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Subject: RE: _libintl_gettext missing while building Linux kernel
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 13:04:28 -0000
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On 20 March 2007 12:24, Domen Vrankar wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> while trying to build Linux kernel under Cygwin I get undefined
> reference to `_libintl_gettext' errors. 

  The following patch might help, but it's against a rather old kernel version
and I don't know if it'll still apply:

diff -pruNE linux-2.6.12.2.orig/scripts/Makefile.host
linux-2.6.12.2.new/scripts/Makefile.host
--- linux-2.6.12.2.orig/scripts/Makefile.host	2005-06-30 00:00:53.000000000
+0100
+++ linux-2.6.12.2.new/scripts/Makefile.host	2006-01-16 15:30:24.428019400
+0000
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ hostcxx_flags  = -Wp,-MD,$(depfile) $(__
 # Create executable from a single .c file
 # host-csingle -> Executable
 quiet_cmd_host-csingle 	= HOSTCC  $@
-      cmd_host-csingle	= $(HOSTCC) $(hostc_flags) $(HOST_LOADLIBES) -o $@ $<
+      cmd_host-csingle	= $(HOSTCC) $(hostc_flags) $(HOST_LOADLIBES) \
+			  $(HOSTLOADLIBES_$(@F)) -o $@ $<
 $(host-csingle): %: %.c FORCE
 	$(call if_changed_dep,host-csingle)
 
diff -pruNE linux-2.6.12.2.orig/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
linux-2.6.12.2.new/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
--- linux-2.6.12.2.orig/scripts/kconfig/Makefile	2005-06-30
00:00:53.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.12.2.new/scripts/kconfig/Makefile	2006-01-17 16:11:32.521667100
+0000
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 # ===========================================================================
+# Local mods.  This is for cygwin-hosted builds.  Should be harmlessly
+# superfluous on Linux platforms where libintl functionality is in glibc.
+#ifeq (${OSTYPE},cygwin)
+HOST_LOADLIBES := -lintl
+#endif
+
+# ===========================================================================
 # Kernel configuration targets
 # These targets are used from top-level makefile
 



    cheers,
      DaveK
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Can't think of a witty .sigline today....


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