Re: [Gumstix-users] Buildroot make failure on FC5

[Jay P. <ja...@bl...>]

Tom,
	Go into the config options for the buildroot and bump bin-utils down 2.16.1 
(the first one not labeled experimental).  I had the same issue and this 
fixed it for me.

-Jay

On Sunday 03 September 2006 14:29, Tom Gonser wrote:
> Hi folks:
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> Buildroot make fails
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> Just installed VMware - FC5, and followed instructions on the gumstix page:
> http://docwiki.gumstix.org/Buildroot_on_Windows - Yum-installing various
> packages.
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> Ran the svn co http://svn.gumstix.com/gumstix-buildroot/trunk
> gumstix-buildroot command, and it appears to create the proper directories
> for 1088.
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> Make defconfig and menuconfig worked fine.
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> The final make however fails.  Looking through it, it says there is no
> "Makeinfo" - however, I did Yum install it. Doing a 'Which Makeinfo'
> however fails to turn it up. (odd) Finally ending with 'No Match for
> argument: Makeinfo after appearing to install it. Maybe it requires more
> work?
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> It appears that this is causing some issues farther down in the script.
> Finally, the end says
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> "make: ***
> [/root/gumstix/gumstix-buildroot/toolchain_build_arm_nofpu/binutils-2.17-bu
>i ld/binutils/objdump]
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>   Error 2"
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> It does  not appear to make the "rootfs.arm_nofpu.jffs2" file.
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> Any pointers would be nice. Yes, I have been searching on this for a
> while..
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> Tom