bin utils install problem

igimaster · 08-02-2005, 02:18 PM

hello I was installing LFS 6.1
I got to the make command for binutils-2.15.94.0.2.2
I did not deviate from the commands in the book. Despite having to figure out the proper syntax for ln -s on my own box unlike the person who wrote it's box. multiple examples for the rest of us could have been helpful lol.
I am using Fedora Core 4 on a Pentium 4 box with a shuttle motherboard.
Here is the output with the output code.
Where should I start with troubleshooting this.

make[3]: Entering directory `/mnt/lfs/sources/binutils-build/gas'
gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I../../binutils-2.15.94.0.2.2/gas -I. -D_GNU_SOURCE -I. -I../../binutils-2.15.94.0.2.2/gas -I../bfd -I../../binutils-2.15.94.0.2.2/gas/config -I../../binutils-2.15.94.0.2.2/gas/../include -I../../binutils-2.15.94.0.2.2/gas/.. -I../../binutils-2.15.94.0.2.2/gas/../bfd -I../../binutils-2.15.94.0.2.2/gas/../intl -I../intl -DLOCALEDIR="\"/tools/share/locale\"" -W -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -g -O2 -c ../../binutils-2.15.94.0.2.2/gas/app.c
In file included from ./targ-cpu.h:1,
from ../../binutils-2.15.94.0.2.2/gas/config/obj-elf.h:42,
from ./obj-format.h:1,
from ../../binutils-2.15.94.0.2.2/gas/config/te-linux.h:4,
from ./targ-env.h:1,
from ../../binutils-2.15.94.0.2.2/gas/as.h:625,
from ../../binutils-2.15.94.0.2.2/gas/app.c:30:
../../binutils-2.15.94.0.2.2/gas/config/tc-i386.h:443: error: array type has incomplete element type
make[3]: *** [app.o] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/mnt/lfs/sources/binutils-build/gas'
make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/mnt/lfs/sources/binutils-build/gas'
make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/mnt/lfs/sources/binutils-build/gas'
make: *** [all-gas] Error 2
lfs:/mnt/lfs/sources/binutils-build$

Any suggestions on starting to trouble shoot would be good. I've installed Gentoo and am fairly knowlegeable, but could use some help.
danny

AxXium · 08-02-2005, 02:49 PM

Code:

../../binutils-2.15.94.0.2.2/gas/config/tc-i386.h:443: error: array type has incomplete element type
make[3]: *** [app.o] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/mnt/lfs/sources/binutils-build/gas'
make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/mnt/lfs/sources/binutils-build/gas'
make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/mnt/lfs/sources/binutils-build/gas'
make: *** [all-gas] Error 2

gas doesn't build with gcc4

Fedora Core 4 has been built using GCC 4.0

That's your problem.

You need another host system.

One with a gcc 3.0 or later but not gcc 4.0 or later.

Stay away from a host system built with gcc 4.

I suggest using the live cd.

http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/livecd/

It worked for me.

igimaster · 08-02-2005, 04:02 PM

I understand what you're saying and now know what to do. I guess as a newbie it's often frustrating to discover that the package requests a certain version or newer, and then there are in compatibilities while compiling with the newest version that are not mentioned in the dependencies when found.
Thank you for the response I'll go use a knoppix cd.
danny

AxXium · 08-02-2005, 04:09 PM

The beginning of the LFS book has a section called "Host System Requirments"

http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/.../hostreqs.html

Read that again if need be or search this forum for "best host"

There is a branch of LFS for gcc4............

http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/read.html

.................which states:

Code:

GCC-4 branch

This is an experimental branch of the LFS book, using GCC-4.0.x instead of the 3.4.x version in the current development version. The branch is being maintained by Matthew Burgess.

Please note that if you follow this version of the book, some BLFS packages may not compile or work correctly. If you can, find patches that fix such problems, and forward them on to the BLFS development team. A good starting point for such patches is Fedora Core's CVS repository.

GCC-4 LFS

But I wouldn't recommend it for your first run.

Good Luck!

hoes · 09-03-2005, 02:33 PM

I am also building a LFS-system and bumped into the same problem you had.
But I think it is a very radical aproach to use another operating system or so.

After readng here that the problem was a too high version of gcc, I started thinking what could work.
I first used gcc -V 3.4 to use a lower version, but for some reason this did not work.
Luckely I had apt-get and unistalled gcc-4.0 and after making symbolic links to gcc-3.4, it worked splendid.

As you have noticed I have got Debian installed on my computer, but If remove gcc-4 is so easy on my system,
I though it might just as well be so easy using an rpmmanager in Fedora.

I hope this helps a bit.