Hi, When compiling the util-linux-2.12q sources, I get the following linker ABI incompatibility error: [alex@euskadi util-linux-2.12q]$ make make[1]: Entering directory `/home/alex/Projects/util-linux-2.12q/po' make[1]: Nothing to be done for `all'. make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/alex/Projects/util-linux-2.12q/po' make[1]: Entering directory `/home/alex/Projects/util-linux-2.12q/lib' mips64-linux-gnu-gcc -c -O2 -pipe -march=rm9000 -mabi=32 -static -mips4 -DPTYS_ARE_GETPT -DPTYS_ARE_SEARCHED -Wl,-t -Wl,-EB -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -I../lib -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -Wstrict-prototypes -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DSBINDIR=\"/sbin\" -DUSRSBINDIR=\"/usr/sbin\" -DLOGDIR=\"/var/log\" -DVARPATH=\"/var\" -DLOCALEDIR=\"/usr/share/locale\" err.c -o err.o mips64-linux-gnu-gcc: -t: linker input file unused because linking not done mips64-linux-gnu-gcc: -EB: linker input file unused because linking not done mips64-linux-gnu-gcc -c -O2 -pipe -march=rm9000 -mabi=32 -static -mips4 -DPTYS_ARE_GETPT -DPTYS_ARE_SEARCHED -Wl,-t -Wl,-EB -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -I../lib -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -Wstrict-prototypes -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DSBINDIR=\"/sbin\" -DUSRSBINDIR=\"/usr/sbin\" -DLOGDIR=\"/var/log\" -DVARPATH=\"/var\" -DLOCALEDIR=\"/usr/share/locale\" my_reboot.c -o my_reboot.o mips64-linux-gnu-gcc: -t: linker input file unused because linking not done mips64-linux-gnu-gcc: -EB: linker input file unused because linking not done mips64-linux-gnu-gcc -c -O2 -pipe -march=rm9000 -mabi=32 -static -mips4 -DPTYS_ARE_GETPT -DPTYS_ARE_SEARCHED -Wl,-t -Wl,-EB -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -I../lib -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -Wstrict-prototypes -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DSBINDIR=\"/sbin\" -DUSRSBINDIR=\"/usr/sbin\" -DLOGDIR=\"/var/log\" -DVARPATH=\"/var\" -DLOCALEDIR=\"/usr/share/locale\" setproctitle.c -o setproctitle.o mips64-linux-gnu-gcc: -t: linker input file unused because linking not done mips64-linux-gnu-gcc: -EB: linker input file unused because linking not done mips64-linux-gnu-gcc -c -O2 -pipe -march=rm9000 -mabi=32 -static -mips4 -DPTYS_ARE_GETPT -DPTYS_ARE_SEARCHED -Wl,-t -Wl,-EB -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -I../lib -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -Wstrict-prototypes -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DSBINDIR=\"/sbin\" -DUSRSBINDIR=\"/usr/sbin\" -DLOGDIR=\"/var/log\" -DVARPATH=\"/var\" -DLOCALEDIR=\"/usr/share/locale\" env.c -o env.o mips64-linux-gnu-gcc: -t: linker input file unused because linking not done mips64-linux-gnu-gcc: -EB: linker input file unused because linking not done mips64-linux-gnu-gcc -c -O2 -pipe -march=rm9000 -mabi=32 -static -mips4 -DPTYS_ARE_GETPT -DPTYS_ARE_SEARCHED -Wl,-t -Wl,-EB -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -I../lib -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -Wstrict-prototypes -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DSBINDIR=\"/sbin\" -DUSRSBINDIR=\"/usr/sbin\" -DLOGDIR=\"/var/log\" -DVARPATH=\"/var\" -DLOCALEDIR=\"/usr/share/locale\" carefulputc.c -o carefulputc.o mips64-linux-gnu-gcc: -t: linker input file unused because linking not done mips64-linux-gnu-gcc: -EB: linker input file unused because linking not done mips64-linux-gnu-gcc -c -O2 -pipe -march=rm9000 -mabi=32 -static -mips4 -DPTYS_ARE_GETPT -DPTYS_ARE_SEARCHED -Wl,-t -Wl,-EB -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -I../lib -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -Wstrict-prototypes -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DSBINDIR=\"/sbin\" -DUSRSBINDIR=\"/usr/sbin\" -DLOGDIR=\"/var/log\" -DVARPATH=\"/var\" -DLOCALEDIR=\"/usr/share/locale\" xstrncpy.c -o xstrncpy.o mips64-linux-gnu-gcc: -t: linker input file unused because linking not done mips64-linux-gnu-gcc: -EB: linker input file unused because linking not done mips64-linux-gnu-gcc -c -O2 -pipe -march=rm9000 -mabi=32 -static -mips4 -DPTYS_ARE_GETPT -DPTYS_ARE_SEARCHED -Wl,-t -Wl,-EB -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -I../lib -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -Wstrict-prototypes -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DSBINDIR=\"/sbin\" -DUSRSBINDIR=\"/usr/sbin\" -DLOGDIR=\"/var/log\" -DVARPATH=\"/var\" -DLOCALEDIR=\"/usr/share/locale\" md5.c -o md5.o mips64-linux-gnu-gcc: -t: linker input file unused because linking not done mips64-linux-gnu-gcc: -EB: linker input file unused because linking not done make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/alex/Projects/util-linux-2.12q/lib' make[1]: Entering directory `/home/alex/Projects/util-linux-2.12q/getopt' mips64-linux-gnu-gcc -c -O2 -pipe -march=rm9000 -mabi=32 -static -mips4 -DPTYS_ARE_GETPT -DPTYS_ARE_SEARCHED -Wl,-t -Wl,-EB -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -I../lib -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -Wstrict-prototypes -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DSBINDIR=\"/sbin\" -DUSRSBINDIR=\"/usr/sbin\" -DLOGDIR=\"/var/log\" -DVARPATH=\"/var\" -DLOCALEDIR=\"/usr/share/locale\" getopt.c -o getopt.o mips64-linux-gnu-gcc: -t: linker input file unused because linking not done mips64-linux-gnu-gcc: -EB: linker input file unused because linking not done mips64-linux-gnu-ld -V -static -t -EB getopt.o -o getopt GNU ld version 2.13-mips64linux-031001 20020920 Supported emulations: elf32btsmipn32 elf32ltsmipn32 elf32btsmip elf32ltsmip elf64btsmip elf64ltsmip mips64-linux-gnu-ld: mode elf32btsmipn32 getopt.o mips64-linux-gnu-ld: getopt.o: ABI is incompatible with that of the selected emulation File in wrong format: failed to merge target specific data of file getopt.o mips64-linux-gnu-ld: warning: cannot find entry symbol __start; defaulting to 00000000100000a0 getopt.o: In function `our_malloc': getopt.o(.text+0x18): undefined reference to `malloc' make[1]: *** [getopt] Segmentation fault make[1]: *** Deleting file `getopt' make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/alex/Projects/util-linux-2.12q/getopt' make: *** [all] Error 1 If I try with -melf32btsmip, I get the following error: [alex@euskadi util-linux-2.12q]$ make make[1]: Entering directory `/home/alex/Projects/util-linux-2.12q/po' make[1]: Nothing to be done for `all'. make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/alex/Projects/util-linux-2.12q/po' make[1]: Entering directory `/home/alex/Projects/util-linux-2.12q/lib' mips64-linux-gnu-gcc -c -O2 -pipe -march=rm9000 -mabi=32 -static -mips4 -DPTYS_ARE_GETPT -DPTYS_ARE_SEARCHED -Wl,-t -Wl,-EB -Wl,-melf32btsmip -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -I../lib -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -Wstrict-prototypes -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DSBINDIR=\"/sbin\" -DUSRSBINDIR=\"/usr/sbin\" -DLOGDIR=\"/var/log\" -DVARPATH=\"/var\" -DLOCALEDIR=\"/usr/share/locale\" err.c -o err.o mips64-linux-gnu-gcc: -t: linker input file unused because linking not done mips64-linux-gnu-gcc: -EB: linker input file unused because linking not done mips64-linux-gnu-gcc: -melf32btsmip: linker input file unused because linking not done mips64-linux-gnu-gcc -c -O2 -pipe -march=rm9000 -mabi=32 -static -mips4 -DPTYS_ARE_GETPT -DPTYS_ARE_SEARCHED -Wl,-t -Wl,-EB -Wl,-melf32btsmip -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -I../lib -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -Wstrict-prototypes -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DSBINDIR=\"/sbin\" -DUSRSBINDIR=\"/usr/sbin\" -DLOGDIR=\"/var/log\" -DVARPATH=\"/var\" -DLOCALEDIR=\"/usr/share/locale\" my_reboot.c -o my_reboot.o mips64-linux-gnu-gcc: -t: linker input file unused because linking not done mips64-linux-gnu-gcc: -EB: linker input file unused because linking not done mips64-linux-gnu-gcc: -melf32btsmip: linker input file unused because linking not done mips64-linux-gnu-gcc -c -O2 -pipe -march=rm9000 -mabi=32 -static -mips4 -DPTYS_ARE_GETPT -DPTYS_ARE_SEARCHED -Wl,-t -Wl,-EB -Wl,-melf32btsmip -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -I../lib -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -Wstrict-prototypes -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DSBINDIR=\"/sbin\" -DUSRSBINDIR=\"/usr/sbin\" -DLOGDIR=\"/var/log\" -DVARPATH=\"/var\" -DLOCALEDIR=\"/usr/share/locale\" setproctitle.c -o setproctitle.o mips64-linux-gnu-gcc: -t: linker input file unused because linking not done mips64-linux-gnu-gcc: -EB: linker input file unused because linking not done mips64-linux-gnu-gcc: -melf32btsmip: linker input file unused because linking not done mips64-linux-gnu-gcc -c -O2 -pipe -march=rm9000 -mabi=32 -static -mips4 -DPTYS_ARE_GETPT -DPTYS_ARE_SEARCHED -Wl,-t -Wl,-EB -Wl,-melf32btsmip -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -I../lib -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -Wstrict-prototypes -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DSBINDIR=\"/sbin\" -DUSRSBINDIR=\"/usr/sbin\" -DLOGDIR=\"/var/log\" -DVARPATH=\"/var\" -DLOCALEDIR=\"/usr/share/locale\" env.c -o env.o mips64-linux-gnu-gcc: -t: linker input file unused because linking not done mips64-linux-gnu-gcc: -EB: linker input file unused because linking not done mips64-linux-gnu-gcc: -melf32btsmip: linker input file unused because linking not done mips64-linux-gnu-gcc -c -O2 -pipe -march=rm9000 -mabi=32 -static -mips4 -DPTYS_ARE_GETPT -DPTYS_ARE_SEARCHED -Wl,-t -Wl,-EB -Wl,-melf32btsmip -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -I../lib -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -Wstrict-prototypes -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DSBINDIR=\"/sbin\" -DUSRSBINDIR=\"/usr/sbin\" -DLOGDIR=\"/var/log\" -DVARPATH=\"/var\" -DLOCALEDIR=\"/usr/share/locale\" carefulputc.c -o carefulputc.o mips64-linux-gnu-gcc: -t: linker input file unused because linking not done mips64-linux-gnu-gcc: -EB: linker input file unused because linking not done mips64-linux-gnu-gcc: -melf32btsmip: linker input file unused because linking not done mips64-linux-gnu-gcc -c -O2 -pipe -march=rm9000 -mabi=32 -static -mips4 -DPTYS_ARE_GETPT -DPTYS_ARE_SEARCHED -Wl,-t -Wl,-EB -Wl,-melf32btsmip -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -I../lib -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -Wstrict-prototypes -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DSBINDIR=\"/sbin\" -DUSRSBINDIR=\"/usr/sbin\" -DLOGDIR=\"/var/log\" -DVARPATH=\"/var\" -DLOCALEDIR=\"/usr/share/locale\" xstrncpy.c -o xstrncpy.o mips64-linux-gnu-gcc: -t: linker input file unused because linking not done mips64-linux-gnu-gcc: -EB: linker input file unused because linking not done mips64-linux-gnu-gcc: -melf32btsmip: linker input file unused because linking not done mips64-linux-gnu-gcc -c -O2 -pipe -march=rm9000 -mabi=32 -static -mips4 -DPTYS_ARE_GETPT -DPTYS_ARE_SEARCHED -Wl,-t -Wl,-EB -Wl,-melf32btsmip -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -I../lib -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -Wstrict-prototypes -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DSBINDIR=\"/sbin\" -DUSRSBINDIR=\"/usr/sbin\" -DLOGDIR=\"/var/log\" -DVARPATH=\"/var\" -DLOCALEDIR=\"/usr/share/locale\" md5.c -o md5.o mips64-linux-gnu-gcc: -t: linker input file unused because linking not done mips64-linux-gnu-gcc: -EB: linker input file unused because linking not done mips64-linux-gnu-gcc: -melf32btsmip: linker input file unused because linking not done make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/alex/Projects/util-linux-2.12q/lib' make[1]: Entering directory `/home/alex/Projects/util-linux-2.12q/getopt' mips64-linux-gnu-gcc -c -O2 -pipe -march=rm9000 -mabi=32 -static -mips4 -DPTYS_ARE_GETPT -DPTYS_ARE_SEARCHED -Wl,-t -Wl,-EB -Wl,-melf32btsmip -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -I../lib -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -Wstrict-prototypes -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DSBINDIR=\"/sbin\" -DUSRSBINDIR=\"/usr/sbin\" -DLOGDIR=\"/var/log\" -DVARPATH=\"/var\" -DLOCALEDIR=\"/usr/share/locale\" getopt.c -o getopt.o mips64-linux-gnu-gcc: -t: linker input file unused because linking not done mips64-linux-gnu-gcc: -EB: linker input file unused because linking not done mips64-linux-gnu-gcc: -melf32btsmip: linker input file unused because linking not done mips64-linux-gnu-ld -V -static -t -EB -melf32btsmip getopt.o -o getopt GNU ld version 2.13-mips64linux-031001 20020920 Supported emulations: elf32btsmipn32 elf32ltsmipn32 elf32btsmip elf32ltsmip elf64btsmip elf64ltsmip mips64-linux-gnu-ld: mode elf32btsmip getopt.o mips64-linux-gnu-ld: warning: cannot find entry symbol __start; defaulting to 00000000004000b0 getopt.o: In function `our_malloc': getopt.o(.text+0x18): undefined reference to `malloc' getopt.o(.text+0x4c): undefined reference to `dcgettext' getopt.o(.text+0x5c): undefined reference to `stderr' getopt.o(.text+0x78): undefined reference to `fprintf' getopt.o(.text+0x8c): undefined reference to `exit' getopt.o: In function `our_realloc': getopt.o(.text+0xbc): undefined reference to `realloc' getopt.o(.text+0xfc): undefined reference to `dcgettext' getopt.o(.text+0x10c): undefined reference to `stderr' getopt.o(.text+0x128): undefined reference to `fprintf' getopt.o(.text+0x13c): undefined reference to `exit' getopt.o: In function `normalize': getopt.o(.text+0x1b0): undefined reference to `strlen' getopt.o(.text+0x1f0): undefined reference to `strcpy' getopt.o(.text+0x23c): undefined reference to `strlen' getopt.o(.text+0x304): undefined reference to `__ctype_b_loc' getopt.o(.text+0x3b0): undefined reference to `free' getopt.o: In function `generate_output': getopt.o(.text+0x3d8): undefined reference to `opterr' getopt.o(.text+0x430): undefined reference to `optind' getopt.o(.text+0x43c): undefined reference to `opterr' getopt.o(.text+0x46c): undefined reference to `getopt_long_only' getopt.o(.text+0x4cc): undefined reference to `printf' getopt.o(.text+0x4e4): undefined reference to `strchr' getopt.o(.text+0x504): undefined reference to `optarg' getopt.o(.text+0x540): undefined reference to `printf' getopt.o(.text+0x554): undefined refermake[1]: *** Deleting file `getopt' make[1]: *** [getopt] Interrupt make: *** [all] Interrupt This package compiles completely if I use an -mabi=n32 flag for gcc, but the executable won't run on our -mabi=32 compiled kernel. Can anybody help with the following: 1) What's the difference between -mabi=32 and -mabi=n32? 2) What should I do to compile util-linux with -mabi=32? Thanks, Alex
