Busybox make, modify my /dev/null on host

[Denys Vlasenko]

On Wednesday 13 February 2008 00:28, Martinb_ARM_NOMMU_KISSDVD wrote:
> @mike
> 
> you are correct but new toolchain is no option at this time (see pm i send)
> i can build without user root
> but if there is a clean workaround i dont mind
> (wil try to update my toolchain and report back to the list if i ever get
> this working)

I strongly suggest you to build your own toolchain from recent gcc and binutils.
It's actually not that hard.

> @vda
> 
>   LINK    busybox_unstripped
> Running arm-uclinux-elf-gcc -Wl,--sort-section -Wl,alignment -shared -o
> /dev/null -xc /dev/null...
> crwxrwxrwx 1 root root 1, 3 feb 12 01:16 /dev/null
> ...failure: 1
> ls: /dev/null: Bestand of map bestaat niet
> xargs: /dev/null: Bestand of map bestaat niet
> xargs: /dev/null: Bestand of map bestaat niet
> xargs: /dev/null: Bestand of map bestaat niet
> Trying libraries: crypt m
> (cut)
> 
> gcc -v

You heed to say "arm-uclinux-elf-gcc -v"

The workaround is attached.
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vda
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