[U-Boot-Users] Regarding the SEARCH_DIR() option in .lds file

Wolfgang Denk wd at denx.de
Thu Jun 5 13:23:32 CEST 2003


Hello,

in message <20030605105831.5286.qmail at web40701.mail.yahoo.com> you wrote:
>
>  I am new to bootloaders and related stuff,please bear
> with me if i am asking a very simple question.

It is a non-trivial question.

>  I am using MBX860 board,while going through the board
> directory ie. for my boarch.I saw following lines in
> the u-boot.lds file.
> SEARCH_DIR(/lib); SEARCH_DIR(/usr/lib);
> SEARCH_DIR(/usr/local/lib);
> SEARCH_DIR(/usr/local/powerpc-any-elf/lib);

Please see the documentation (info pages) for the GNU ld for detailed
explanations.

>  www.denx.de with installation path as /opt/eldk.I
> want to know that here in this .lds file(in
> SEARCH_DIR()) do i need to mention the path for the
> /lib,/include for the cross tools that i am using on

You don't have to. You can simply ignore this stuff.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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