Re: disable 'create executables' autoconf tests for cross compiler

[Dan Kegel <dank at kegel dot com>]

Matthew J Fletcher wrote:
> when cross compiling to i486-elf using crosstool (latest) i get the folloing 
> error.
>
> checking whether the C compiler ( 
> /home/mfletcher/nucleus-builder/build-gcc/gcc/xgcc 
> -B/home/mfletcher/nucleus-builder/build-gcc/gcc/ 
> -B/home/scx/gcc334nucleus/i386-elf/bin/ 
> -B/home/scx/gcc334nucleus/i386-elf/lib/ -isystem 
> /home/scx/gcc334nucleus/i386-elf/include -O2 -g -O2 ) works... no
> configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler cannot 
> create executables.
> make: *** [configure-target-libiberty] Error 1
>
>
> so my question is how do i disable this test, as normaly cross compilers 
> cannot generate executables that will run on the host.

Is your target really i486-elf, i.e. no operating system?
Note that crosstool does not target i486-elf.  It targets i486-linux.
You probably want to build a gcc/newlib toolchain.
- Dan

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