hi,

I ran into a problem. I got this far and I think I did everything well, but here I got this error while I tried to prepare glibc for compilation.

I applied the patch which went fine and obviously created the directory entered into the directory.

I ran the /configure and the error I got was this:

/build# $LFS/sources/glibc-2.23/configure --prefix=/usr \
> --disable-profile \
> --enable-kernel=2.6.32 \
> --enable-obsolete-rpc
checking build system type... x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
checking host system type... x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking for readelf... readelf
checking for g++... g++
checking whether we are using the GNU C++ compiler... yes
checking whether g++ accepts -g... yes
checking whether g++ can link programs... yes
checking for sysdeps preconfigure fragments... aarch64 alpha arm hppa i386 m68k microblaze mips nacl nios2 powerpc s390 sh sparc tile x86_64 checking whether gcc compiles in -mx32 mode by default... no

configure: running configure fragment for add-on libidn
checking for assembler and linker STT_GNU_IFUNC support... no
checking sysdep dirs... sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/64 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/wordsize-64 sysdeps/x86_64/nptl sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux sysdeps/nptl sysdeps/pthread sysdeps/gnu sysdeps/unix/inet sysdeps/unix/sysv sysdeps/unix/x86_64 sysdeps/unix sysdeps/posix sysdeps/x86_64/64 sysdeps/x86_64/fpu sysdeps/x86/fpu sysdeps/x86_64 sysdeps/x86 sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-96 sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/wordsize-64 sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64 sysdeps/ieee754/flt-32 sysdeps/wordsize-64 sysdeps/ieee754 sysdeps/generic
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /sources/glibc-2.23/scripts/install-sh -c
checking whether ln -s works... yes
checking whether as is GNU as... yes
checking whether ld is GNU ld... yes
checking for as... as
checking version of as... 2.26.20160125, ok
checking for ld... ld
checking version of ld... 2.26.20160125, ok
checking for gnumake... no
checking for gmake... no
checking for make... make
checking version of make... 4.1, ok
checking for gnumsgfmt... no
checking for gmsgfmt... no
checking for msgfmt... msgfmt
checking version of msgfmt... 0.19.7, ok
checking for makeinfo... makeinfo
checking version of makeinfo... v. ?.??, bad
checking for sed... sed
checking version of sed... 4.2.2, ok
checking for gawk... gawk
checking version of gawk... 4.1.3, ok
checking if gcc is sufficient to build libc... yes
checking for nm... nm
configure: WARNING:
*** These auxiliary programs are missing or incompatible versions: makeinfo
*** some features will be disabled.
*** Check the INSTALL file for required versions.
checking LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable... ok
checking for bash... /bin/bash
checking for perl... /usr/bin/perl
/sources/glibc-2.23/configure: line 5162: /usr/bin/perl: No such file or directory
checking for install-info... /tools/bin/install-info
checking for bison... no
checking for .set assembler directive... yes
checking linker support for protected data symbol... yes
checking for broken __attribute__((alias()))... no
checking whether to put _rtld_local into .sdata section... yes
checking whether to use .ctors/.dtors header and trailer... no
checking for libunwind-support in compiler... yes
checking whether --noexecstack is desirable for .S files... yes
checking for -z combreloc... yes
checking for linker that supports -z execstack... no
checking for -fpie... yes
checking for --hash-style option... yes
checking for sufficient default -shared layout... no
checking for GLOB_DAT reloc... yes
checking linker output format... elf64-x86-64
checking for -fno-toplevel-reorder -fno-section-anchors... yes
checking for -fstack-protector... yes
checking for -fstack-protector-strong... yes
checking whether cc puts quotes around section names... yes
checking for __builtin_memset... no
checking for redirection of built-in functions... yes
checking for compiler option to disable generation of FMA instructions... -ffp-contract=off
checking if gcc accepts -fno-tree-loop-distribute-patterns with __attribute__ ((__optimize__))... yes
checking for libgd... no
checking for is_selinux_enabled in -lselinux... no
checking for _FORTIFY_SOURCE predefine... no
checking whether gcc implicitly enables -fstack-protector... configure: error: unexpected symbols in test:
root:/sources/glibc-2.23/build# make
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.
< --enable-kernel=2.6.32 --enable-obsolete-rpc
checking build system type... x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
checking host system type... x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking for readelf... readelf
checking for g++... g++
checking whether we are using the GNU C++ compiler... yes
checking whether g++ accepts -g... yes
checking whether g++ can link programs... yes
checking for sysdeps preconfigure fragments... aarch64 alpha arm hppa i386 m68k microblaze mips nacl nios2 powerpc s390 sh sparc tile x86_64 checking whether gcc compiles in -mx32 mode by default... no

