cross compiling util-linux

cross compiling util-linux

[Christer Solskogen]

Hi!

I'm having a bit trouble cross compiling util-linux. Due to where is 
thinks it finds libpam.la. For all I know that might be a problem that 
Linux-PAM has, but if anyone could point me in the right direction I 
would be very happy :-)

[solskogen@cheer util-linux.x86_64-centix-linux-gnu]$ make
make  all-recursive
make[1]: Entering directory 
`/storage/home/solskogen/obj/_build/util-linux.x86_64-centix-linux-gnu'
Making all in po
make[2]: Entering directory 
`/storage/home/solskogen/obj/_build/util-linux.x86_64-centix-linux-gnu/po'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
make[2]: Leaving directory 
`/storage/home/solskogen/obj/_build/util-linux.x86_64-centix-linux-gnu/po'
make[2]: Entering directory 
`/storage/home/solskogen/obj/_build/util-linux.x86_64-centix-linux-gnu'
   CCLD   libblkid.la
copying selected object files to avoid basename conflicts...
   CCLD   libmount.la
   CCLD   login
libtool: link: cannot find the library `/lib64/libpam.la' or unhandled 
argument `/lib64/libpam.la'
make[2]: *** [login] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory 
`/storage/home/solskogen/obj/_build/util-linux.x86_64-centix-linux-gnu'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory 
`/storage/home/solskogen/obj/_build/util-linux.x86_64-centix-linux-gnu'
make: *** [all] Error 2

configure was run like this: -prefix=/usr 
--build=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu --host=x86_64-centix-linux-gnu 
--with-sysroot=/home/solskogen/obj/root.x86_64-centix-linux-gnu

I have succesfully compiled the linux kernel, binutils, gcc, glibc etc. 
with the cross compiler so I'm pretty sure that nothing is wrong with my 
toolchain.


-- 
chs

Re: cross compiling util-linux

[Mike Frysinger]

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On Thursday 06 September 2012 13:30:36 Christer Solskogen wrote:
> libtool: link: cannot find the library `/lib64/libpam.la' or unhandled
> argument `/lib64/libpam.la'

not a bug in util-linux.  libtool linker scripts do not play well with cross-
compiling.  you can remove them, hack them, or hack up the local libtool.

> configure was run like this: -prefix=/usr
> --build=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu --host=x86_64-centix-linux-gnu
> --with-sysroot=/home/solskogen/obj/root.x86_64-centix-linux-gnu

the --with-sysroot isn't necessary
-mike

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Re: cross compiling util-linux

[Christer Solskogen]

On Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 10:44 PM, Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org> wrote:
> On Thursday 06 September 2012 13:30:36 Christer Solskogen wrote:
>> libtool: link: cannot find the library `/lib64/libpam.la' or unhandled
>> argument `/lib64/libpam.la'
>
> not a bug in util-linux.  libtool linker scripts do not play well with cross-
> compiling.  you can remove them, hack them, or hack up the local libtool.
>

I disagree. GMP, MPFR, MPC, ISL and CLooG also deal with that kind of
problems with libtool. But --with-sysroot solves it.
CLooG did had a problem, but when I recreated the configure script
with a new versions of libtool, automake and autoconf the problem was
solved.


-- 
chs,