No rule to make target `powerpc-linux-gnu-gcc', needed by 'xxx.plugin.so'

shaiva · 11-21-2009, 11:11 AM

Can u explain the problem.No rule to make target `powerpc-linux-gnu-gcc', needed by 'xxx.plugin.so'.
->Actually we have a project and it has many .so files.
->I introduced one new .so that is xxxplugin.so in makefile .
->When i compile (ofcourse we have powerpc).it gives the above error -->what it means am unable to figure out?can some one help me please?

knudfl · 11-21-2009, 01:57 PM

Please clarify a couple of things :

Which OS are you using ? ?
Are you cross compiling ?
Has the software / project got a name ?

If it is an "in house" project, somebody there must know,
why they wrote `powerpc-linux-gnu-gcc' ?

"powerpc-linux-gnu-gcc" is a cross compiler binary, used
to build for target powerpc on a host with a different OS.
A bug in a file / Makefile / configuration scripts ?
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shaiva · 11-21-2009, 10:05 PM

Which OS are you using ?
->Linux
Are you cross compiling ?
->we use the same code for i86 as well as powerpc
Has the software / project got a name ?
->it has the name

we compile specifying the TARGET=powerpc.Since am introducing a file for the first time in the project am facing these issues.Am unable to figur eout the exact problem.Is it with Makefile or am unable to compile my file for powerpc.Please justhelp me in tracing the error.

knudfl · 11-21-2009, 11:05 PM

To cross compile, you will need a dedicated tool - chain.
A tool chain is minimum : binutils, a libc,
the powerpc-linux-gnu-gcc compiler, all specially compiled
to produce code / binaries, which can run on the powerpc
processor. Also meaning : You cannot test the result on
Linux.

The (only) recommended / maintained / updated tool is crosstool-NG
http://ymorin.is-a-geek.org/dokuwiki/projects/crosstool
http://ymorin.is-a-geek.org/download...-1.5.1.tar.bz2
.. updated three weeks ago.

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It is advisable to tell which Linux, you are using, every time
a question is asked ... like Fedora 11, RedhatEL5, CentOS 5.4 ...
http://www.linuxquestions.org/linux/...Ask_a_Question
http://linuxsilo.net/docs/smart-questions_en.html
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shaiva · 11-22-2009, 12:13 AM

Thanks .I will go through the steps you mentioned and will get back to you in case I face any problem.