Bug 92693 - Links cannot be cross-compiled
Bug#: 92693 Product:  Gentoo Linux Version: unspecified Platform: All
OS/Version: All Status: RESOLVED Severity: normal Priority: P2
Resolution: FIXED Assigned To: vanquirius@gentoo.org Reported By: radek@podgorny.cz
Component: Applications
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Summary: Links cannot be cross-compiled
Keywords:  
Status Whiteboard: 
Opened: 2005-05-15 05:01 0000
Description:   Opened: 2005-05-15 05:01 0000 
The current way links is built is wrong because it has "gcc" hardcoded in the
Makefiles (or somewhere else?). It just doesn't take CBUILD and CHOST into
account which results in broken binaries (cannot be run on target system).

------- Comment #1 From Marcelo Goes 2005-05-25 10:45:47 0000 ------- 
Created an attachment (id=59804) [details]
links-2.1_pre17-r2.ebuild.diff

I took a look at the configure script and found this:

  if test -n "$CC"; then
  ac_cv_prog_CC="$CC" # Let the user override the test.

Thus perhaps setting CC before the configure script is run fixes it?
Please tell me if this patch works for you.

------- Comment #2 From Radek Podgorny 2005-05-25 11:51:58 0000 ------- 
AFAIK setting CC worked for me but this is not an acceptable solution. Portage
itself should take care of build/target architecture so one can emerge world for
another arch without dealing with this...

P.S.: Sorry, can't test it now as my system is not prepared... :-(

------- Comment #3 From Marcelo Goes 2005-05-25 13:20:08 0000 ------- 
(In reply to comment #2)
> Portage itself should take care...

Yep, that's why I'm adding export CC="$(tc-getCC)" to the ebuild, it should
define CC so that you don't have to.

> P.S.: Sorry, can't test it now as my system is not prepared... :-(

No problem. Let me know when you can so that we can sort this out :-).

------- Comment #4 From Radek Podgorny 2005-05-25 13:36:54 0000 ------- 
OK, thanks. Will try ASAP...

------- Comment #5 From Radek Podgorny 2005-05-31 05:02:31 0000 ------- 
This patch seem to work as expected, please include. Don't have a machine to
try
it on but in case it won't work, I'll reopen this one.

------- Comment #6 From Marcelo Goes 2005-06-07 14:07:29 0000 ------- 
Alright, adding it to -r2.
Thanks for reporting.