Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gdb
How to reproduce the problem: Follow the instructions here: https://wiki.linaro.org/UsingXdeb grep compiles fine add also maverick updates for gdb to overcome https://bugs.launchpad.net /binutils-linaro/+bug/598389 /etc/apt/sources.list should look like this: deb [arch=armel] http://ports.ubuntu.com/ maverick main universe deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu maverick main universe deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu maverick main universe deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu maverick-updates main universe deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu maverick-updates main universe deb [arch=armel] http://ports.ubuntu.com/ maverick-updates main universe sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade xdeb -a armel --apt-source linaro-gdb .... checking build system type... arm-unknown-linux-gnueabi checking host system type... arm-unknown-linux-gnueabi checking target system type... arm-unknown-linux-gnueabi checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -p checking whether ln works... yes checking whether ln -s works... yes checking for a sed that does not truncate output... /bin/sed checking for gawk... no checking for mawk... mawk checking for arm-linux-gnueabi-gcc... arm-linux-gnueabi-gcc checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out checking whether the C compiler works... configure: error: in `/home/build/gdb/build/objdir': configure: error: cannot run C compiled programs. If you meant to cross compile, use `--host'. See `config.log' for more details. make: *** [debian/stamp-autotools] Error 1 dpkg-buildpackage: error: debian/rules build gave error exit status 2 debuild: fatal error at line 1337: dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -d -us -uc -aarmel -b -tc failed Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/xdeb", line 851, in <module> main() File "/usr/bin/xdeb", line 843, in main build(options, src, all_srcs[src]) File "/usr/bin/xdeb", line 597, in build spawn(buildpackage, cwd=srcdir) File "/usr/lib/xdeb/utils.py", line 29, in spawn raise SubprocessException, ret utils.SubprocessException: 29 Not made for cross compilation? ** Affects: gdb (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/693478 Title: xdeb -a armel --apt-source gdb: configure: error: cannot run C compiled programs. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs