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problems with cross-compiling

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From: Jörg Stucke <stucke <at> informatik.uni-bonn.de>
To: bug-libtool <at> gnu.org
Subject: problems with cross-compiling
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2018 16:07:10 +0200

Hi,


I was trying to cross-compile lighttpd using a mips cross-compiling
toolchain and clang. lighttpd uses libtool to compile some libraries. I
got an error when libtool tried to link with clang:

/bin/bash ../libtool  --tag=CC   --mode=link /usr/bin/clang-6.0  
-target mips-linux-gnu -I/usr/mips-linux-gnu/include/ -Wall -W -Wshadow
-pedantic -module -export-dynamic -avoid-version -target mips-linux-gnu
-o mod_flv_streaming.la -rpath /usr/local/lib mod_flv_streaming.lo
libtool: link: rm -fr  .libs/mod_flv_streaming.la
.libs/mod_flv_streaming.lai .libs/mod_flv_streaming.so
libtool: link: /usr/bin/clang-6.0 -shared  -fPIC -DPIC 
.libs/mod_flv_streaming.o      -Wl,-soname -Wl,mod_flv_streaming.so -o
.libs/mod_flv_streaming.so
/usr/bin/ld: .libs/mod_flv_streaming.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 8)
/usr/bin/ld: .libs/mod_flv_streaming.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 8)
/usr/bin/ld: .libs/mod_flv_streaming.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 8)
.libs/mod_flv_streaming.o: error adding symbols: File in wrong format
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see
invocation)


It seems that the linking flag "-target mips-linux-gnu" was removed by
libtool which resulted in the linker (clang) assuming the wrong
architecture (x86_64). The flag was set in the LDFLAGS environment
variable.

Before, it gets passed correctly during compiling (with CFLAGS="-target
mips-linux-gnu"):

/bin/bash ../libtool  --tag=CC   --mode=compile /usr/bin/clang-6.0
-DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DHAVE_VERSIONSTAMP_H -
DLIBRARY_DIR="\"/usr/local/lib\"" -DSBIN_DIR="\"/usr/local/sbin\"" -I.
-I..   -D_REENTRANT -D_FILE_OFFSET_
BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_LARGE_FILES   -target mips-linux-gnu
-I/usr/mips-linux-gnu/include/ -Wall -
W -Wshadow -pedantic -MT mod_flv_streaming.lo -MD -MP -MF
.deps/mod_flv_streaming.Tpo -c -o mod_flv_stream
ing.lo mod_flv_streaming.c
libtool: compile:  /usr/bin/clang-6.0 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H
-DHAVE_VERSIONSTAMP_H -DLIBRARY_DIR=\"/usr/local/lib
\" -DSBIN_DIR=\"/usr/local/sbin\" -I. -I.. -D_REENTRANT
-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_LARG
E_FILES -target mips-linux-gnu -I/usr/mips-linux-gnu/include/ -Wall -W
-Wshadow -pedantic -MT mod_flv_stre
aming.lo -MD -MP -MF .deps/mod_flv_streaming.Tpo -c mod_flv_streaming.c 
-fPIC -DPIC -o .libs/mod_flv_streaming.o


I'm not sure if this is intended or an error. The Problem only occurs if
the flag "-target mips-linux-gnu" is set in  CFLAGS and LDFLAGS.
Changing the environment variable CC to "/usr/bin/clang -target
mips-linux-gnu" instead, mitigates the problem, since it is then present
during linking with libtool. I tried it with lighttpd 1.4.49 which uses
the latest release version of libtool (2.4.6).


regards,
Jörg

Message #8 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Bob Friesenhahn <bfriesen <at> simple.dallas.tx.us>
To: Jörg Stucke <stucke <at> informatik.uni-bonn.de>
Cc: bug-libtool <at> gnu.org, 32211 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#32211: problems with cross-compiling
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2018 13:45:00 -0500 (CDT)

[Message part 1 (text/plain, inline)]

On Thu, 19 Jul 2018, Jörg Stucke wrote:
>
> It seems that the linking flag "-target mips-linux-gnu" was removed by
> libtool which resulted in the linker (clang) assuming the wrong
> architecture (x86_64). The flag was set in the LDFLAGS environment
> variable.

Libtool only passes through options that it understands.  Otherwise 
one must use -Wc, and -Wl, syntax to pass options to the compiler or 
linker.

Also, usually cross-tools are supposed to be named a particular way 
(including the target triplet in the name) according to autoconf 
conventions (see the autoconf documentation).  This helps autoconf and 
libtool understand that cross-compilation is being performed, and 
assures that the correct tools are used.

On a system here, I see cross tools named like mips-linux-gcc and 
mips-unknown-linux-uclibc-gcc.

Bob
-- 
Bob Friesenhahn
bfriesen <at> simple.dallas.tx.us, http://www.simplesystems.org/users/bfriesen/
GraphicsMagick Maintainer,    http://www.GraphicsMagick.org/

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