We're having trouble with the binutils make configure-host command. The system keeps looping the following lines:


lfs@linux:/mnt/lfs/sources/binutils-build> make configure-host
make: Warning: File `../binutils-2.14/Makefile.in' has modification time 1e+08 s
in the future
/bin/sh ./config.status --recheck
running /bin/sh ../binutils-2.14/configure --prefix=/tools --disable-nls--no-c
reate --no-recursion
loading cache ./config.cache
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking target system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-ar... no
checking for ar... (cached) ar
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-as... no
checking for as... (cached) as
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-dlltool... no
checking for dlltool... (cached) dlltool
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-ld...(cached)/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-suse-linux/3
.3.3/../../../../i586-suse-linux/bin/ld
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-nm... no
checking for nm... (cached) nm
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-ranlib... no
checking for ranlib... (cached) ranlib
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-windres... no
checking for windres... (cached) windres
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-objcopy... no
checking for objcopy... (cached) objcopy
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-objdump... no
checking for objdump... (cached) objdump
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-ar... no
checking for ar... (cached) ar
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-as... no
checking for as... (cached) as
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-dlltool... no
checking for dlltool... (cached) dlltool
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-ld... no
checking for ld... (cached) ld
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-nm... no
checking for nm... (cached) nm
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-ranlib... no
checking for ranlib... (cached) ranlib
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-windres... no
checking for windres... (cached) windres
checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles... no
creating ./config.status
CONFIG_FILES=Makefile CONFIG_HEADERS= /bin/sh ./config.status
creating Makefile
make: Warning: File `../binutils-2.14/Makefile.in' has modification time 1e+08 s in the future



We're kind of desperate as this is a school project, so we need possible solutions ASAP.

Any advice or solution is welcome.

Thanks in advance,

2 linux newbies.

What was the output of your configure? What options did you pass. Did that find your as, ar, nm, ld, etc..?

here's the configure output:

lfs@linux:/mnt/lfs/sources/binutils-build> time { ../binutils-2.14/configure --prefix=/tools --disable-nls && make configure-host && make LDFLAGS="-all-static" && make install; }
loading cache ./config.cache
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking target system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-ar... no
checking for ar... (cached) ar
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-as... no
checking for as... (cached) as
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-dlltool... no
checking for dlltool... (cached) dlltool
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-ld... (cached) /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-suse-linux/3.3.3/../../../../i586-suse-linux/bin/ld
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-nm... no
checking for nm... (cached) nm
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-ranlib... no
checking for ranlib... (cached) ranlib
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-windres... no
checking for windres... (cached) windres
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-objcopy... no
checking for objcopy... (cached) objcopy
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-objdump... no
checking for objdump... (cached) objdump
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-ar... no
checking for ar... (cached) ar
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-as... no
checking for as... (cached) as
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-dlltool... no
checking for dlltool... (cached) dlltool
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-ld... no
checking for ld... (cached) ld
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-nm... no
checking for nm... (cached) nm
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-ranlib... no
checking for ranlib... (cached) ranlib
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-windres... no
checking for windres... (cached) windres
checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles... no
creating ./config.status
creating Makefile
make: Warning: File `../binutils-2.14/Makefile.in' has modification time 1e+08 s in the future
/bin/sh ./config.status --recheck
running /bin/sh ../binutils-2.14/configure --prefix=/tools --disable-nls --no-create --no-recursion
loading cache ./config.cache
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking target system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-ar... no
checking for ar... (cached) ar
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-as... no
checking for as... (cached) as
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-dlltool... no
checking for dlltool... (cached) dlltool
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-ld... (cached) /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-suse-linux/3.3.3/../../../../i586-suse-linux/bin/ld
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-nm... no
checking for nm... (cached) nm
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-ranlib... no
checking for ranlib... (cached) ranlib
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-windres... no
checking for windres... (cached) windres
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-objcopy... no
checking for objcopy... (cached) objcopy
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-objdump... no
checking for objdump... (cached) objdump
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-ar... no
checking for ar... (cached) ar
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-as... no
checking for as... (cached) as
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-dlltool... no
checking for dlltool... (cached) dlltool
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-ld... no
checking for ld... (cached) ld
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-nm... no
checking for nm... (cached) nm
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-ranlib... no
checking for ranlib... (cached) ranlib
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-windres... no
checking for windres... (cached) windres
checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles... no
creating ./config.status
CONFIG_FILES=Makefile CONFIG_HEADERS= /bin/sh ./config.status
creating Makefile
make: Warning: File `../binutils-2.14/Makefile.in' has modification time 1e+08 s in the future
/bin/sh ./config.status --recheck
running /bin/sh ../binutils-2.14/configure --prefix=/tools --disable-nls --no-create --no-recursion
loading cache ./config.cache
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking target system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu

I am having the same issue. I have tried a couple different distro's thinking it was just a "redhat-ism" or "mandrake-ism" no such luck on either.

check your timezone settings, system clock and hardware clock are correct.

> make: Warning: File `../binutils-2.14/Makefile.in' has modification time 1e+08 s in the future

Make uses file modification times to determine when things have been updated, your Makefile.in has a timestamp roughly
7 hours ahead of the Makefile you are generating.

So it will loop until the timestamp for the Makefile exceeds the timestamp for Makefile.in

A quick and dirty workaround (you SHOULD set your system/hw clocks and TZ settings correctly) is to touch every file in the source tree.

ie
cd ../binutils-2.14
find . -type f -exec touch {} \;

Then try again...

HTH
[R]

hmmm nm. thats not the same error im having. It is looping but not with that error. I'll create another post.

we just set the correct date and time and it worked
thanks