Re: Of hanging menuconfig [cause found]

Dr. David Alan Gilbert (gilbertd@treblig.org)
Sat, 24 Aug 2002 23:36:09 +0100


* Sam Ravnborg (sam@ravnborg.org) wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 24, 2002 at 04:13:29PM +0100, I wrote:

<in short, menuconfig hangs if lxdialog is built for wrong
architecture>

> This does not make sense...
> lxdialog are compiled utilising HOSTCC, and HOSTCC always points to gcc.
> So unless you fail to keep gcc for native in PATH and use:
> $> make CROSS_COMPILE=arm all
> to do cross-compile the above scenario should not be possible.

No, much simpler scenario; your kernel source is on an NFS partition.
You cross compile it; many days later you compile the same code natively
on the target from the same directory (for example if you suspect
instability is caused by cross compilation).

Dave
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