[Buildroot] Questions related to "Incorrect selection of the C library" error

[Arnout Vandecappelle <arnout@mind.be>]

On Wednesday 14 September 2011 11:52:17, Thomas Petazzoni wrote:
> > The following lib (ld*-uClibc.so.*) is missing in my lib dir.
> > Where does this lib come from?
> 
> From the external toolchain.
> 
> > In my .config, I have selected BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL=y
> > and I have set the path for my toolchain, and the prefix.
> >
> > 
> >
> > But where can I set the path for my installed uClibc directory?
> > ( /usr/<arch>-linux-uclibc )
> 
> In the toolchain menu:
>  * Select "External toolchain" as Toolchain type
>  * Select "Custom toolchain" as Toolchain
>  * Put the path of your toolchain in Toolchain path

 What Thomas means is: you have to install uClibc in the same place as the 
cross compiler.  

Cross-compiler and libc (and various other things like dynamic library loader 
and debugger) are intimately linked. Together they are called the toolchain.  

 Regards,
 Arnout

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