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gcc-4.9-ppc64el-cross package

powerpc64le-linux-gnu-gcj won't run due to missing libgcj.spec

Bug #1383742 reported by bugproxy
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gcc-4.9-ppc64el-cross (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

---Problem Description---
On an x86_64 system, I installed the gcj-powerpc64le-linux-gnu package and various dependencies. When trying to run powerpc64le-linux-gnu-gcj, I get

powerpc64le-linux-gnu-gcj: error: libgcj.spec: No such file or directory

 ---uname output---
Linux xii-iv 3.13.0-37-generic #64-Ubuntu SMP Mon Sep 22 21:28:38 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Machine Type = x86_64 virtual machine

---Steps to Reproduce---
 Install package gcj-powerpc64le-linux-gnu on x86_64 VM running Ubuntu 14.04.1. Try running powerpc64le-linux-gnu-gcj. Note error message.

Userspace tool common name: powerpc64le-linux-gnu-gcj

bugproxy (bugproxy)
tags: added: architecture-x8664 bugnameltc-117554 severity-medium targetmilestone-inin14041
Luciano Chavez (lnx1138)
affects: ubuntu → gcc-defaults (Ubuntu)
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Matthias Klose (doko) wrote :

what is your use case to cross build gcj applications? The current use case is to provide a gcj cross compiler which is able to cross-build gcc-4.9. This works, and using gcj natively on ppc64el works as well.

affects: gcc-defaults (Ubuntu) → gcc-4.9-ppc64el-cross (Ubuntu)
Changed in gcc-4.9-ppc64el-cross (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
status: New → Confirmed
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bugproxy (bugproxy) wrote : Comment bridged from LTC Bugzilla

------- Comment From <email address hidden> 2014-11-19 14:04 EDT-------
(In reply to comment #4)
> what is your use case to cross build gcj applications? The current use case
> is to provide a gcj cross compiler which is able to cross-build gcc-4.9.
> This works, and using gcj natively on ppc64el works as well.

I'm just trying to run gcj to compile some Java code. It doesn't work at all.

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bugproxy (bugproxy) wrote :

------- Comment From <email address hidden> 2014-11-24 08:48 EDT-------
Hello Ubuntu,

Any update on this?

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bugproxy (bugproxy) wrote :

------- Comment From <email address hidden> 2015-03-24 09:48 EDT-------
Hello Ubuntu,

Any update on this?

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bugproxy (bugproxy) wrote :

------- Comment From <email address hidden> 2015-04-16 07:01 EDT-------
Any updates on this?

bugproxy (bugproxy)
Changed in gcc-4.9-ppc64el-cross (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Taco Screen team (taco-screen-team)
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Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote :

As Matthias has noted, this package exists to provide a minimally functional cross-compiler for bootstrapping. It is not supported by Canonical as a general-purpose cross-compiler for Java.

Unassigning from the taco-screen-team, but leaving this bug open as a valid wishlist bug.

Changed in gcc-4.9-ppc64el-cross (Ubuntu):
assignee: Taco Screen team (taco-screen-team) → nobody
importance: Low → Wishlist
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bugproxy (bugproxy) wrote :

------- Comment From <email address hidden> 2016-01-23 12:42 EDT-------
Given the response from Canonical that it is not generally supported for cross-compiling java, returning bug.

tags: added: targetmilestone-inin---
removed: targetmilestone-inin14041
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