#8652: Cross-compiling broken for ARM/Linux target ----------------------------+---------------------------------------- Reporter: kgardas | Owner: Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 7.7 Keywords: | Operating System: Linux Architecture: arm | Type of failure: Building GHC failed Difficulty: Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | ----------------------------+---------------------------------------- I've attempted to cross compile GHC HEAD on Ubuntu 13.10 with ubuntu's hard-float tool-chain and LLVM. I've configured GHC with: {{{ $ ./configure --target=arm-linux-gnueabihf }}} and compiling by make works till it fails with: {{{ inplace/bin/deriveConstants --gen-header -o includes/dist- derivedconstants/header/DerivedConstants.h --tmpdir includes/dist- derivedconstants/header/ --gcc-program "/usr/bin/gcc" --gcc-flag -fno- stack-protector --gcc-flag -Iincludes --gcc-flag -Iincludes/dist --gcc- flag -Iincludes/dist-derivedconstants/header --gcc-flag -Iincludes/dist- ghcconstants/header --gcc-flag -Irts --gcc-flag -fcommon --nm-program "/usr/bin/arm-linux-gnueabihf-nm" /usr/bin/arm-linux-gnueabihf-nm: includes/dist- derivedconstants/header/tmp.o: File format not recognized deriveConstants: readProcess: /usr/bin/arm-linux-gnueabihf-nm "includes /dist-derivedconstants/header/tmp.o" (exit 1): failed make[1]: *** [includes/dist-derivedconstants/header/DerivedConstants.h] Error 1 }}} As a workaround for this issue, it's possible to use --with-gcc= and this way deriveConstants gets the right cross GCC. Looks like a bug somewhere in make machinery or configure itself. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8652 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler