26633 – glibc-2.3.2-r1 fails to cross build

Bug 26633 - glibc-2.3.2-r1 fails to cross build

Summary: glibc-2.3.2-r1 fails to cross build

Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	New packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Martin Schlemmer (RETIRED)

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Reported:	2003-08-14 10:49 UTC by witr
Modified:	2003-08-19 17:24 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Patch to enable glibc crossbuild (glibc.patch,612 bytes, patch) 2003-08-14 10:51 UTC, witr	Details \| Diff
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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.