I can't create entities with ghdl -e <entity>

[Javier Jardón]

I get this error:

$ ghdl -e <entity>
/usr/bin/ld: no se puede encontrar -lgnat-3.4
collect2: ld devolvió el estado de salida 1
/usr/lib/ghdl/bin/ghdl: compilation error

I use ubuntu breezy, in hoary it works.

[Benjamin Montgomery (bmonty)]

I ran the examples from the ghdl website's tutorial and got the correct output. Does this issue still exist for you in dapper?

[wfjm (w-f-j-mueller)]

Had the same problem with Ubuntu 5.10, while it works fine with Debian Sarge.

Reason: ghdl looks under Ubuntu 5.10 for the ADA runtime in

   ghdl -e -v hello_world
   ....
   -L/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux/3.4.4/adalib/ -lgnat-3.4

Under Ubuntu gnat-3.4 however installs into

  /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/3.4.5/adalib/

Apparently neither the ADA versions of ghdl and gnat match, nor the install paths for the libs.

I hacked it with

  # mkdir -p /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux/3.4.4/
  # ln -s /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/3.4.5/adalib adalib

but I'd appreciate of the packages be fixed.

[wfjm (w-f-j-mueller)]

The Debian maintainer of ghdl, Wesley J. Landaker <email address hidden>, suggested the following work arounds:

1. add softlink as in previous comment

2. Modify /usr/lib/ghdl/lib/gcc/${arch}-linux-gnu/${ver}/vhdl/lib/grt.lst,
which controls what the libraries get linked in to elaborated designs.

3. rebuild from sources.

[Barry deFreese (bddebian)]

Fixed in Dapper

[KarlGoetz (kgoetz)]

If this is fixed in dapper the status can be changed. Please file a new bug if you have problems in Dapper.

[Javier Jardón (jjardon)]

Work fine for me in Ubuntu Dapper now

Thank you!

[Richard Brady (brady)]

The bug has not been fixed in Breezy. It has been fixed in Dapper, and is indicated as fixed for Dapper. However, as far as Breezy 5.10 goes, it prevails, and I have therefore marked it as 'confirmed'.

[Marco Rodrigues (gothicx)]

Breezy support is over.. Today it's Breezy End Of Life!