Re: [gentoo-embedded] crossdev builds libiberty.a with host arch

[Joakim Tjernlund]

Mike Frysinger <vapier@g.o> wrote on 2011/11/11 17:01:28:
>
> On Friday 11 November 2011 10:47:02 Joakim Tjernlund wrote:
> > Mike Frysinger <vapier@g.o> wrote on 2011/11/11 15:46:44:
> > > On Friday 11 November 2011 03:26:22 Joakim Tjernlund wrote:
> > > > I installed binutils
> > > > and now I got a the correct libbfd.so and libiberty.a under
> > > >
> > > >  /usr/powerpc-softfloat-linux-gnu/usr/lib/binutils/powerpc-softfloat-li
> > > >  nux-
> > > >
> > > > gnu/2.16.1/ There is no symlink under
> > > >
> > > >  /usr/powerpc-softfloat-linux-gnu/lib/
> > > >
> > > > though which forces me to pass -L and -I options too gcc in order to
> > > > build oprofile. Would be nice if the symlinks were created to make the
> > > > x-compile env. mimic the normal host env.
> > >
> > > try running:
> > >    ROOT=/usr/powerpc-softfloat-linux-gnu binutils-config 1
> >
> > :) that got me
> > /usr/powerpc-softfloat-linux-gnu/usr/i686-pc-linux-gnu/powerpc-softfloat-l
> > inux-gnu/lib/libiberty.a ->
> > /usr/lib/binutils/powerpc-softfloat-linux-gnu/2.16.1/libiberty.a
> >
> > but this is a host arch libiberty.a so can't use it for x-compile :(
>
> hmm, yeah, that's because binutils-config doesn't use relative symlinks.  i
> wonder if relative would be fine since it isn't crossing the /usr boundary ...

Possibly, can't think of a reason not to.

>
>
> > No sign of any new libiberty.h header files though.
> > Did I miss something?
>
> you might also have to manually set CHOST otherwise binutils-config will think
> it's setting up a cross-compiler.
>
> CHOST=powerpc-softfloat-linux-gnu \
> ROOT=/usr/powerpc-softfloat-linux-gnu \
> binutils-config 1

Nope, that didn't change anything

 Jocke