Trouble installing gnu ARM C compiler

ckuecker · 10-18-2009, 07:56 AM

Hello,

I am trying to install the GNU ARM compiler and associated support so I can continue working on a project using a Freescale imx27 processor and embedded Linux. I could not find a complete compiler install package, so I am trying to build from source.

I am an experienced embedded software engineer, but so far I have not been involved with a Linux project, so I qualify as a newbie, I guess. I've run Linux for email and hosting my web site, but up until now, I haven't done any development work except under Windoze.

I tried searching for answers to this problem and found a few, which I tried, but the problem remains. I am running Ubuntu 8.04 on a PC.

I found an install script online which I am attempting to use. I changed the BINUTILS and GCC lines to reflect my installed versions:

Code:

#!/bin/sh
# Written by Uwe Hermann , released as public domain.
# Edited by Travis Wiens

TARGET=arm-elf # Or: TARGET=arm-none-eabi
PREFIX=/usr/local/arm # Install location of your final toolchain
PARALLEL="" # Or: PARALLEL=""

BINUTILS=binutils-2.18.1
GCC=gcc-4.2
NEWLIB=newlib-1.17.0
GDB=gdb-6.8

export PATH="$PATH:$PREFIX/bin"

mkdir build

wget -c http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/binutils/$BINUTILS.tar.bz2
tar xfvj $BINUTILS.tar.bz2
cd build
../$BINUTILS/configure --target=$TARGET --prefix=$PREFIX --enable-interwork --enable-multilib --with-gnu-as --with-gnu-ld --disable-nls --with-float=soft --disable-werror
make $PARALLEL all
make install
cd ..
#rm -rf build/* $BINUTILS $BINUTILS.tar.bz2

wget -c ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/$GCC/$GCC.tar.bz2
tar xfvj $GCC.tar.bz2
cd build
../$GCC/configure --target=$TARGET --prefix=$PREFIX --enable-interwork --enable-multilib --enable-languages="c,c++" --with-newlib --without-headers --disable-shared --with-gnu-as --with-gnu-ld --with-float=soft --disable-werror
make $PARALLEL all-gcc
make install-gcc
cd ..
#rm -rf build/* $GCC.tar.bz2

wget -c ftp://sources.redhat.com/pub/newlib/$NEWLIB.tar.gz
tar xfvz $NEWLIB.tar.gz
cd build
../$NEWLIB/configure --target=$TARGET --prefix=$PREFIX --enable-interwork --enable-multilib --with-gnu-as --with-gnu-ld --disable-nls --with-float=soft --disable-werror
make $PARALLEL
make install
cd ..
#rm -rf build/* $NEWLIB $NEWLIB.tar.gz

# Yes, you need to build gcc again!
cd build
../$GCC/configure --target=$TARGET --prefix=$PREFIX --enable-interwork --enable-multilib --enable-languages="c,c++" --with-newlib --disable-shared --with-gnu-as --with-gnu-ld --with-float=soft --disable-werror
make $PARALLEL
make install
cd ..
#rm -rf build/* $GCC

wget -c ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gdb/$GDB.tar.bz2
tar xfvj $GDB.tar.bz2
cd build
../$GDB/configure --target=$TARGET --prefix=$PREFIX --enable-interwork --enable-multilib --disable-werror
make $PARALLEL
make install
cd ..
#rm -rf build $GDB $GDB.tar.bz2

sudo ln -s $PREFIX/bin/arm-elf* /usr/bin

When I run this, I get the following logfile:

Code:

This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.

It was created by configure, which was
generated by GNU Autoconf 2.59.  Invocation command line was

  $ ../gcc-4.3.3/configure --target=arm-elf --prefix=/usr/local/arm --enable-interwork --enable-multilib --enable-languages=c,c++ --with-newlib --without-headers --disable-shared --with-gnu-as --with-gnu-ld --with-float=soft --disable-werror

## --------- ##
## Platform. ##
## --------- ##

hostname = ckenterprises
uname -m = i686
uname -r = 2.6.24-24-generic
uname -s = Linux
uname -v = #1 SMP Fri Sep 18 16:49:39 UTC 2009

/usr/bin/uname -p = unknown
/bin/uname -X     = unknown

/bin/arch              = unknown
/usr/bin/arch -k       = unknown
/usr/convex/getsysinfo = unknown
hostinfo               = unknown
/bin/machine           = unknown
/usr/bin/oslevel       = unknown
/bin/universe          = unknown

