Sadly, I'm still stuck on this problem. Can anyone suggest where else I might turn for a bit of help? I'd very much appreciate any hints or pointers.
Thanks!
Chris
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hamilton Chris-cham
> Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 1:34 PM
> To: 'gcc-help@xxxxxxxxxxx'
> Cc: Hamilton Chris-cham
> Subject: Error building linux-hosted compiler for solaris:
> "sed: option requires an argument"
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to build a gcc 3.4.1 cross-compiler that is hosted
> on i686-pc-linux and generates
> binaries for sparc-sun-solaris2.8. During the build, I'm new
> seeing errors involving "sed"
> in the step that fixes up headers.
>
> This is what I've done (all on the linux host):
>
> INSTALL_PREFIX=/_TOOLS_/dist/gnu-gcc-3.4.1-binutils-2.15-sparc
> 64-elf/i686-pc-linux2.4
>
> 1. Configure/build/install binutils:
> --prefix=$INSTALL_PREFIX
> --disable-nls
> --enable-64-bit-bfd
> --target=sparc64-elf
>
> 2. On Solaris machine, create tarball of /usr/include/*
> (recursive); then on linux
> box, unpack tarball to
> /home/cham/sparc-sun-solaris2.8-sys-include/usr/include
>
> 3. Configure/build gcc:
> --prefix=$INSTALL_PREFIX
>
> --with-headers=/home/cham/sparc-sun-solaris2.8-sys-include/usr/include
> --enable-threads
> --enable-shared
> --with-ld=${INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/sparc64-elf-ld
> --with-as=${INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/sparc64-elf-as
> --with-nm=${INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/sparc64-elf-nm
> --enable-languages=c,c++
> --disable-nls
> --target=sparc64-elf
>
> This is the result (truncated):
>
> -------------------------------- OUTPUT BEGINS
> ----------------------------------------
> rm -rf ./libgcc.a
> ` if [ -f
> /proj/ppctools/new_space/cham/gcc-3.4.1-cross/gcc-3.4.1/_build
> /gcc/../binutil
> s/ar ] ; then echo
> /proj/ppctools/new_space/cham/gcc-3.4.1-cross/gcc-3.4.1/_build/gcc/.
> ./binutils/ar ; else if [ "i686-pc-linux-gnu" =
> "sparc64-sun-solaris2.8" ] ; then echo
> ar; else t='s,^,sparc64-sun-solaris2.8-,;'; echo ar | sed -e
> ; fi; fi` rc ./libgcc.a
> libgcc/./_muldi3.oS libgcc/./_negdi2.oS libgcc/./_lshrdi3.oS
> libgcc/./_ashldi3.oS libgc
> c/./_ashrdi3.oS libgcc/./_cmpdi2.oS libgcc/./_ucmpdi2.oS
> libgcc/./_floatdidf.oS libgcc/
> ./_floatdisf.oS libgcc/./_fixunsdfsi.oS
> libgcc/./_fixunssfsi.oS libgcc/./_fixunsdfdi.oS
> libgcc/./_fixdfdi.oS libgcc/./_fixunssfdi.oS
> libgcc/./_fixsfdi.oS libgcc/./_fixxfdi.oS
> libgcc/./_fixunsxfdi.oS libgcc/./_floatdixf.oS
> libgcc/./_fixunsxfsi.oS libgcc/./_fixtf
> di.oS libgcc/./_fixunstfdi.oS libgcc/./_floatditf.oS
> libgcc/./_clear_cache.oS libgcc/./
> _trampoline.oS libgcc/./__main.oS libgcc/./_absvsi2.oS
> libgcc/./_absvdi2.oS libgcc/./_a
> ddvsi3.oS libgcc/./_addvdi3.oS libgcc/./_subvsi3.oS
> libgcc/./_subvdi3.oS libgcc/./_mulv
> si3.oS libgcc/./_mulvdi3.oS libgcc/./_negvsi2.oS
> libgcc/./_negvdi2.oS libgcc/./_ctors.o
> S libgcc/./_ffssi2.oS libgcc/./_ffsdi2.oS libgcc/./_clz.oS
> libgcc/./_clzsi2.oS libgcc/.
> /_clzdi2.oS libgcc/./_ctzsi2.oS libgcc/./_ctzdi2.oS
> libgcc/./_popcount_tab.oS libgcc/./
> _popcountsi2.oS libgcc/./_popcountdi2.oS
> libgcc/./_paritysi2.oS libgcc/./_paritydi2.oS
> libgcc/./_divdi3.oS libgcc/./_moddi3.oS libgcc/./_udivdi3.oS
> libgcc/./_umoddi3.oS libgc
> c/./_udiv_w_sdiv.oS libgcc/./_udivmoddi4.oS
> libgcc/./_eprintf.oS libgcc/./__gcc_bcmp.oS
> sed: option requires an argument -- e
>
> Usage: sed [OPTION]... {script-only-if-no-other-script}
> [input-file]...
>
> -n, --quiet, --silent
> suppress automatic printing of pattern space
> -e script, --expression=script
> add the script to the commands to be executed
> -f script-file, --file=script-file
> add the contents of script-file to the
> commands to be executed
> --help display this help and exit
> -V, --version output version information and exit
>
> If no -e, --expression, -f, or --file option is given, then the first
> non-option argument is taken as the sed script to interpret. All
> remaining arguments are names of input files; if no input files are
> specified, then the standard input is read.
>
> E-mail bug reports to: bug-gnu-utils@xxxxxxx .
> Be sure to include the word ``sed'' somewhere in the
> ``Subject:'' field.
> /bin/sh: rc: command not found
> make[3]: *** [libgcc.a] Error 127
> make[3]: Leaving directory
> `/proj/.ppc_22/cham/gcc-3.4.1-cross/gcc-3.4.1/_build/gcc'
> make[2]: *** [stmp-multilib] Error 2
> make[2]: Leaving directory
> `/proj/.ppc_22/cham/gcc-3.4.1-cross/gcc-3.4.1/_build/gcc'
> make[1]: *** [stage1_build] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory
> `/proj/.ppc_22/cham/gcc-3.4.1-cross/gcc-3.4.1/_build/gcc'
> make: *** [bootstrap] Error 2
> --------------------------------- OUTPUT ENDS
> ------------------------------------------
>
> There are actually quite a few of these errors that occur
> back to back just before
> the build attempt dies with the error exit. Searching the
> digital hairball above for
> 'sed', I see the broken command embedded in the middle of a
> backquoted 'if' block:
>
> "echo ar | sed -e ;"
> ^^
> Shouldn't there be something useful here?
>
> Can anyone help me figure out what I've done wrong? Has
> anyone seen this kind of
> error before? Is there a workaround?
>
> Desperate for a hint...
> Chris
>
>
