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

[mike lee <mikelee avantwave com>]

Antonio Gomes wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Take a look at scratchbox (www.scratchbox.org) for a rapid cross
> compile environment ;)
>  
Actually, i have tried that before, but i accidently crash my root 
path.... a nightmare....
if there is another way out i will choose that rather than this

> On 1/4/06, mike lee <mikelee avantwave com> wrote:
>  
>
> > 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.
> >    
>
> --
>
> --Antonio Gomes
>
> if (yourJob == boring) {
>        // Go to the opensource community for (at least) having fun
>        sendRedirect ("http://www.whateveronlinux.org";);
>
> } else {
>
>       suck_it_up (you);
> }
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