[CentOS] efi-app-x86_64 on 5.5?

[Jason Pyeron]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: centos-bounces at centos.org 
> [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of JohnS
> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 10:24
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> Subject: Re: [CentOS] efi-app-x86_64 on 5.5?
> 
> 
> On Wed, 2010-07-28 at 10:14 -0400, Jason Pyeron wrote:
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: centos-bounces at centos.org
> > > [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Jason Pyeron
> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 9:05
> > > To: 'CentOS mailing list'
> > > Subject: [CentOS] efi-app-x86_64 on 5.5?
> > > 
> > > I am trying to bring in a fedora 13 rpm, when compiliny 
> objcopy is 
> > > given a target of efi-app-x86_64, when I do a objcopy 
> --info it is 
> > > not listed.
> > > 
> > > It does list many elf (including 64 bit) and efi-app-ia32 bit
> > > 
> > > Any suggestions, what additional information could I provide.
> > 
> > Trying to compile binutil from fedora 13... It is supposed 
> to address 
> > this with a higher version
> ---
> You will find out that some things are hit or miss.  Then at 
> times you will break the build machine with the newer 
> binutils.  Fedora rpms do not always work or build for RH/CentOS.

I got binutils and gnu-efi to compile now. They are a necessary evil at the
moment, as the end goal is to compile grub
(https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=499204)

> Why not give the exact error from the build out put.

(there is an air gap separating the system from the world of email)


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