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Re: ld searching in /lib for 64-bit libs


> On 1/14/08, Kai Tietz <Kai.Tietz@onevision.com> wrote:
> > Hi NightStrike,
> >
> > > When I compile binutils for x86_64-pc-mingw32, I generally put all 
of
> > > the runtime libraries including crt1.o and crt2.o into
> > > (prefix)/x86_64-pc-mingw32/lib64, where (prefix) is the prefix used
> > > when configuring and installing binutils.  ld will not find crt2.o,
> > > however, until I move or copy everything from the aforementioned 
lib64
> > > directory into (prefix)/x86_64-pc-mingw32/lib.  Is this correct
> > > behavior?  I would think that 64-bit libraries should be in lib64, 
and
> > > 32-bit libraries should be in lib, consistent with other directory
> > > structures.  If I am wrong, where is the proper place for ld to find
> > > crt2.o?  What are all the possible locations for it?
> >
> > Yes, ld searches in lib. This is reasoned by the spec-file. May alter 
your
> > spec file search directory and it will work as you expect AFAIK.
> 
> How?

See Makefile.am setting SEARCH_DIR as $(tooldir)/lib. After installation 
you have your linker scripts normally in $(tooldir)/lib/ldscripts, which 
have an entry - named SEARCH_DIR - specifying the search directory. If you 
alter this one, you can modify the linker search pathes.

Cheers,
 i.A. Kai Tietz

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