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How can I develop software for a PowerPC? (reddthat.com)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by dr_robotBones@reddthat.com to c/retrocomputing

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Does anyone know how I can cross-compile software for a 1999 iMac G3 with a PowerPC processor? Are there resources on how to develop for this CPU and is there any community around it?

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[–] themoken@startrek.website 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Are you putting Linux on it, or are you looking to run MacOS?

If you're doing Linux, doing a GCC cross tool chain (with a tool like crosstool-ng) should be a good start.

[–] dr_robotBones@reddthat.com 1 points 3 days ago

That's cool that Linux can be put on this machine! I plan on preserving the original OS though.