Gentoo Archives: gentoo-alt

From: Alan Hourihane <alanh@×××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-alt@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-alt] horrible GCC symlink fix
Date: Mon, 03 Aug 2009 09:46:58
Message-Id: 1249292814.12983.0.camel@server.demon.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-alt] horrible GCC symlink fix by Galaxy
1 That's what it appears to be for the people who see the problem.
2
3 Alan.
4
5 On Sat, 2009-08-01 at 12:33 +0800, Galaxy wrote:
6 > May I ask whether the bug only happens when the symlink to gcc is removed ?
7 > So using $EPREFIX with symlinks will be of no problem while the
8 > $EPREFIX keeps the same, right ?
9 >
10 > 2009/7/31 Alan Hourihane <alanh@×××××××××××.uk>:
11 > > On Fri, 2009-07-31 at 17:11 +0200, Fabian Groffen wrote:
12 > >> On 31-07-2009 16:09:34 +0100, Alan Hourihane wrote:
13 > >> > On Fri, 2009-07-31 at 17:01 +0200, Fabian Groffen wrote:
14 > >> > > can you be a bit more explanatory on what this is about exactly?
15 > >> >
16 > >> > This mess, and the associated code in toolchain.eclass.....
17 > >> >
18 > >> > if [[ ${EPREFIX} != ${realEPREFIX} ]] ; then
19 > >> > ewarn "Your \${EPREFIX} contains one or more symlinks.
20 > >> > GCC has
21 > >> > a"
22 > >> > ewarn "bug which prevents it from working properly when
23 > >> > there ar
24 > >> > e"
25 > >> > ewarn "symlinks in your \${EPREFIX}."
26 > >> > ewarn "See
27 > >> > http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29831"
28 > >> > ewarn "Continuing with your EPREFIX set to:"
29 > >> > ewarn "${realEPREFIX}"
30 > >> > export EPREFIX=${realEPREFIX}
31 > >> > fi
32 > >>
33 > >> I guess the problem is that it works for you but breaks for others?
34 > >
35 > > It's fine here.
36 > >
37 > > At least a variable to turn it off would be useful.
38 > >
39 > > Alan.
40 > >
41 > >
42 > >
43 >