Re: Trying to cross compile glib-2.18.2 for ARM

[Enrico Weigelt <weigelt metux de>]

* Chuck Kuecker <ckuecker ckent org> wrote:

Hi,

> checking for posix getpwuid_r... (cached) yes
> checking for posix getgrgid_r... configure: error: in
> `/opt/Freescale1/ltib/rpm/BUILD/glib-2.18.2':
> configure: error: cannot run test program while cross compiling
> See `config.log' for more details.
> error: Bad exit status from /opt/Freescale1/ltib/tmp/rpm-tmp.29960 (%
> build)

That's because certain people missed the last decade and still assume 
that the building system is identical (yes, identical and not just equal)
with the target system. General braindead misconception.

Solution: get rid of all the AC_TRY_RUN()'s in configure.ac+friends.
There are better ways to do this.


cu
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