Re: Trouble building projects on SuSE

[Fred Kiefer]

Am 03.03.2013 um 17:44 schrieb Richard Frith-Macdonald <address@hidden>:

> 
> On 3 Mar 2013, at 16:10, Randy J. Zauhar wrote:
> 
> 
>> 
>> /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.5/../../../../x86_64-suse-linux/bin/ld: 
>> skipping incompatible /usr/lib/libgnustep-base.so when searching for 
>> -lgnustep-base
>> /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.5/../../../../x86_64-suse-linux/bin/ld: 
>> cannot find -lgnustep-base
>> /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.5/../../../../x86_64-suse-linux/bin/ld: 
>> skipping incompatible /usr/lib/libpthread.so when searching for -lpthread
>> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
>> 
>> It bitches about  'incompatible' /usr/lib/libgnustep-base.so - however, I see
>> 
>> # file /usr/lib/libgnustep-base.so.1.22.0
>> /usr/lib/libgnustep-base.so.1.22.0: ELF 32-bit LSB shared object, Intel 
>> 80386, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked, 
>> BuildID[sha1]=0x98b3eaa5772d648cba3f519387a6b6564e3c8f2a, stripped
>> 
>> and my tool object :
>> 
>> # file obj/LogTest.obj/source.m.o
>> obj/LogTest.obj/source.m.o: ELF 32-bit LSB relocatable, Intel 80386, version 
>> 1 (SYSV), not stripped
>> 
>> They are both 32-bit so what is the deal? Is this a library version issue? I 
>> see that the latest GNUstep base is 1.24.3, where I have  1.22.0 installed, 
>> so could that lead to some incompatibility? But, incompatible with what?
>> 
>> Any advice appreciated!!
> 
> I can't comment in detail on the packages you are using as I know nothing 
> about them (I guess you'd have to ask people from suse).
> However two things;
> 1. It looks like a 64bit loader is being used to link 32bit code ... I would 
> have thought that if you were on a 64bit system you should be using 64bit 
> gnustep ... so perhaps you have the wrong gnustep package for the 
> architecture you are working on.
> 2. Yes 1.22.0 is about two years old.  I would expect current packages to be 
> using at least 1.24.0 (a stable release over a year old)... so you have too 
> old a gnustep package, though I don't see why that would cause a linker issue 
> ... it's more likely to be a 64/32bit issue.
> 
> For both those reasons, I'd suggest looking for an up to date 64bit package 
> of GNUstep or, if there's no such package for your OS, installing GNUstep 
> from source.
> 

There are more up to date packages for GNUstep on the OpenSuse build service 
(OBS). I am going to update my forks to the latest releases and as soon as this 
builds reliable merge them back.
But as Richard already pointed out your problem is probably caused by an 
inconsistent installation.