Re: [Mingw-users] lib /OUT failing for binutils cross build on mingw

[Michael G. <mg...@te...>]

> I have followed the instructions for building a cross compiler under=20
> minGW/MSYS on windows as described on the minGW site. The first step is=20
> to build binutils. It fails fairly early saying something like:
>=20
> Can't find program lib /OUT:...
>=20
> This seems to be coming from the ltcf-c.sh file where the variable
> "old_archive_cmds" is defined at about line 388 in binutils-2.17 version.
>=20
> Right above this it says:
> # FIXME: Should let the user specify the lib program.
>=20
> I found some reference where someone had changed "lib" to "ar" but not=20
> sure if that is right.
>=20
> Any ideas why the configure/build of binutils might be failing here?

You did look at the HOWTO section of the MinGWiki
  http://www.mingw.org/MinGWiki/index.php/MinGWHowTo
and there at the entry dealing with building a linux hosted mingw
xcompiler, most noteably
  http://www.mingw.org/MinGWiki/index.php/build a Win32 x-compiler for Linux
did you ?

There you'll find a shell script that I know to work for a couple of
users including myself.

HTH, best,
Michael
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