Cross-compiling and linking 32-bit applications

[Randy Yates]

Hi Folks,

I have a cross-development problem in which I'm using the x86_64 version
of Fedora Core 6 as a development system but want to build executables that
are 32-bit. I've got a mix of C (mainly C) and about 2 or 3 assembly routines.
I'm using yasm as my assembler and gcc 4.1.2 for my C compiler, and
GNU ld version 2.17.50.0.6-2.fc6 20061020 as my linker.

I thought that if I just specified a 32-bit target for the C compiler via
"-m32", the 32-bit elf output for the assembler via "-f elf32", and 32-bit
output from the linker via "--oformat elf32-i386" that this would do the
trick. But I'm getting

/usr/lib/../lib64/libm.so: could not read symbols: File in wrong format
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

Any ideas? I'm not even sure this is the right thing to do, or even if
it's possible. Could someone please enlighten me, or at least give me
some pointers?
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[Randy Yates]

/usr/lib/../lib64/libm.so: could not read symbols: File in wrong format
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

PS: If I add the option to tell the linker to look in /usr/lib, I get
this:

gcc /tmp/home/btscdecoder/dev/lib/src/deemphasis/sim/nativelinux/simdeemphasis.o /home/btscdecoder/dev/lib/lib/cloption.a /home/btscdecoder/dev/lib/lib/deemphasis.a /home/btscdecoder/dev/lib/lib/buffer.a /home/btscdecoder/dev/lib/lib/wavefile.a /home/btscdecoder/dev/lib/lib/fir.a -Xlinker --oformat -Xlinker elf32-i386 -L/usr/lib -o /home/btscdecoder/dev/lib/src/deemphasis/sim/simdeemphasis -lm
/usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/libm.so when searching for -lm
/usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/libm.a when searching for -lm
/usr/lib/../lib64/libm.so: could not read symbols: File in wrong format
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
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[Walter Roberson]

I have a cross-development problem in which I'm using the x86_64 version
of Fedora Core 6 as a development system but want to build executables that
are 32-bit. I've got a mix of C (mainly C) and about 2 or 3 assembly routines.
I'm using yasm as my assembler and gcc 4.1.2 for my C compiler, and
GNU ld version 2.17.50.0.6-2.fc6 20061020 as my linker.

You should ask in a gcc newsgroup or mailing list, as comp.lang.c
avoids the specifics of implementations.

 

[Kenny McCormack]

You should ask in a gcc newsgroup or mailing list, as comp.lang.c
avoids the specifics of implementations.

IOW:

Off topic. Not portable. Cant discuss it here. Blah, blah, blah.

All is vanity. -- Ecclesiastes

ITYM, all is BS (in this ng).

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