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binutils - trying to compile

I originally had another thread going in the Linux From Scratch forum, because that's what I'm trying to build, but I think this is really a compiling question, I'm having trouble compiling binutils.

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Originally posted by peok
Ok, first I've found a few threads which had the same problem going on, but like this one, they didn't solve my problem.

I'm on the Binutils-2.14 - Pass 1, I've been following the directions to the letter so far as far as I know. I entered

Code:

../binutils-2.14/configure --prefix=/tools --disable-nls

from the "binutils-build" directory, and got the following output:

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loading cache ./config.cache checking host system type... i586-pc-linux-gnulibc1 checking target system type... i586-pc-linux-gnulibc1 checking build system type... i586-pc-linux-gnulibc1 /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i486-slackware-linux/3.3.4/../../../../ i486-slackware-linux/bin/ld: crtl.o: No such file: No such file or directory collect2: ld returned 1 exit status *** The command 'gcc -o conftest -g -O2 conftest.c' failed. *** You must set the environment variable CC to a working compiler.

I had to copy using pen and paper, and retype as 1, it would be hard for me to get a text file to a computer w/ internet and 2, the command

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../binutils-2.14/configure --prefix=/tools --disable-nls > output

only writes the first 4 lines, up until the errors, so if I typed something wrong and its not a trivial thing, sorry.

I tried changing the command to

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CC=gcc ../binutils-2.14/configure --prefix=/tools --disable-nls

but there wasn't any change. What's going on? I'm building on a fresh slack 10.0.

Never been there, but I'd try CC=/path/to/gcc

Cheers,
Tink

yeah tinkster, that didn't work. and I noticed that "conftest.c" doesn't exist in my binutils-2.XX directory. I would have expected it to be there from the error message, and actually I can't find it anywhere. can I use the "whereis" command to search across the entire system? (not that I expect to find it somewhere, I was just wondering)

Have a look in config.log and see if there is anything relevent in there.

config.log didin't have any information past checking host/target/build system info. Is there another program that has taken over after that?

well, still trying, figured out how to reinstall gcc of the slackware cd with pkgtool, didn't change anything.

maybe I should try a differecnt os... who knows :confused:

I wish I knew more linux.

wow. I just installed redhat 9. same thing. what a waste of time, kinda. I guess I'll look around for yet another distro.

well, now it's time to try mandrake 9.1... I suspect it's something I'm doing, not the distro, but because of the lack of ideas I'm coming up with, the fact I'm not getting any help, and I'm having a real hard time giving up, it's the only thing I know how to do.

I searched the mailing lists at lfs's website, and found someone with an identical problem. They deleted the binutils folder and unpacked it again, which fixed it for them. I had already done that several times before I found that. And the md5 inside checks out.