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

[NightStrike <nig...@gm...>]

On Sun, Oct 4, 2009 at 3:23 PM, Ronald Pijnacker <pij...@ds...> wrote:
>> > > > 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.

Glad it worked for you!