[oe] bitbake base-image: gmp-native: ERROR: function do_configure failed: configure: error: Oops, mp_limb_t is 32 bits, but the assembler code

[Richard Purdie]

On Mon, 2009-11-23 at 22:19 +0100, Paul Menzel wrote:
> Am Donnerstag, den 19.11.2009, 11:45 +0000 schrieb Richard Purdie:
> > So just to be clear, you don't have any 64 bit userspace, just a 32 bit
> > one? Running gcc to compile something gives you a 32 bit binary, not a
> > 64 bit one?
> 
> That is correct.
> 
>         $ dpkg --print-architecture
>         i386
> 
> > I'd try adding:
> > 
> > BUILD_ARCH = "i686"
> > BUILD_OS = "linux"
> > 
> > to your local.conf
> 
> That worked perfectly. Thank you!
> 
> I do not know how to proceed with #3470 though. Can it be closed as
> won’t fix and a note added to the FAQ?

I've closed the bug as fixed, detailing how to work around the problem.
Adding to the FAQ would be good too. As I mentioned in the bug,
identifying this problem case in sanity.bbclass would also be a nice
enhancement.

Cheers,

Richard