Compilation error when building PPC64-LE CirrOS image

[Tiago Mello]

I followed the instruction in the doc/README-powerpc.txt.
Command used: export ARCHES="ppc64le powerpc ppc64"; ./bin/build-release daily

Got the follow error:

make[2]: Entering directory '/tmp/build-d170207/build/ppc64le/buildroot/build/host-ncurses-5.9/progs'
cd ../ncurses; /usr/bin/make
make[3]: Entering directory '/tmp/build-d170207/build/ppc64le/buildroot/build/host-ncurses-5.9/ncurses'
/tmp/build-d170207/build/ppc64le/buildroot/host/usr/bin/ccache /usr/local/bin/gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I../ncurses -I. -I/tmp/build-d170207/build/ppc64le/buildroot/host/usr/include -D_GNU_SOURCE -DNDEBUG -I. -I../include -I/tmp/build-d170207/build/ppc64le/buildroot/host/usr/include/ncurses -O2 -I/tmp/build-d170207/build/ppc64le/buildroot/host/usr/include --param max-inline-insns-single=1200 -fPIC -c ../ncurses/lib_gen.c -o ../obj_s/lib_gen.o
/tmp/build-d170207/build/ppc64le/buildroot/host/usr/bin/ccache /usr/local/bin/gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I../ncurses -I. -I/tmp/build-d170207/build/ppc64le/buildroot/host/usr/include -D_GNU_SOURCE -DNDEBUG -I. -I../include -I/tmp/build-d170207/build/ppc64le/buildroot/host/usr/include/ncurses -O2 -I/tmp/build-d170207/build/ppc64le/buildroot/host/usr/include --param max-inline-insns-single=1200 -fPIC -c ../ncurses/./base/lib_getstr.c -o ../obj_s/lib_getstr.o
/tmp/build-d170207/build/ppc64le/buildroot/host/usr/bin/ccache /usr/local/bin/gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I../ncurses -I. -I/tmp/build-d170207/build/ppc64le/buildroot/host/usr/include -D_GNU_SOURCE -DNDEBUG -I. -I../include -I/tmp/build-d170207/build/ppc64le/buildroot/host/usr/include/ncurses -O2 -I/tmp/build-d170207/build/ppc64le/buildroot/host/usr/include --param max-inline-insns-single=1200 -fPIC -c ../ncurses/./base/lib_hline.c -o ../obj_s/lib_hline.o
_9154.c:758:3: error: "_Bool" after # is not a positive integer
_9154.c:764:3: error: "_Bool" after # is not a positive integer
_9154.c:770:3: error: "_Bool" after # is not a positive integer
_9154.c:776:3: error: "_Bool" after # is not a positive integer
_9154.c:782:3: error: "_Bool" after # is not a positive integer
_9154.c:788:3: error: "_Bool" after # is not a positive integer
_9154.c:794:3: error: "_Bool" after # is not a positive integer
_9154.c:800:3: error: "_Bool" after # is not a positive integer
_9154.c:806:3: error: "_Bool" after # is not a positive integer
_9154.c:812:3: error: "_Bool" after # is not a positive integer
_9154.c:818:3: error: "_Bool" after # is not a positive integer
_9154.c:824:3: error: "_Bool" after # is not a positive integer
_9154.c:836:3: error: "_Bool" after # is not a positive integer
In file included from ../ncurses/curses.priv.h:283:0,
                 from ../ncurses/lib_gen.c:19:
_9154.c:837:2: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘int’
Makefile:795: recipe for target '../obj_s/lib_gen.o' failed
make[3]: *** [../obj_s/lib_gen.o] Error 1
make[3]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
make[3]: Leaving directory '/tmp/build-d170207/build/ppc64le/buildroot/build/host-ncurses-5.9/ncurses'
Makefile:307: recipe for target '../lib/libncurses.so' failed
make[2]: *** [../lib/libncurses.so] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory '/tmp/build-d170207/build/ppc64le/buildroot/build/host-ncurses-5.9/progs'
package/pkg-generic.mk:156: recipe for target '/tmp/build-d170207/build/ppc64le/buildroot/build/host-ncurses-5.9/.stamp_built' failed
make[1]: *** [/tmp/build-d170207/build/ppc64le/buildroot/build/host-ncurses-5.9/.stamp_built] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/tmp/cirros/buildroot-2015.05'
Makefile:70: recipe for target '/tmp/cirros/../build-d170207/build/ppc64le/buildroot/images/rootfs.tar' failed
make: *** [/tmp/cirros/../build-d170207/build/ppc64le/buildroot/images/rootfs.tar] Error 2

[Tiago Mello (timello)]

Scott,

I would appreciate any advise.

Thank you,

Tiago