configure: running configure fragment for add-on libidn
checking for assembler and linker STT_GNU_IFUNC support... no
checking sysdep dirs... sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/64 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/wordsize-64 sysdeps/x86_64/nptl sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux sysdeps/nptl sysdeps/pthread sysdeps/gnu sysdeps/unix/inet sysdeps/unix/sysv sysdeps/unix/x86_64 sysdeps/unix sysdeps/posix sysdeps/x86_64/64 sysdeps/x86_64/fpu sysdeps/x86/fpu sysdeps/x86_64 sysdeps/x86 sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-96 sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/wordsize-64 sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64 sysdeps/ieee754/flt-32 sysdeps/wordsize-64 sysdeps/ieee754 sysdeps/generic
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /sources/glibc-2.23/scripts/install-sh -c
checking whether ln -s works... yes
checking whether as is GNU as... yes
checking whether ld is GNU ld... yes
checking for as... as
checking version of as... 2.26.20160125, ok
checking for ld... ld
checking version of ld... 2.26.20160125, ok
checking for gnumake... no
checking for gmake... no
checking for make... make
checking version of make... 4.1, ok
checking for gnumsgfmt... no
checking for gmsgfmt... no
checking for msgfmt... msgfmt
checking version of msgfmt... 0.19.7, ok
checking for makeinfo... makeinfo
checking version of makeinfo... v. ?.??, bad
checking for sed... sed
checking version of sed... 4.2.2, ok
checking for gawk... gawk
checking version of gawk... 4.1.3, ok
checking if gcc is sufficient to build libc... yes
checking for nm... nm
configure: WARNING:
*** These auxiliary programs are missing or incompatible versions: makeinfo
*** some features will be disabled.
*** Check the INSTALL file for required versions.
checking LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable... ok
checking for bash... /bin/bash
checking for perl... /usr/bin/perl
/sources/glibc-2.23/configure: line 5162: /usr/bin/perl: No such file or directory
checking for install-info... /tools/bin/install-info
checking for bison... no
checking for .set assembler directive... yes
checking linker support for protected data symbol... yes
checking for broken __attribute__((alias()))... no
checking whether to put _rtld_local into .sdata section... yes
checking whether to use .ctors/.dtors header and trailer... no
checking for libunwind-support in compiler... yes
checking whether --noexecstack is desirable for .S files... yes
checking for -z combreloc... yes
checking for linker that supports -z execstack... no
checking for -fpie... yes
checking for --hash-style option... yes
checking for sufficient default -shared layout... no
checking for GLOB_DAT reloc... yes
checking linker output format... elf64-x86-64
checking for -fno-toplevel-reorder -fno-section-anchors... yes
checking for -fstack-protector... yes
checking for -fstack-protector-strong... yes
checking whether cc puts quotes around section names... yes
checking for __builtin_memset... no
checking for redirection of built-in functions... yes
checking for compiler option to disable generation of FMA instructions... -ffp-contract=off
checking if gcc accepts -fno-tree-loop-distribute-patterns with __attribute__ ((__optimize__))... yes
checking for libgd... no
checking for is_selinux_enabled in -lselinux... no
checking for _FORTIFY_SOURCE predefine... no
checking whether gcc implicitly enables -fstack-protector... configure: error: unexpected symbols in test:

and obviously it stopped.

does anybody have any idea what went wrong, what I missed, etc.?

I tried to decompile again the glibc and creating a new build directory but it did not help of course.

thanks in advance!

looks like perl is missing and makeinfo, check perl was installed in chap 5 properly, please also post your version.sh script output

I have perl installed. I installed everything. I checked and I have the perl under usr/bin/ 5.22.1

I can see that the system cannot see it. but I think my question would be is it ok to reinstall perl as in chapter 5 now and carry on with the above step?

i'll just start to build it again. it is only for learning the Linux system anyway. :-) thanks for the help anyway. I think I know what went wrong. I had trouble installing perl but I managed to install somehow, and I have the required files I am sure of it but could be some privilege issue. I look into it. the good thing that anything else went great so far. a little glitch. but what would be the computer world without glitches, right? :-)

thanks again!

Chapter 6 requires a symbolic link in /usr/bin to /tools/bin/perl, because some configure scripts have that location wired in. You'll find it under the section on creating essential directories and links.

cheers! I keep it in mind.