gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi command not found

Question

I am trying to install the gnu arm toolchain for ubuntu. I first downloaded the tar from CodeSourcery. However when I go into the bin folder, I cannot run any of the binaries. I have tried with ./ and without and putting it in the PATH and it keeps telling me "Command not Found" yet the file is there in the folder right in front of me. Then I tried sudo apt-get install gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi except after it says it has installed successfully, I cannot find it with whereis gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi. Can anyone help?

Solution 1

fixed, using:

sudo apt-get install gcc-arm*

Solution 2

Are you compiling on a 64-bit OS? Try:

sudo apt-get install ia32-libs

I had the same problem when trying to compile the Raspberry Pi kernel. I was cross-compiling on Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit and the toolchain requires ia32-libs to work on on a 64-bit system.

See http://hertaville.com/2012/09/28/development-environment-raspberry-pi-cross-compiler/

Solution 3

CodeSourcery convention is to use prefix arm-none-linux-gnueabi- for all executables, not gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi that you mention. So, standard name for CodeSourcery gcc would be arm-none-linux-gnueabi-gcc.

After you have installed CodeSourcery G++, you need to add CodeSourcery directory into your PATH.

Typically, I prefer to install CodeSourcery into directory like /opt/arm-2010q1 or something like that. If you don't know where you have installed it, you can find it using locate arm-none-linux-gnueabi-gcc, however you may need to force to update your locate db using sudo updatedb before locate will work properly.

After you have identified where your CodeSourcery is installed, add it your PATH by editing ~/.bashrc like this:

PATH=/opt/arm-2010q1/bin:$PATH

Also, it is customary and very convenient to define

CROSS_COMPILE=arm-none-linux-gnueabi-

in your .bashrc, because with CROSS_COMPILE defined, most tools will automatically use proper compiler for ARM compilation without you doing anything.

Solution 4

I was also facing the same issue and resolved it after installing the following dependency:

sudo apt-get install lib32z1-dev

Solution 5

if you are on 64 bit os then you need to install this additional libraries.

sudo apt-get install lib32z1 lib32ncurses5 lib32bz2-1.0

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