[uClinux-dev] Error building python in latest uClinux-dist (20120620)

[Greg Ungerer]

Hi Luis,

On 10/08/12 09:32, Luis Alves wrote:
> I'm getting this error when trying to build python in the latest uClinux-dist:
>
> [...]
> ucfront-gcc m68k-uclinux-gcc -m68000 -Wl,-elf2flt
> -Wl,-L/root/m68k/20120620/uClinux-dist/user/./../staging/lib
> -Wl,-rpath-link
> -Wl,/root/m68k/20120620/uClinux-dist/user/./../staging/lib -Xlinker
> -export-dynamic -o python \
> 			Modules/python.o \
> 			libpython2.6.a -lutil   -lm -lc
> libpython2.6.a(posixmodule.o): In function `posix_tmpnam':
> posixmodule.c:(.text+0x4a66): warning: the use of `tmpnam' is
> dangerous, better use `mkstemp'
> python.elf2flt: In function `posix_fork':
> posixmodule.c:(.text+0xb860a): undefined reference to `fork'
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> make[2]: *** [python] Error 1
> make[2]: Leaving directory
> `/root/m68k/20120620/uClinux-dist/user/python/build/Python-2.6.5/build'
> make[1]: *** [build/Python-2.6.5-built] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/m68k/20120620/uClinux-dist/user/python'
> [...]
>
>
> Target is 68000 (nommu - no fork).
>
> Any suggestion?

I don't know that the python sources in the uClinux-dist have ever
been run on a non-MMU system. Sure doesn't look like it from that
error message.

Regards
Greg



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