Subject: Re: misc/8271: Can't build GDB cross debugger, readline missing
To: abs@anim.dreamworks.com, Jaromir Dolecek <dolecek@ics.muni.cz>
From: Andrew Cagney <cagney@cygnus.com>
List: tech-toolchain
Date: 09/02/1999 19:54:55 
Excerpts from mail: 2-Sep-99 Re: misc/8271: Can't build .. Jaromir
Dolecek@ics.muni (404*)

> David Brownlee wrote:
> > 	Before adding readline to the tree I though it better to check on
> > 	this list to see if anyone had any other thoughts...

> AFAIK nothing in tree uses readline. Our gdb uses editline (with the
> readline emulation).

FYI,

The problem occures when building a non-native cross compilation / debug
environment.  It isn't possible to build a cross GDB from the NetBSD
sources on a non NetBSD host as readline was removed.

	enjoy,
		Andrew