I've found a clue to this puzzle, but still can't find a solution. When I
compile with my cross-compile arguments on the command line, I get a different
result than if I compile with the cross-compiler .exe as the only command line
argument and the remaining cross-compile args in the `nim.cfg`.
With cross-compile args on the command line, the cross-compiler is called
properly on `system.nim`, but things go haywire on the second call to the
cross-compiler:
D:\code\nim\arm_sandbox> nim c --cpu:arm --os:any --cc:gcc
--arm.any.gcc.exe=arm-none-eabi-gcc .\src\main_4.nim
Hint: used config file 'D:\code\nim-1.6.10\config\nim.cfg' [Conf]
Hint: used config file 'D:\code\nim-1.6.10\config\config.nims' [Conf]
Hint: used config file 'D:\code\nim\arm_sandbox\nim.cfg' [Conf]
........................................................
CC: ../../../nim-1.6.10/lib/system.nim
arm-none-eabi-gcc.exe -c -w -fmax-errors=4 -mthumb
-ID:\code\nim-1.6.10\lib -ID:\code\nim\arm_sandbox\src -o
D:\code\nim\arm_sandbox\build\nimcache\@m..@s..@s..@snim-1.6.10@s...@ssystem.nim.c.o
D:\code\nim\arm_sandbox\build\nimcache\@m..@s..@s..@snim-1.6.10@s...@ssystem.nim.c
CC: main_4.nim
arm-none-eabi-gcc.exe -c -w -fmax-errors=4 -mthumb
-ID:\code\nim-1.6.10\lib -ID:\code\nim\arm_sandbox\src -o
D:\code\nim\arm_sandbox\build\nimcache\@mmain_4.nim.c.o
D:\code\nim\arm_sandbox\build\nimcache\@mmain_4.nim.c
arm-none-eabi-gcc.exe: fatal error: cannot execute 'cc1': CreateProcess: No
such file or directory
compilation terminated.
Error: execution of an external compiler program 'arm-none-eabi-gcc.exe -c
-w -fmax-errors=4 -mthumb -ID:\code\nim-1.6.1 lib -IDarm-none-eabi-gcc.exe::
mnr\ pj avfatal error: tn nicannot execute 'm\a m_cc1sa db': CreateProcess:
No such file or directory
coompxil\astrci -oo nD: \gtrmen\rprmj\iavntna\ntime\adrm._s
andbox\build\nimcache\@m..@s..@s..@snim-1.6.10@s...@ssystem.nim.c.o
D:\code\nim\arm_sandbox\build\nimcache\@m..@s..@s..@snim-1.6.10@s...@ssystem.nim.c'
failed with exit code: 1
Run
Whereas with the cross-compile args in `nim.cfg`, the cross-compiler is
mistakenly called with the path to the desktop gcc prefixed to the given
cross-compiler .exe:
D:\code\nim\arm_sandbox> nim c --arm.any.gcc.exe=arm-none-eabi-gcc
.\src\main_4.nim
Hint: used config file 'D:\code\nim-1.6.10\config\nim.cfg' [Conf]
Hint: used config file 'D:\code\nim-1.6.10\config\config.nims' [Conf]
Hint: used config file 'D:\code\nim\arm_sandbox\nim.cfg' [Conf]
........................................................
CC: ../../../nim-1.6.10/lib/system.nim
D:\code\nim-1.6.10\dist\mingw64\bin\arm-none-eabi-gcc.exe -c -w
-fmax-errors=3 -mno-ms-bitfields -w -fmax-errors=4 -mthumb
-ID:\code\nim-1.6.10\lib -ID:\code\nim\arm_sandbox\src -o
D:\code\nim\arm_sandbox\build\nimcache\@m..@s..@s..@snim-1.6.10@s...@ssystem.nim.c.o
D:\code\nim\arm_sandbox\build\nimcache\@m..@s..@s..@snim-1.6.10@s...@ssystem.nim.c
Error: invocation of external compiler program failed. The system cannot
find the file specified.
Additional info: Requested command not found:
'D:\code\nim-1.6.10\dist\mingw64\bin\arm-none-eabi-gcc.exe -c -w -fmax-errors=3
-mno-ms-bitfields -w -fmax-errors=4 -mthumb -ID:\code\nim-1.6.10\lib
-ID:\code\nim\arm_sandbox\src -o
D:\code\nim\arm_sandbox\build\nimcache\@m..@s..@s..@snim-1.6.10@s...@ssystem.nim.c.o
D:\code\nim\arm_sandbox\build\nimcache\@m..@s..@s..@snim-1.6.10@s...@ssystem.nim.c'.
OS error: 2
Run
