Perhaps a lenghty e-mail here but I tought I'd better be thorugh this time...
This is the output of cygcheck (note that I do *not* use strict case here) $ cygcheck -s -v -r Cygwin Win95/NT Configuration Diagnostics Current System Time: Sun Oct 20 12:28:15 2002 Windows XP Professional Ver 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 1 Path: C:\cygwin\usr\local\bin C:\cygwin\bin C:\cygwin\bin c:\Program\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\Tools c:\Program\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\Msdev98\BIN c:\Program\Microsoft Visual Studio\DF98\BIN c:\Program\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\BIN c:\WINDOWS\system32 c:\WINDOWS c:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem c:\Program\DELADE~1\MGISHA~1\Video c:\Program\Delade filer\Adaptec Shared\System c:\program\matlab6p5\bin\win32 c:\Program\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\Tools\WinNT c:\Program\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\MSDev98\Bin c:\Program\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\Tools c:\Program\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\bin C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin SysDir: C:\WINDOWS\System32 WinDir: C:\WINDOWS CYGWIN = `binmode tty ntsec' HOME = `C:\cygwin\home\chj' MAKE_MODE = `unix' PWD = `/usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils' USER = `chj' ALLUSERSPROFILE = `C:\Documents and Settings\All Users' APPDATA = `C:\Documents and Settings\chj\Application Data' CLIENTNAME = `Console' COMMONPROGRAMFILES = `C:\Program\Delade filer' COMPUTERNAME = `D90V2D0J' COMSPEC = `C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe' CPU = `i386' HOMEDRIVE = `C:' HOMEPATH = `\Documents and Settings\chj' INCLUDE = `C:\Program\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\atl\include;C:\Program\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\mfc\include;C:\Program\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\include' LIB = `C:\Program\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\mfc\lib;C:\Program\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\lib' LINK_F90 = `sstatd.lib sstats.lib smathd.lib smaths.lib sf90mp.lib' LOGONSERVER = `\\D90V2D0J' MANPATH = `:/usr/ssl/man' MSDEVDIR = `C:\Program\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\MSDev98' NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS = `1' OLDPWD = `/home/chj' OS = `Windows_NT' PATHEXT = `.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH' PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE = `x86' PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER = `x86 Family 15 Model 1 Stepping 2, GenuineIntel' PROCESSOR_LEVEL = `15' PROCESSOR_REVISION = `0102' PROGRAMFILES = `C:\Program' PROMPT = `$P$G' PS1 = `\[\033]0;\w\007 \033[32m\]\u@\h \[\033[33m\w\033[0m\] $ ' SESSIONNAME = `Console' SHLVL = `1' SYSTEMDRIVE = `C:' SYSTEMROOT = `C:\WINDOWS' TEMP = `c:\DOCUME~1\chj\LOKALA~1\Temp' TERM = `cygwin' TMP = `c:\DOCUME~1\chj\LOKALA~1\Temp' USERDOMAIN = `D90V2D0J' USERNAME = `chj' USERPROFILE = `C:\Documents and Settings\chj' VNI_F90_MSG = `C:\Program\Microsoft Visual Studio\DF98\IMSL\MESSAGE' WINDIR = `C:\WINDOWS' _ = `/usr/bin/cygcheck' HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2 (default) = `/cygdrive' cygdrive flags = 0x00000022 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\Program Options HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2 (default) = `/cygdrive' cygdrive flags = 0x00000022 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2\/ (default) = `C:\cygwin' flags = 0x0000000a HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2\/usr/bin (default) = `C:\cygwin/bin' flags = 0x0000000a HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2\/usr/lib (default) = `C:\cygwin/lib' flags = 0x0000000a HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2\/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts (default) = `C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\lib\X11\fonts' flags = 0x0000000a HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\Program Options a: fd N/A N/A c: hd NTFS 95362Mb 20% CP CS UN PA FC d: cd N/A N/A m: net NTFS 639Mb 36% CP CS PA chj . /cygdrive user binmode,cygdrive C:\cygwin / system binmode C:\cygwin/bin /usr/bin system binmode C:\cygwin/lib /usr/lib system binmode C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\lib\X11\fonts /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts system binmode . /cygdrive user binmode,cygdrive Found: C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe Found: C:\cygwin\bin\cat.exe Found: C:\cygwin\bin\cpp.exe Found: C:\cygwin\bin\find.exe Found: C:\cygwin\bin\gcc.exe Found: C:\cygwin\bin\gdb.exe Found: C:\cygwin\bin\ld.exe Found: C:\cygwin\bin\ls.exe Found: C:\cygwin\bin\make.exe Found: C:\cygwin\bin\sh.exe 58k 2002/05/07 C:\cygwin\bin\cygbz2-1.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygbz2-1.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/5/7 8:33 54k 2002/01/27 C:\cygwin\bin\cygbz21.0.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygbz21.0.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/27 2:07 6k 2002/06/24 C:\cygwin\bin\cygcharset-1.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygcharset-1.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/6/24 20:23 625k 2002/08/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygcrypto.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygcrypto.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/8/9 22:20 452k 2002/07/17 C:\cygwin\bin\cygcurl-2.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygcurl-2.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/7/17 16:50 132k 2002/07/14 C:\cygwin\bin\cygexpat-0.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygexpat-0.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/7/14 21:38 50k 2002/03/17 C:\cygwin\bin\cygexslt-0.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygexslt-0.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/3/17 7:24 45k 2001/04/25 C:\cygwin\bin\cygform5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygform5.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/4/25 7:28 35k 2002/01/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygform6.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygform6.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/9 7:03 19k 2002/02/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cyggdbm.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cyggdbm.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/2/20 4:05 17k 2001/06/28 C:\cygwin\bin\cyghistory4.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cyghistory4.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/1/7 5:34 20k 2002/07/17 C:\cygwin\bin\cyghistory5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cyghistory5.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/7/17 23:18 929k 2002/06/24 C:\cygwin\bin\cygiconv-2.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygiconv-2.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/6/24 20:24 22k 2001/12/13 C:\cygwin\bin\cygintl-1.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygintl-1.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/12/13 10:28 28k 2002/09/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cygintl-2.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygintl-2.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/9/20 5:13 21k 2001/06/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cygintl.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygintl.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/6/20 19:09 81k 2001/10/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cygitcl30.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygitcl30.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/10/20 2:25 35k 2001/10/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cygitk30.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygitk30.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/10/20 2:25 119k 2002/02/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygjpeg6b.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygjpeg6b.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/2/9 6:19 25k 2002/07/16 C:\cygwin\bin\cygltdl-3.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygltdl-3.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/7/16 6:05 26k 2001/04/25 C:\cygwin\bin\cygmenu5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygmenu5.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/4/25 7:27 20k 2002/01/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygmenu6.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygmenu6.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/9 7:03 156k 2001/04/25 C:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses++5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygncurses++5.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/4/25 7:29 175k 2002/01/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses++6.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygncurses++6.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/9 7:03 226k 2001/04/25 C:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygncurses5.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/4/25 7:17 202k 2002/01/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses6.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygncurses6.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/9 7:03 15k 2001/04/25 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpanel5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygpanel5.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/4/25 7:27 12k 2002/01/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpanel6.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygpanel6.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/9 7:03 40k 2001/11/21 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpcre.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygpcre.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/11/21 23:15 39k 2001/11/21 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpcreposix.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygpcreposix.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/11/21 23:15 1006k 2002/07/24 C:\cygwin\bin\cygperl5_8_0.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygperl5_8_0.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/7/24 18:53 179k 2002/07/22 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpng12.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygpng12.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/7/22 18:03 22k 2002/06/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpopt-0.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygpopt-0.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/6/9 7:45 108k 2001/06/28 C:\cygwin\bin\cygreadline4.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygreadline4.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/1/7 5:34 127k 2002/07/17 C:\cygwin\bin\cygreadline5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygreadline5.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/7/17 23:18 66k 2001/11/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cygregex.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygregex.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/11/20 15:44 159k 2002/08/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygssl.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygssl.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/8/9 22:20 390k 2001/10/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cygtcl80.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygtcl80.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/10/20 2:24 5k 2001/10/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cygtclpip80.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 10k 2001/10/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cygtclreg80.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygtclreg80.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/10/20 2:24 253k 2002/02/10 C:\cygwin\bin\cygtiff3.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygtiff3.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/2/10 9:34 623k 2001/10/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cygtk80.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygtk80.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/10/20 2:25 633k 2002/07/22 C:\cygwin\bin\cygxml2-2.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygxml2-2.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/7/22 8:29 41k 2002/01/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cygXpm-noX4.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygXpm-noX4.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/20 19:49 46k 2002/01/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cygXpm-X4.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygXpm-X4.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/20 19:50 152k 2002/03/17 C:\cygwin\bin\cygxslt-1.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygxslt-1.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/3/17 7:19 15k 2002/03/17 C:\cygwin\bin\cygxsltbreakpoint-1.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygxsltbreakpoint-1.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/3/17 7:24 50k 2002/03/12 C:\cygwin\bin\cygz.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygz.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/3/12 5:38 883k 2002/07/06 C:\cygwin\bin\cygwin1.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygwin1.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/7/6 8:16 Cygwin DLL version info: DLL version: 1.3.12 DLL epoch: 19 DLL bad signal mask: 19005 DLL old termios: 5 DLL malloc env: 28 API major: 0 API minor: 54 Shared data: 3 DLL identifier: cygwin1 Mount registry: 2 Cygnus registry name: Cygnus Solutions Cygwin registry name: Cygwin Program options name: Program Options Cygwin mount registry name: mounts v2 Cygdrive flags: cygdrive flags Cygdrive prefix: cygdrive prefix Cygdrive default prefix: Build date: Sat Jul 6 02:16:58 EDT 2002 CVS tag: cygwin-1-3-12-1 Shared id: cygwin1S3 Cygwin Package Information Last downloaded files to: C:\Documents and Settings\chj\Mina dokument\cygwin Last downloaded files from: http://programming.ccp14.ac.uk/ftp-mirror/programming/cygwin/pub/cygwin Package Version XFree86-base 4.2.0-1 XFree86-bin 4.2.0-2 XFree86-etc 4.2.0-1 XFree86-fenc 4.2.0-2 XFree86-fnts 4.2.0-2 XFree86-fscl 4.2.0-2 XFree86-lib 4.2.0-3 XFree86-man 4.2.0-1 XFree86-prog 4.2.0-1 XFree86-startup-scripts4.2.0-3 XFree86-xserv 4.2.0-12 _update-info-dir 00068-1 ash 20020731-1 autoconf 2.53b-1 autoconf-devel 2.53a-1 autoconf-stable 2.13-4 automake 1.6.2-1 automake-devel 1.6.2-1 automake-stable 1.4p5-5 base-files 1.0-1 base-passwd 1.0-1 bash 2.05b-5 bc 1.06-1 binutils 20020706-2 bison 1.35-1 byacc 1.9-1 bzip2 1.0.2-2 clear 1.0-1 compface 1.4-5 cpio 2.4.2 cron 3.0.1-7 crypt 1.0-1 ctags 5.2-1 