[uClibc] Porting uClibc to an MMU based architecture

[Jagbir Singh Randhawa]

Greetings.

I need to port uClibc to work on a particular MMU based architecture which is 
running a port of linux 2.4.20.

I am constrained to work with the following tools __only__ :
1. gcc 2.95.3
2. binutils 2.9.1

As I understand, uClibc gained the functionality to run on processors with 
MMUs fairly recently, the primary aim so far being to run on MMU-less 
processors.

My questions are:
1. Will I be able to build uClibc (ideally the latest version -- uClibc 
0.9.26), with shared library support, with the above tools ? 

As in, do the above tools supply all the necessary features needed by uClibc 
0.9.26 ?

If not, what are the features I should demand from the tools ?

2. Other than the sysdeps folder supplying architecture specific code to 
implement fork(), clone () and company, what other areas of the uClibc source 
tree will need changes to implement shared library and dynamic loading 
support for MMU based architectures ?

3. How different is the dynamic loader in uClibc from the one in glibc, a 
cursory glance reveals a difference in the way the sources are arranged 
atleast.

4. Other than the source (yes, the source is with me Obi), what other 
knowledge bases exist to aid me in my effort ?

Thanks and regards,
Robin