PATH: /usr/lib/kde4/bin
PATH: /usr/local/sbin
PATH: /usr/local/bin
PATH: /usr/sbin
PATH: /usr/bin
PATH: /sbin
PATH: /bin
PATH: /usr/X11R6/bin
PATH: /usr/local/arm/bin


## ----------- ##
## Core tests. ##
## ----------- ##

configure:1505: checking build system type
configure:1523: result: i686-pc-linux-gnu
configure:1558: checking host system type
configure:1572: result: i686-pc-linux-gnu
configure:1580: checking target system type
configure:1594: result: arm-unknown-elf
configure:1637: checking for a BSD-compatible install
configure:1692: result: /usr/bin/install -c
configure:1703: checking whether ln works
configure:1725: result: yes
configure:1729: checking whether ln -s works
configure:1733: result: yes
configure:2885: checking for gcc
configure:2901: found /usr/bin/gcc
configure:2911: result: gcc
configure:3155: checking for C compiler version
configure:3158: gcc --version </dev/null >&5
gcc (GCC) 4.2.4 (Ubuntu 4.2.4-1ubuntu4)
Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

configure:3161: $? = 0
configure:3163: gcc -v </dev/null >&5
Using built-in specs.
Target: i486-linux-gnu
Configured with: ../src/configure -v --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++,treelang --prefix=/usr --enable-shared --with-system-zlib --libexecdir=/usr/lib --without-included-gettext --enable-threads=posix --enable-nls --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/include/c++/4.2 --program-suffix=-4.2 --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-objc-gc --enable-mpfr --enable-targets=all --enable-checking=release --build=i486-linux-gnu --host=i486-linux-gnu --target=i486-linux-gnu
Thread model: posix
gcc version 4.2.4 (Ubuntu 4.2.4-1ubuntu4)
configure:3166: $? = 0
configure:3168: gcc -V </dev/null >&5
gcc: '-V' option must have argument
configure:3171: $? = 1
configure:3194: checking for C compiler default output file name
configure:3197: gcc    conftest.c  >&5
/usr/local/bin/ld: unrecognized option '--hash-style=both'
/usr/local/bin/ld: use the --help option for usage information
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
configure:3200: $? = 1
configure: failed program was:
| /* confdefs.h.  */
| 
| #define PACKAGE_NAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
| #define PACKAGE_STRING ""
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
| /* end confdefs.h.  */
| 
| int
| main ()
| {
| 
|   ;
|   return 0;
| }
configure:3239: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.

## ---------------- ##
## Cache variables. ##
## ---------------- ##

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ac_cv_build_alias=i686-pc-linux-gnu
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ac_cv_env_AR_set=
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ac_cv_env_AS_FOR_TARGET_value=
ac_cv_env_AS_set=
ac_cv_env_AS_value=
ac_cv_env_CC_FOR_TARGET_set=
ac_cv_env_CC_FOR_TARGET_value=
ac_cv_env_CC_set=
ac_cv_env_CC_value=
ac_cv_env_CFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_CFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_CXXFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_CXXFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_CXX_FOR_TARGET_set=
ac_cv_env_CXX_FOR_TARGET_value=
ac_cv_env_CXX_set=
ac_cv_env_CXX_value=
ac_cv_env_DLLTOOL_FOR_TARGET_set=
ac_cv_env_DLLTOOL_FOR_TARGET_value=
ac_cv_env_DLLTOOL_set=
ac_cv_env_DLLTOOL_value=
ac_cv_env_GCC_FOR_TARGET_set=
ac_cv_env_GCC_FOR_TARGET_value=
ac_cv_env_GCJ_FOR_TARGET_set=
ac_cv_env_GCJ_FOR_TARGET_value=
ac_cv_env_GFORTRAN_FOR_TARGET_set=
ac_cv_env_GFORTRAN_FOR_TARGET_value=
ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_LD_FOR_TARGET_set=
ac_cv_env_LD_FOR_TARGET_value=
ac_cv_env_LD_set=
ac_cv_env_LD_value=
ac_cv_env_LIPO_FOR_TARGET_set=
ac_cv_env_LIPO_FOR_TARGET_value=
ac_cv_env_LIPO_set=
ac_cv_env_LIPO_value=
ac_cv_env_NM_FOR_TARGET_set=
ac_cv_env_NM_FOR_TARGET_value=
ac_cv_env_NM_set=
ac_cv_env_NM_value=
ac_cv_env_OBJCOPY_set=
ac_cv_env_OBJCOPY_value=
ac_cv_env_OBJDUMP_FOR_TARGET_set=
ac_cv_env_OBJDUMP_FOR_TARGET_value=
ac_cv_env_OBJDUMP_set=
ac_cv_env_OBJDUMP_value=
ac_cv_env_RANLIB_FOR_TARGET_set=
ac_cv_env_RANLIB_FOR_TARGET_value=
ac_cv_env_RANLIB_set=
ac_cv_env_RANLIB_value=
ac_cv_env_STRIP_FOR_TARGET_set=
ac_cv_env_STRIP_FOR_TARGET_value=
ac_cv_env_STRIP_set=
ac_cv_env_STRIP_value=
ac_cv_env_WINDMC_FOR_TARGET_set=
ac_cv_env_WINDMC_FOR_TARGET_value=
ac_cv_env_WINDMC_set=
ac_cv_env_WINDMC_value=
ac_cv_env_WINDRES_FOR_TARGET_set=
ac_cv_env_WINDRES_FOR_TARGET_value=
ac_cv_env_WINDRES_set=
ac_cv_env_WINDRES_value=
ac_cv_env_build_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_build_alias_value=
ac_cv_env_host_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_host_alias_value=
ac_cv_env_target_alias_set=set
ac_cv_env_target_alias_value=arm-elf
ac_cv_host=i686-pc-linux-gnu
ac_cv_host_alias=i686-pc-linux-gnu
ac_cv_path_install='/usr/bin/install -c'
ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_CC=gcc
ac_cv_target=arm-unknown-elf
ac_cv_target_alias=arm-elf
acx_cv_prog_LN=ln

