Re: Cross compiling libnl, iw, crda and friends

[Alexandre Becholey - s h o c k f i s h / <alexandre@shockfish.com>]

Jon Loeliger wrote:
 > Guys,
 >
 > Am I missing an obvious solution to cross compiling libnl, iw,
 > the crda and related friends?
 >
 > I have a cross-compiled kernel and headers and such, and I'd
 > like to add the various wireless tools into the mix, but I
 > think the existing Makefiles are basically unaware of cross
 > compiling.
 >
 > I think there are a couple points of confusion.  While we need
 > to compile on the host machine, we need to point to the target
 > include files which may not be installed in standard locations.
 > The resulting libraries, though, need to be installed in standard
 > locations on the target.  This combination doesn't seem to be
 > recordable in the pkg-config files (libnl-2.0.pc, for example).
 >
 > Then things like crda and iw need to use the headers from the
 > cross-build installation and the cross-kernel, not the host's.
 >
 > Also, crda seems to have hard paths for the regulatory.bin.
 > I want to point to my source package for the build, but then
 > install it into a standard location on the target.  Feh.
 >
 > I feel like I'm missing something here...?
 >
 > Thanks,
 > jdl
 >
 >
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Hi,

I did cross-compile libnl for ARMv5 CPU a few months ago. What you need 
is a tool-chain (a gcc that runs or your computer but compile code for 
target machine and the glibc).
In your Makefile or configure (I don't remember, but if you are patient 
I can have a look soon), you'll have to add the tool-chain's include 
file (can also tell you the path soon) to the CFLAGS variable (CFLAGS += 
-I/path/to/the/tool-chain's/include).

http://www.kegel.com/crosstool/ may help you for your tool-chain

Best regards,

Alexandre

PS: If your target machine is an ARM, I have 3 tool-chains: gcc 3.4.3, 
gcc 4.1.x (fails with the weak attribute if I remember well) and gcc 
4.2.x, if that's interest you...