[OE-core] compiling package with bitbake with CROSS_COMPILE flag

[Paul Eggleton]

On Monday 27 August 2012 18:10:12 Bodke, Kishore K wrote:
> I hope I am asking this question to the right mailing list, since it is
> related to meta modules classes.
> 
> I have a package trying to compile using bitbake.
> 
> When you inherit module, I think CROSS_COMPILE option is enabled by
> module-base.bbclass.
> 
> I get below error because of this CROSS_COMPILE flag.
> 
> error: inlining failed in call to always_inline 'icp_adf_pollQueue':
> function body not available
> 
> I disabled the flag in my recipe by export CROSS_COMPILE="".
> Then it compiled fine.
> 
> My question is
> what this CROSS_COMPILE flag  does when bitbake runs?  Does it set any extra
> compiler flags, which is not accepted by my package I am building using
> bitbake? How do you avoid this inlining issue when CROSS_COMPILE flag is
> enabled?

CROSS_COMPILE is set in order for the kernel module makefiles to be able to 
determine the correct prefix for the compilation tools. If it isn't set I think 
you would potentially be using the wrong compiler and tools for the target 
platform.

Cheers,
Paul

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Paul Eggleton
Intel Open Source Technology Centre