[pocket-linux] Compiling glibc

[Bettes]

On Monday 26 July 2004 22:25, David Horton wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bettes [mailto:bettes at freegates.be]
> > Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 06:38 PM
> > To: pocket-linux at ufo.chicago.il.us
> > Subject: [pocket-linux] Compiling glibc
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I was able to compile the glibc sources. However, the compiled libraries
> > are not working on my P I 75 Mhz. ( I am Building it on a Athlon 1Hhz
> > using a SuSE 8.2 distro)
> >
> > When I try
> > $  ldd libc.so.6
> >
> > I got the message
> > $  /usr/bin/ldd: line 1: ./libc.so.6: No such file or directory
> >
> > which I find very strange.
> > I do not have this message on precompiled libraries from David Hortons
> > site
> >
> > When I use these libraries for pocket linux in chapter 8 I get
> >
> > > Freeing unused kernel memory: 248k freed
> > > /sbin/ini: error while loading shared libraries: libc.so.6: cannot open
> > > shared object file: No such file or directory
> > > Kernel panic: Attempted to kill init!
> >
> > I have compiled glibc with the line
> > $  export CC="gcc -mcpu=i386"
> > $
> > $  ./glibc-2.3.2/configure --enable-add-ons --host=i386-pc-linux-gnu
> > $  --prefix=/home/bettes/Documents/
> >
> > I checked this with the way David Horton compiles using the architect
> > scripts. ....
> > # Configure the package for FHS compliance and i386 processor.
> > export CC="gcc -mcpu=i386"
> > cd $BUILD_DIR
> > $SRC_DIR/configure \
> >   --enable-add-ons \
> >   --host=i386-pc-linux-gnu \
> >   --infodir=/usr/share/info \
> >   --libexec=/usr/lib/glibc \
> >   --prefix=/usr \
> > ...
> >
> > ANy idea what I am doing wrong?
>
> The problem may be with the --prefix=/home/bettes/Documents/.  I understand
> what you are trying to do here.  You want the library to install into
> /home/bettes/Documents rather than overwritting your existing libraries. 
> You can get better control over the installation location by using the
> 'install_root' Makefile variable.  Look at the following section of the
> recipe:
>
> # Install into staging area overriding make variables as needed.
> make \
>   install_root=$STAGING_DIR \
>   install
>
> Just change $STAGING_DIR to /home/bettes/Documents.  This should install it
> in the right place and perhaps solve the 'shared library not found' errors.
>
> Good Luck,
> Dave
>
>
>
>
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Hi David,

I don't see the reason why, but changing the prefix option to /usr did the 
trick. Now the libraries are working.

Thanks for the support
Bettes