On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 10:43:02AM +0200, Karel Zak wrote: > On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 10:05:41AM +0200, Robert Schwebel wrote: > > Configure checks for libuuid and makes it mandatory, but the > > functions > > I don't think that libuuid is mandatory, it's optional. Thanks, I had a closer look and you are right, the patch needs to be different. Here is the error output: arm-iwmmx-linux-gnueabi-gcc -std=gnu99 -fsigned-char -g -O2 -L/somewhere/sysroot-target/lib -L/sysroot-target/usr/lib -Wl,-rpath-link -Wl,/somewhere/sysroot-target/usr/lib -o mount mount-mount.o mount-fstab.o mount-mount_mntent.o mount-getusername.o mount-lomount.o mount-sundries.o mount-xmalloc.o mount-realpath.o mount-fsprobe.o mount-fsprobe_blkid.o mount-env.o mount-linux_version.o mount-blkdev.o mount-setproctitle.o -lblkid /somewhere/sysroot-target/usr/lib/libblkid.a(probe.o): In function `set_uuid': /somewhere/build-target/e2fsprogs-1.40.8/lib/blkid/probe.c:130: undefined reference to `uuid_is_null' So the thing is that, when uuid support is detected, libblkid.a wants to use it, mount wants to link against it and it is being sucked in. > > that use it forget to link against it. Not sure if the patch below is > [...] > > +mount_LDADD = $(LDADD_common) -luuid > > +umount_LDADD = $(LDADD_common) -luuid > > +swapon_LDADD = $(LDADD_common) -luuid > > Why do you think that mount,umount and swapon use stuff from libuuid? > > The libuuid is required by mkswap only. Yup, side effect, see above. I'll invent a better patch ... rsc -- Dipl.-Ing. Robert Schwebel | http://www.pengutronix.de Pengutronix - Linux Solutions for Science and Industry Handelsregister: Amtsgericht Hildesheim, HRA 2686 Hannoversche Str. 2, 31134 Hildesheim, Germany Phone: +49-5121-206917-0 | Fax: +49-5121-206917-9 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe util-linux-ng" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
