0005934: HOST_GLIB not set correctly for libgtk2 - BusyBox Bug and Patch Tracking

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0005934

[buildroot] Other

minor

always

11-03-08 09:40

11-03-08 12:11

Reporter

john_schimandle

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public

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buildroot

Priority

normal

Resolution

fixed

Status

closed

Product Version

0.9.27

Summary

0005934: HOST_GLIB not set correctly for libgtk2

Description

HOST_GLIB is set to the path that contains the host glib tool set and is used when building package libgtk2 to create certain files. The buildroot top level Makefile sets HOST_GLIB using which to find the path where glib-genmarshal is located.

The problem is that a cross compiled version of glib-genmarshal is also put in the build_ARCH/staging_dir/usr/bin directory when the package libglib2 is built. This cross compiled version will typically not run on the host system.

If you have build_ARCH/staging_dir/usr/bin in your PATH variable before the host location of glib-genmarshal then HOST_GLIB will be set incorrectly. build_ARCH/staging_dir/usr/bin can easily be in your path if you follow the buildroot documentation to use the gcc cross compiler located in build_ARCH/staging_dir/usr/bin and place this directory in your PATH.

Additional Information

#PATH variable is set like this
#/home/john/linux4sam is my buildroot root directory
/home/john/linux4sam/buildroot/build_arm/staging_dir/usr/bin:$PATH

#Makefile uses which to find the path to glib-genmarshal
HOST_GLIB_BIN:=`dirname $(shell $(CONFIG_SHELL) -c "which glib-genmarshal" || echo /usr/bin/glib-genmarshal)`

#modified Makefile line to ignore staging_dir if set in PATH
HOST_GLIB_BIN:=`dirname $(shell $(CONFIG_SHELL) -c "which -a glib-genmarshal | grep -v staging_dir | head -n 1" || echo /usr/bin/glib-genmarshal)

Patch file attached

Attached Files

HOST_GLIBpath.patch [^] (726 bytes) 11-03-08 09:40

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Notes
(0014994) jacmet 11-03-08 12:11	Thanks, fixed (slightly differently) in r23920

Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
11-03-08 09:40	john_schimandle	New Issue
11-03-08 09:40	john_schimandle	Status	new => assigned
11-03-08 09:40	john_schimandle	Assigned To	=> buildroot
11-03-08 09:40	john_schimandle	File Added: HOST_GLIBpath.patch
11-03-08 12:11	jacmet	Status	assigned => closed
11-03-08 12:11	jacmet	Note Added: 0014994
11-03-08 12:11	jacmet	Resolution	open => fixed