Re: ppp on 2.6.18

James Chapman
2008-06-16T15:22:14Z

mohammed shareef wrote:
> Dear James,
>
> i did the following as u said:
>
> ./configure --target=arm-linux --enable-arm --prefix=/root/Desktop/pppbuild
>
> make CC=arm-linux-gcc LD=arm-linux-ld
>
> it compiles without any error;
>
> but when i do:
> make install i get the following error:
>
> install -d -m 755 /root/Desktop/pppbuild/sbin
> install -d -m 755 /root/Desktop/pppbuild/share/man/man8
> cd chat; make install
> make[1]: Entering directory `/root/Desktop/ppp-2.4.4/chat'
> mkdir -p /root/Desktop/pppbuild/sbin /root/Desktop/pppbuild/share/man/man8
> install -s -c chat /root/Desktop/pppbuild/sbin
> strip: Unable to recognise the format of the input file

You need to add STRIP=arm-linux-strip and possibly
INSTALL=arm-linux-install to the make install command line. If that
fails, hack the -s out of the install command in chat/Makefile and strip
the file by hand.

> `/root/Desktop/pppbuild/sbin/chat'
> install: strip process terminated abnormally
> make[1]: *** [install] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/Desktop/ppp-2.4.4/chat'
> make: *** [install-progs] Error 2
>
> thank you
>
> On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 8:08 PM, James Chapman <jchapman@katalix.com> wrote:
>> mohammed shareef wrote:
>>> I downloaded a 2.4.4 ppp package and did the following to compile it
>>> for my omap-osk:
>>>
>>> ./configure --host=arm-linux --prefix=/root/Desktop/pppbuild
>>> make
>>> make install
>> The configure script isn't one that supports cross compilation,
>> unfortunately. So it is likely that you built files for your native desktop
>> system.
>>
>> To cross compile, do
>> make CC=arm-linux-gcc LD=arm-linux-ld
>>
>> but make sure that your compiler uses its own version of the system headers,
>> not your desktop versions.
>>
>>
>> --
>> James Chapman
>> Katalix Systems Ltd
>> http://www.katalix.com
>> Catalysts for your Embedded Linux software development
>>
>>
>

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James Chapman
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