Re: [PATCH 1/5] Enable cross compiling

On Thursday, May 28, 2015 08:04:05 AM Clayton Shotwell wrote: > During the audit build, several lookup tables are generated as header > files that are then linked in with the executables. This process is done > by a C application that needs to be able to be run on the host. The > current Makfile structure tries to build these executables for the > target instead of the host where they cannot be executed. This patch > reworks the Makefile structure to build for the correct platform. > > This patch is a rework of a patch posted to the audit mailing list at > the link below. > https://www.redhat.com/archives/linux-audit/2012-November/msg00000.html > > The ax_prog_cc_for_build.m4 file was obtained from GNU at the link > below. > http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_prog_cc_for_build.html > > Signed-off-by: Clayton Shotwell <clayton.shotwell(a)rockwellcollins.com&gt; This patch causes a problem during a normal build: Making all in lib make[2]: Entering directory '/home/sgrubb/working/BUILD/audit-2.4.3/lib' make[2]: *** No rule to make target 'gen_tables.c', needed by 'gen_actiontabs_h'. Stop.