ELDK).
[1] http://www.denx.de/wiki/view/ELDK-5/WebHome#Section_1.8.3.
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk