In file included from ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/syslog.c:10:
../misc/syslog.c: In function '__vsyslog_chk':
../misc/syslog.c:123: sorry, unimplemented: inlining failed in call to 'syslog': function body not available
../misc/syslog.c:155: sorry, unimplemented: called from here
make[2]: *** [/mnt/lfs/glibc-build/misc/syslog.o] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/mnt/lfs/glibc-2.12.1/misc'
make[1]: *** [misc/subdir_lib] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/mnt/lfs/glibc-2.12.1'
make: *** [all] Error 2

cat > version-check.sh << "EOF"
#!/bin/bash
export LC_ALL=C
# Simple script to list version numbers of critical development tools
bash --version | head -n1 | cut -d" " -f2-4
echo "/bin/sh -> `readlink -f /bin/sh`"
echo -n "Binutils: "; ld --version | head -n1 | cut -d" " -f3-
bison --version | head -n1
if [ -e /usr/bin/yacc ];
then echo "/usr/bin/yacc -> `readlink -f /usr/bin/yacc`";
else echo "yacc not found"; fi
bzip2 --version 2>&1 < /dev/null | head -n1 | cut -d" " -f1,6-
echo -n "Coreutils: "; chown --version | head -n1 | cut -d")" -f2
diff --version | head -n1
find --version | head -n1
gawk --version | head -n1
if [ -e /usr/bin/awk ];
then echo "/usr/bin/awk -> `readlink -f /usr/bin/awk`";
else echo "awk not found"; fi
gcc --version | head -n1
/lib/libc.so.6 | head -n1 | cut -d"," -f1
grep --version | head -n1
gzip --version | head -n1
cat /proc/version
m4 --version | head -n1
make --version | head -n1
patch --version | head -n1
echo Perl `perl -V:version`
sed --version | head -n1
tar --version | head -n1
echo "Texinfo: `makeinfo --version | head -n1`"
echo 'main(){}' > dummy.c && gcc -o dummy dummy.c
if [ -x dummy ]; then echo "Compilation OK";
else echo "Compilation failed"; fi
rm -f dummy.c dummy
EOF
bash version-check.sh

:~$ bash version-check.sh
bash, version 4.1.5(1)-release
/bin/sh -> /bin/dash
Binutils: (GNU Binutils for Ubuntu) 2.20.1-system.20100303
bison (GNU Bison) 2.4.1
/usr/bin/yacc -> /usr/bin/bison.yacc
bzip2,  Version 1.0.5, 10-Dec-2007.
Coreutils:  7.4
diff (GNU diffutils) 2.8.1
find (GNU findutils) 4.4.2
GNU Awk 3.1.6
/usr/bin/awk -> /usr/bin/gawk
gcc (Ubuntu 4.4.3-4ubuntu5) 4.4.3
GNU C Library (Ubuntu EGLIBC 2.11.1-0ubuntu7.5) stable release version 2.11.1
GNU grep 2.5.4
gzip 1.3.12
Linux version 2.6.32-25-generic (buildd@palmer) (gcc version 4.4.3 (Ubuntu 4.4.3-4ubuntu5) ) #45-Ubuntu SMP Sat Oct 16 19:48:22 UTC 2010
m4 (GNU M4) 1.4.13
GNU Make 3.81
patch 2.6
Perl version='5.10.1';
GNU sed version 4.2.1
tar (GNU tar) 1.22
Texinfo: makeinfo (GNU texinfo) 4.13
Compilation OK