[Buildroot] svn commit: trunk/buildroot/package

[Roberto A. Foglietta]

Hi,

 Unfortunately at this time I cannot help you in external toolchain support.

 The problem is not only that gcc complains but X server does not
compile at all.

2008/11/15  <danieljlaird at hotmail.com>:
> We have some issues regarding this patch.
> The problem is that buildroot when it builds its own compiler gets rpath etc
> setup properly.
> If you try to build buildroot with an external toolchain then this fails and
> various issues are seen.
>
> Currently Thomas and myself have posted various forms of a patch that tries
> to get buildroot working
> with an external toolchain as both of us (I believe) require this
> functionality.
>
> The problem appears to be that if *-gcc is compiling to a object file then
> the --rpath-link options are not necessary and it complains.
> currently however when gcc is doing the linking then it requires the --rpath
> options.
>
> I am not a gcc expert or a particular toolchain expert so I would love
> someone who might know to try and
> help us on how to use an external toolchain with buildroot and the correct
> --rpath flags at the right time.
>
> I have found some stuff on LD_RUN_PATH, maybe this could be used? any help
> is really appreciated,
> it currently seems a shame that buildroot and external toolchain support is
> not quite as good as it could be!
>
> cheers
> daniel Laird
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Roberto A. Foglietta" <roberto.foglietta at gmail.com>
> Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 6:06 AM
> To: "Arnar Mar Sig" <antab at valka.is>
> Cc: <buildroot at uclibc.org>
> Subject: Re: [Buildroot] svn commit: trunk/buildroot/package
>
>> 2008/11/12 Arnar Mar Sig <antab at valka.is>:
>>>
>>> On Nov 12, 2008, at 8:55 AM, Thomas Petazzoni wrote:
>>>
>>>> Le Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:09:06 -0500,
>>>> "hartleys" <hartleys at visionengravers.com> a écrit :
>>>>
>>>>> Each source file hit with CC produces a warning message. Everything
>>>>> hit with LD is fine. Here's a snip of the output:
>>>>>
>>>>> ...
>>>>> LD      lib/zlib_inflate/zlib_inflate.o
>>>>> LD      lib/zlib_inflate/built-in.o
>>>>> CC      lib/audit.o
>>>>> arm-linux-gcc: --rpath-link: linker input file unused because linking
>>>>> not done
>>>>> arm-linux-gcc: /home/bigguiness/buildroot/build_arm/staging_dir/lib:
>>>>> linker input file unused because linking not done
>>>>> arm-linux-gcc: --rpath-link: linker input file unused because linking
>>>>> not done
>>>>> arm-linux-gcc: /home/bigguiness/buildroot/build_arm/staging_dir/usr/
>>>>> lib:
>>>>> linker input file unused because linking not done
>>>>
>>>> Odd. I did try to build the kernel and didn't see this messages. I
>>>> will
>>>> try something else.
>>>>
>>>> Sincerly,
>>>>
>>>> Thomas
>>>
>>>
>>> This also happen when building for AVR32.
>>
>> It happens in i586 too, please take a look to this report
>>
>> http://busybox.net/bugs/view.php?id=6324
>>
>> may be it is related with your changes.
>>
>> Ciao,
>> --
>> /roberto
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/roberto