Re: Newlib build error on ix86-linux

["J. Johnston" <jjohnstn at redhat dot com>]

J. Johnston wrote:
> Jose Miguel Goncalves wrote:
>
> > > > Jeff,
> > > >
> > > > I've followed your advice and give an absolute path to configure
> > > > Unfortunely the build stiil aborts, now in another place:
> > > >
> > > > gcc 
> > > > -I/home/jmpg/newlib-cvs/build/i686-pc-linux-gnu/newlib/targ-include 
> > > > -I/home/jmpg/newlib-cvs/src/newlib/./libc/include 
> > > > -DPACKAGE=\"newlib\" -DVERSION=\"1.11.0\" -I. 
> > > > -I/home/jmpg/newlib-cvs/src/newlib/libc/stdio -O2 -DMB_CAPABLE -Wall 
> > > > -D_I386MACH_ALLOW_HW_INTERRUPTS -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -DHAVE_FCNTL 
> > > > -DWANT_IO_POS_ARGS -DWANT_IO_LONG_DBL -fPIC 
> > > > -D_I386MACH_NEED_SOTYPE_FUNCTION -DMISSING_SYSCALL_NAMES 
> > > > -fno-builtin -O2 -g -O2 -O2 -g -O2 -c 
> > > > /home/jmpg/newlib-cvs/src/newlib/libc/stdio/findfp.c  -fPIC -DPIC -o 
> > > > .libs/findfp.o
> > > > In file included from 
> > > > /home/jmpg/newlib-cvs/build/i686-pc-linux-gnu/newlib/targ-include/sys/lock.h:7, 
> > > >
> > > >                  from 
> > > > /home/jmpg/newlib-cvs/src/newlib/libc/stdio/findfp.c:25:
> > > > /usr/include/bits/libc-lock.h:27:36: linuxthreads/internals.h: No 
> > > > such file or directory
> > > > make[4]: *** [findfp.lo] Error 1
> > > >
> > > > José Gonçalves
> > >
> > > What level of glibc are you using?  Newlib turns on the _LIBC flag to 
> > > get
> > > some special definitions but this flag is used for building glibc and
> > > header files are within their rights to expect to drag things in the 
> > > from the glibc
> > > sources.  Meshing newlib and glibc header files so they work in 
> > > harmony will be an
> > > on-going job.  Can you send me a copy of your 
> > > /usr/include/bits/libc-lock.h?
> > >
> > > -- Jeff J.
> >
> > Jeff,
> >
> > I'm using glibc 2.3.1.
> > I attach my "/usr/include/bits/libc-lock.h" header file.
> >
> > José
>
> Ok, Jose.  I need to do some work to make it work with glibc 2.3.1.  The 
> header
> files have changed.  Getting newlib and glibc header files coexisting is 
> an on-going
> struggle.  I have a few tweaks allowing it to go further, but I have 
> uncovered some
> other problems due to newer glibc headers.  I will hopefully have something
> to post to you later today.
>
> -- Jeff J.

Jose, I have posted a number of patches to sourceware.  Newlib for x86-linux
builds both on my newer and older version of glibc.  Update your sources
from the latest repository and try it out.

-- Jeff J.