Re: [gtk-list] Cross compile glib for ARM

[mike lee <mikelee avantwave com>]

mpsuzuki hiroshima-u ac jp wrote:

> Hi
>
> On Thu, 05 Jan 2006 10:49:04 +0800
> mike lee <mikelee avantwave com> wrote:
>  
>
> >  I fail to cross compile latest glib 2.6 and also 2.0 with
> >      ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/arm/3.4.1/arm-linux --host=arm-linux
> >      make
> >    
>
> Check which CC is used in building. I suppose you will find
> gcc is used instead of arm-linux-gcc. I think both of --host
> and --build options are required to teach ./configure to work
> for cross building. If you use --host only, ./configure simply
> misunderstands "i am in arm-linux".
>  
--build option is guessed correctly and it is recognized as cross 
compiling, but it seem that glib can not accept cross compile.

> In addition to, using "--prefix=/usr/local/arm/3.4.1/arm-linux"
> is not recommended, because the built binaries will lookup
> files (shared libraries, configuration files, messsage catalogues,
> etc etc) from /usr/local/arm/3.4.1/arm-linux on your target system.
>
>  
>
> >   Also try to fake configure, but it fail to run glib-genmarshal which 
> > can not excute in i386.
> >      ./configure
> >      make CC=arm-linux-gcc LD=arm-linux-ld
> >    
>
> When you execute ./configure, the environment is configured
> to build on your host. It's too late to teach CC and LD.
>  
It is the only way out for me.