Am following instructions given in LFS v6.1.1 PDF and getting this error while compiling binutils-build.

/tools/bin/ld:/usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/4.1.0/../../../libc.so: file format not recognized; treating as linker script
/tools/bin/ld:/usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/4.1.0/../../../libc.so:5: syntax error
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[2]: *** [ld-new] Error 1

Did not have any problems in running, "configure, make, make install, make -C ld clean".
But this error is noticed while running, "make -C ld LIB_PATH=/tools/lib".

Searching (Googling) the net for such error revealed these answers but am not sure what the solution :

"libc.so.5 is too old. You'll need to install a distro which uses libc.so.6 if you want to install LFS"

"libc.so:5 : syntax error means that the script /usr/lib/libc.so is wrong at line 5.
Just log in as root and temporarily change the line 5 from
GROUP ( /lib/libc.so.6 /usr/lib/libc_nonshared.a AS_NEEDED ( /lib/ld-linux.so.2 )
to GROUP ( /lib/libc.so.6 /usr/lib/libc_nonshared.a )"

Could someone pls. help me ?
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Ram

Hi,

Your base/host system is probably not up to specs.

Try using the LFS liveCD as base/host.

BTW: Found this, which generally says the same thing (answer 4 and 5):

LFS libc.so.5/6 LQ Thread