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Re: which libbfd should be used (binutils or gdb)?


On Sat, Dec 10, 2005 at 02:55:55AM -0800, Sagara Wijetunga wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> I tried to compile and install gdb-6.4.tar.bz2 on
> Linux/i386.
> 
> The make install of gdb complains:
> /bin/install: cannot remove `/usr/lib/libbfd.la':
> Operation not permitted
> 
> The /usr/lib/libbfd.la is already installed by
> binutils. I use Binutils-2.15.94.0.2.2. Should I
> overwrite the libbfd installed by binutils? If the
> libbfd installed by binutils can be used, how do I
> disable the installation of libbfd by gdb?

Use either copy; they're the same, though one is generally newer than
the other.  You can just "make install-gdb" if you don't want the
supporting static libraries.

-- 
Daniel Jacobowitz
CodeSourcery, LLC


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