Bug 26633

Summary:	glibc-2.3.2-r1 fails to cross build
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	witr
Component:	New packages	Assignee:	Martin Schlemmer (RETIRED) <azarah>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX
Severity:	normal	CC:	witr
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
Attachments:	Patch to enable glibc crossbuild

Description witr 2003-08-14 10:49:01 UTC

Attempting to merge glibc-2.3.2 (using portage-2.0.49_pre17) with
CHOST=powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu and CBUILD=i686-pc-linux-gnu results in a
./configure error:

  * Configuring GLIBC...
  checking build system type... powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu
  checking host system type... powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu
  ...
  checking size of long double... configure: error: cannot compute sizeof (long
double), 77

Modifying the ebuild with code stolen from ebuild.sh, as attached, fixes this
problem.

Comment 1 witr 2003-08-14 10:51:03 UTC

Created attachment 16105 [details, diff]
Patch to enable glibc crossbuild

This patch enables cross-building of the glibc ebuild.

Comment 2 witr 2003-08-14 13:25:15 UTC

Actually, after thinking about it more, I'd suggest that the offending code in the ebuild be deleted and the econf() method be used instead, passing the needed additional options in EXTRA_ECONF.

Comment 3 Martin Schlemmer (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-08-19 09:03:15 UTC

There is cross projects/bugs going, please look there first.

Comment 4 witr 2003-08-19 17:24:14 UTC

What about the argument that ebuilds should use econf intead of a "roll your own" conf?  That would fix my problem without being a cross compilation issue, or affecting other users.