unable to compile gdb 6.0 as a cross gdb; error: cannot run test program while cross compiling

[Gleb Natapov]

Hello,

 Try to do "export bash_cv_have_mbstate_t=yes" before running configure.

On Mon, Oct 27, 2003 at 05:47:52PM -0600, Wolcott, Ken (MED, Compuware) wrote:
> Hi;
> 
>   I used Dan Kegel's crosstool version 0.24 (http://www.kegel.com/crosstool/) 
> to create an arm9 cross tool chain.  I'm now trying to create an arm9 native 
> gdb.
> 
>   One of the developers I'm trying to support says that he gets the error 
> msg"GDB can't read core files on this machine".  So he wants an arm9 native 
> gdb rather than aarm9 crossgdb.
> 
>   I have downloaded the gdb 6.0 source, expanded it, created a sibling 
> directory for my gdb build, executed configure and make using the attached 
> compile.sh script from the gdb build directory I created.  The captured 
> output is also attached as kaw_make.log.  There is mention of config.log, so 
> I attached it as well.
> 
>   All I need is a gdb that can read an arm9 corefile.  Whether that is a cross 
> gdb (host: i686-pc-linux, target: arm-arm9-linux) or an arm9 native gdb, it 
> doesn't matter.
> 
> Thanks,
> Ken
>