If gdb is configured with --disable-static then this is dutifully passed to readline which then disables libreadline.a, which causes a problem when gdb tries to link against that. To ensure that readline always builds static libraries, pass --enable-static to the sub-configure. Upstream-Status: Pending Signed-off-by: Ross Burton diff --git a/Makefile.def b/Makefile.def index 4394188..05c661a 100644 --- a/Makefile.def +++ b/Makefile.def @@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ host_modules= { module= libiconv; missing= install-html; missing= install-info; }; host_modules= { module= m4; }; -host_modules= { module= readline; }; +host_modules= { module= readline; + extra_configure_flags='--enable-static';}; host_modules= { module= sid; }; host_modules= { module= sim; }; host_modules= { module= texinfo; no_install= true; }; diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in index 61e0ab6..837f36e 100644 --- a/Makefile.in +++ b/Makefile.in @@ -24971,7 +24971,7 @@ configure-readline: $$s/$$module_srcdir/configure \ --srcdir=$${topdir}/$$module_srcdir \ $(HOST_CONFIGARGS) --build=${build_alias} --host=${host_alias} \ - --target=${target_alias} \ + --target=${target_alias} --enable-static \ || exit 1 @endif readline