## ----------------- ##
## Output variables. ##
## ----------------- ##

AR=''
AR_FOR_BUILD='$(AR)'
AR_FOR_TARGET=''
AS=''
AS_FOR_BUILD='$(AS)'
AS_FOR_TARGET=''
BISON=''
CC='gcc'
CC_FOR_BUILD='$(CC)'
CC_FOR_TARGET=''
CFLAGS=''
CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD=''
COMPILER_AS_FOR_TARGET=''
COMPILER_LD_FOR_TARGET=''
COMPILER_NM_FOR_TARGET=''
CONFIGURE_GDB_TK=''
CPPFLAGS=''
CXX=''
CXXFLAGS=''
CXXFLAGS_FOR_BUILD=''
CXX_FOR_BUILD='$(CXX)'
CXX_FOR_TARGET=''
DEBUG_PREFIX_CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET=''
DEFS=''
DLLTOOL=''
DLLTOOL_FOR_BUILD='$(DLLTOOL)'
DLLTOOL_FOR_TARGET=''
ECHO_C=''
ECHO_N='-n'
ECHO_T=''
EXEEXT=''
EXPECT=''
FLAGS_FOR_TARGET=''
FLEX=''
GCC_FOR_TARGET=''
GCJ_FOR_BUILD='$(GCJ)'
GCJ_FOR_TARGET=''
GDB_TK=''
GFORTRAN_FOR_BUILD='$(GFORTRAN)'
GFORTRAN_FOR_TARGET=''
GNATBIND=''
GNATMAKE=''
INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
INSTALL_GDB_TK=''
INSTALL_PROGRAM='${INSTALL}'
INSTALL_SCRIPT='${INSTALL}'
LD=''
LDFLAGS=''
LDFLAGS_FOR_BUILD=''
LD_FOR_BUILD='$(LD)'
LD_FOR_TARGET=''
LEX=''
LIBOBJS=''
LIBS=''
LIPO=''
LIPO_FOR_TARGET=''
LN='ln'
LN_S='ln -s'
LTLIBOBJS=''
M4=''
MAINT=''
MAINTAINER_MODE_FALSE=''
MAINTAINER_MODE_TRUE=''
MAKEINFO=''
NM=''
NM_FOR_BUILD='$(NM)'
NM_FOR_TARGET=''
OBJCOPY=''
OBJDUMP=''
OBJDUMP_FOR_TARGET=''
OBJEXT=''
PACKAGE_BUGREPORT=''
PACKAGE_NAME=''
PACKAGE_STRING=''
PACKAGE_TARNAME=''
PACKAGE_VERSION=''
PATH_SEPARATOR=':'
RANLIB=''
RANLIB_FOR_BUILD='$(RANLIB)'
RANLIB_FOR_TARGET=''
RAW_CXX_FOR_TARGET=''
RPATH_ENVVAR=''
RUNTEST=''
SHELL='/bin/bash'
STRIP=''
STRIP_FOR_TARGET=''
SYSROOT_CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET=''
TOPLEVEL_CONFIGURE_ARGUMENTS='../gcc-4.3.3/configure --target=arm-elf --prefix=/usr/local/arm --enable-interwork --enable-multilib --enable-languages=c,c++ --with-newlib --without-headers --disable-shared --with-gnu-as --with-gnu-ld --with-float=soft --disable-werror'
WINDMC=''
WINDMC_FOR_BUILD='$(WINDMC)'
WINDMC_FOR_TARGET=''
WINDRES=''
WINDRES_FOR_BUILD='$(WINDRES)'
WINDRES_FOR_TARGET=''
YACC=''
ac_ct_CC='gcc'
ac_ct_CXX=''
ac_ct_GNATBIND=''
ac_ct_GNATMAKE=''
bindir='${exec_prefix}/bin'
build='i686-pc-linux-gnu'
build_alias=''
build_configargs=''
build_configdirs='build-libiberty build-texinfo build-byacc build-flex build-bison build-m4 build-fixincludes'
build_cpu='i686'
build_libsubdir='build-i686-pc-linux-gnu'
build_noncanonical='i686-pc-linux-gnu'
build_os='linux-gnu'
build_subdir='build-i686-pc-linux-gnu'
build_tooldir=''
build_vendor='pc'
config_shell='/bin/bash'
configdirs='intl mmalloc libiberty opcodes bfd readline tcl tk itcl libgui zlib libcpp libdecnumber gmp mpfr texinfo byacc flex bison binutils gas ld fixincludes gcc sid sim gdb make patch prms send-pr gprof etc expect dejagnu ash bash bzip2 m4 autoconf automake libtool diff rcs fileutils shellutils time textutils wdiff find uudecode hello tar gzip indent recode release sed utils guile perl gawk findutils gettext zip fastjar gnattools'
datadir='${prefix}/share'
datarootdir=''
do_compare=''
docdir=''
exec_prefix='NONE'
gmpinc=''
gmplibs=''
host='i686-pc-linux-gnu'
host_alias=''
host_configargs=''
host_cpu='i686'
host_noncanonical='i686-pc-linux-gnu'
host_os='linux-gnu'
host_subdir='.'
host_vendor='pc'
htmldir=''
includedir='${prefix}/include'
infodir='${prefix}/info'
libdir='${exec_prefix}/lib'
libexecdir='${exec_prefix}/libexec'
localstatedir='${prefix}/var'
mandir='${prefix}/man'
oldincludedir='/usr/include'
pdfdir=''
prefix='/usr/local/arm'
program_transform_name='s,^,arm-elf-,'
sbindir='${exec_prefix}/sbin'
sharedstatedir='${prefix}/com'
stage1_cflags=''
stage1_checking=''
stage1_languages=''
stage2_werror_flag=''
sysconfdir='${prefix}/etc'
target='arm-unknown-elf'
target_alias='arm-elf'
target_configargs=''
target_cpu='arm'
target_noncanonical='arm-elf'
target_os='elf'
target_subdir='arm-elf'
target_vendor='unknown'
tooldir=''

## ------------- ##
## Output files. ##
## ------------- ##

alphaieee_frag=''
host_makefile_frag='config/mh-x86omitfp'
ospace_frag=''
serialization_dependencies=''
target_makefile_frag=''

## ----------- ##
## confdefs.h. ##
## ----------- ##

#define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
#define PACKAGE_NAME ""
#define PACKAGE_STRING ""
#define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
#define PACKAGE_VERSION ""

configure: exit 77

I got the error "checking for C compiler default output file name... configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables" when I tried originally, and decided that missing newlib-1.17.0 was a problem, so I found that source, and tried to build it. Same error message.

Originally, I found my 'work' directory was not set to allow writing or execution, so I changed the permissions. Didn't help.

What am I missing?

Mara · 10-19-2009, 03:57 PM

It seems that you use the compiler (gcc) and linker (ld) that do not match. The most likely reason is some modification to PATH. You use /usr/local/bin/ld (compiled by yourself?) and gcc (looks like it's /usr/bin/gcc; run 'which gcc' to find out where it comes from).

theNbomr · 10-29-2009, 07:38 PM

There are a few packages that build cross development tool chains. Lookup
crosstool,
crosstool-NG,
openembedded, and
buildroot

These systems all know all of the intricacies of building a cross toolchain for various target architectures, including ARM (various flavors). From my (limited) experience, there are too many details that have to be done right to generate a fully working cross development toolchain. These tools have the necessary knowledge embedded. You benefit from the work of others, and get a reproducible and complete product.

--- rod.