Re: [Mingw-users] ld not configured to use sysroots

[Ronald P. <pij...@ds...>]

> > > > I'll be sure to build the binutils 2.20 release with
> > > > --with-sysroot to overcome this issue.
> > >
> > > That would be a mistake unless you are building a cross-linker. As
> > > documented in gcc and ld info, the -sysroot option is designed
> > >  for cross-compilers and cross-linkers.
> > 
> > Like Danny says, that would be a mistake.  The real question to be 
> > asked, (of the OP)...
> > 
> > > I've been trying to get llvm-gcc compiled under mingw.
> > 
> > Did you also build a cross-binutils, (with --target=llvm), to go with 
> > your cross-gcc?  That's the one that needs to be configured with 
> > the --with-sysroot option.
>  
> I am not buildling a cross compiler (as far as I'm aware of), I'm just
> trying to build llvm-gcc as a replacement for gcc.
> To keep msys/mingw clean, I choose to install this to /llvm, but for 
> the linker there should not be any difference.
> 
> To quote NightStrike:
> 
>    > When you configure binutils, use the --with-sysroot option.  This is
>    > how binutils (and gcc) should pretty much always be built these days,
>    > with the current configury system that is present in sourceware's top
>    > level configure.  You point binutils to the location of the sysroot,
>    > and you get bonus points if the sysroot is equal to or decendent from
>    > your prefix.
> 
> This isn't true then? I understand from this that it doesn't hurt to specify
> --with-sysroot if it is the same as --prefix.

I recompiled the binutils with --prefix=/mingw --with-sysroot=/mingw, and now
things are ok.

Ronald