What are the necessary libraries to compile a cross gdb?

[Jim Blandy]

On 1/15/06, colin <colin@realtek.com.tw> wrote:
> Our MIPS platform contains only Linux, uClibc, and Busybox.
> When I cross-compiling gdb, it seems to lack some libraries to successfully
> compile it.
> Can I use --disable-* to omit all of these libraries? What are the
> necessaries libraries?

First, let me make sure I understand what you're trying to do.  You're
not trying to build a GDB that runs directly on your MIPS platform;
you're trying to build a GDB that runs somewhere else but debugs
programs that are running on your MIPS platform.  Right?  (So you're
not "cross-compiling" GDB; that would mean you were building a gdb
executable which you expected to run on some other platform.  Rather,
you're building GDB as a cross-platform debugger.)

What are the error messages you're getting?  Give us a transcript of
the relevant part of your failing compilation, with context.