GNU linker failure?

[Kevin Buettner]

Stephen,

See the following link for my response:

http://lists.plug.phoenix.az.us/pipermail/plug-discuss/2001-January/009109.html

Kevin

On Jan 26,  1:28pm, Stephen Smith wrote:
> Subject: GNU linker failure?
> I sent this message earlier, but never recieved my copy back, in fact I haven't recieved anything from plug today.
> 
> I built a cross compiler for the motorola power pc according to instructions that I received from Mumit Khan
> (in Wisconsin).  According to the logs, the compiler installed correctly.
> 
> As the fragment below shows, when I try to use the compiler, it can't find the _start entry.  I am told that 
> the symbol is in the crt0* which is on my system. How do I tell the compiler where to find the the libraries for the link step.
> 
> I think that that is my problem.
> 
> > ssmith@AZ75-SSMITH ~
> > $ $target-gcc hello.c
> > /usr/local/lib/gcc-lib/powerpc-motorola-elf/2.95.2-6/../../../../powerpc-motorola-elf/bin/ld: warning: cannot find entry symbol _start;
> defaulting to 01800074
> > /cygdrive/c/DOCUME~1/ssmith/LOCALS~1/Temp/ccF4RY4I.o: In function `main':
> > /cygdrive/c/DOCUME~1/ssmith/LOCALS~1/Temp/ccF4RY4I.o(.text+0x20): undefined reference to `printf'
> > collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> >
> > ssmith@AZ75-SSMITH ~
> > $ ls
> > hello.c
> 
> Stephen
> 
> 
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>-- End of excerpt from Stephen Smith