> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Kamble, Nitin A > Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 7:00 PM > To: Patches and discussions about the oe-core layer > Subject: Re: [OE-core] lconfig-native is not endian safe > > I have updated the ldconfig-native to match the version of eglibc > 2.12.1, but that still does not solve the endienness problem of cross > ppc.
BTW ldconfig's endienness issue is also for mips & armeb. > > Thanks, > Nitin > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of > > Mark Hatle > > Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 8:44 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [OE-core] lconfig-native is not endian safe > > > > On 3/30/11 9:47 AM, Richard Purdie wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > Poky has had a ldconfig-native recipe in for a while. Back in the > > times > > > our RPATHS were totally broken adding in an ld.so.cache was useful. > > In > > > modern times I'm having trouble working out when this would be > useful > > on > > > a standard system as libraries are pretty much always in one of the > > two > > > default search locations. > > > > > > ldconfig-native is 32/64 bit safe. I've just been looking at PPC > and > > it > > > is certainly not endian safe though. The endianess of the target > > system > > > need to match that of the build system for it to work. It wouldn't > be > > > much work to make it endian safe though although the codebase will > > > diverge further from that in (e)glibc though. > > > > > > Short term we need to disable it at least for ppc, longer term what > > > should we do? > > > > On ARM, are the structures packed in the same way as the target > system? > > > > I know I prefer to NOT use ldconfig in the systems I design, but I > > understand > > why people want it. > > > > I suggest we disable it on PPC for now, and work on updating endian > > support, > > (packing if necessary) and make sure that it supports the latest > > ldconfig > > features of being able to use referenced directories and such. > > > > --Mark > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Richard > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Openembedded-core mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.linuxtogo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openembedded- > core > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Openembedded-core mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.linuxtogo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openembedded-core > > _______________________________________________ > Openembedded-core mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.linuxtogo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openembedded-core _______________________________________________ Openembedded-core mailing list [email protected] http://lists.linuxtogo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openembedded-core