curl 7.9.8-2 cvs 1.11.0-1 cygrunsrv 0.95-1 cygutils 1.1.2-1 cygwin 1.3.12-4 cygwin-doc 1.1-2 dejagnu 20010117-1 diff 1.0-1 diffutils 2.8.1-1 ed 0.2-1 enscript 1.6.3-3 expat 1.95.4-1 expect 20010117-1 figlet 2.2-1 file 3.37-1 fileutils 4.1-1 findutils 4.1.7-4 flex 2.5.4-2 fortune 1.8-2 gawk 3.1.1-3 gcc 3.2-1 gcc-mingw 3.2-20020817-1 gdb 20010428-3 gdbm 1.8.0-4 gettext 0.11.5-1 gettext-devel 0.11.5-1 gperf 0.0 grep 2.5-1 groff 1.17.2-1 gzip 1.3.3-4 indent 2.2.8-1 inetutils 1.3.2-19 jpeg 6b-7 less 374-1 lesstif 0.93.18-3 libbz2_0 1.0.2-1 libbz2_1 1.0.2-2 libcharset1 1.8-2 libiconv 1.8-2 libiconv2 1.8-2 libintl 0.10.38-3 libintl1 0.10.40-1 libintl2 0.11.5-1 libltdl3 20020705-2 libncurses5 5.2-1 libncurses6 5.2-8 libpng12 1.2.4-2 libpopt0 1.6.4-4 libreadline4 4.1-2 libreadline5 4.3-1 libtool 20020705-1 libtool-devel 20020705-2 libtool-stable 1.4.2-2 libxml2 2.4.23-1 libxslt 1.0.13-1 login 1.4-4 lynx 2.8.4-1 m4 0.0 make 3.79.1-7 man 1.5g-2 mingw-runtime 2.2-1 mktemp 1.4-1 more 2.11o-1 mutt 1.4-1 nano 1.1.10-1 ncftp 3.1.4-1 ncurses 5.2-8 newlib-man 20020801 opengl 1.1.0-6 openssh 3.4p1-5 openssl 0.9.6g-1 openssl-devel 0.9.6g-1 patch 2.5-3 pcre 3.7-1 perl 5.8.0-1 pine 4.44-2 pkgconfig 0.12.0-1 popt 1.6.4-4 rcs 5.7-3 readline 4.3-1 regex 4.4-2 rxvt 2.7.2-14 sed 3.02-1 sh-utils 2.0-2 sharutils 4.2.1-2 ssmtp 2.38.7-3 tar 1.13.25-1 tcltk 20001125-1 termcap 20020930-1 terminfo 5.2-3 texinfo 4.2-3 textutils 2.0.21-1 tiff 3.5.7-1 time 1.7-1 unzip 5.50-1 vim 6.1-2 w32api 2.0-1 wget 1.8.2-1 which 1.5-1 whois 4.5.17-1 xpm-nox 4.2.0-1 zip 2.3-2 zlib 1.1.4-1 Use -h to see help about each section here is the results of the binutils 20021020 testsuite: This was on a Windows XP SP1/cygwin P4 system with these packages: binutils 20020706-2 cygwin 1.3.12-4 dejagnu 1.4.3 (cygwin ver. 20010117-1 with 1.4.3 on top) gcc 3.2-1 In-tree joined gcc and binutils cvs trunks. LAST_UPDATED: Sun Oct 20 08:17:01 2002 Native configuration is i686-pc-cygwin === binutils tests === Running target unix === binutils Summary === # of expected passes 51 # of untested testcases 4 === gas tests === Running target unix FAIL: i386 abs reloc FAIL: i386 pcrel reloc === gas Summary === # of expected passes 35 # of unexpected failures 2 === ld tests === Running target unix FAIL: bootstrap FAIL: bootstrap with strip FAIL: bootstrap with --static FAIL: bootstrap with --traditional-format FAIL: bootstrap with --no-keep-memory FAIL: bootstrap with --relax FAIL: cdtest FAIL: cdtest with -Ur FAIL: MRI script FAIL: selective1 FAIL: selective2 ERROR: /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/src/ld/testsuite/ld-selective/3.cc: compilation failed UNRESOLVED: selective4 ERROR: /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/src/ld/testsuite/ld-selective/4.cc: compilation failed UNRESOLVED: selective5 ERROR: /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/src/ld/testsuite/ld-selective/5.cc: compilation failed UNRESOLVED: selective6 === ld Summary === # of expected passes 12 # of unexpected failures 11 # of expected failures 2 # of unresolved testcases 3 version: binutils 20021020 cvs trunk Platform: i686-pc-cygwin configure flags: --host=i686-pc-cygwin --prefix=/usr/local/gcc-binutils --disable-shared --enable-threads=posix --with-dwarf2 Counting all warnings, there are 69 warnings in stage0 of this bootstrap. Number of warnings per file: 48 libiberty/md5.c 5 libiberty/regex.c 3 lex.yy.c 3 include/getopt.h 3 /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/src/bfd/elf.c 2 libtool 2 libiberty/getopt.c 1 libiberty/strsignal.c 1 include/xregex2.h 1 /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/src/binutils/dllwrap.c Number of warning types: 16 function-like macro \`FI' must be used with arguments in traditional C 16 function-like macro \`FH' must be used with arguments in traditional C 16 function-like macro \`FG' must be used with arguments in traditional C 5 signed and unsigned type in conditional expression 4 function declaration isn't a prototype 3 unused parameter \`???' 3 \`???' defined but not used 2 undefined symbols not allowed in i686-pc-cygwin shared libraries 2 ??? format, ??? arg (arg ???) 1 comparison between signed and unsigned 1 ISO C89 does not support \`static' or type qualifiers in parameter array declarators now, to make this extra safe: chj@D90V2D0J:~$ gcc --version gcc (GCC) 3.2 20020818 (prerelease) Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. chj@D90V2D0J:~$ ar --version GNU ar 2.12.90 20020706 Copyright 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This program is free software; you may redistribute it under the terms of the GNU General Public License. This program has absolutely no warranty. chj@D90V2D0J:~$ The problems reported in more detail in the log files are these: For gas (and I believe someone with more insight in binutils are looking into this) ../as-new --32 -o dump.o /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/src/gas/testsuite/gas/i386/absrel.s /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/gas/testsuite/../../binutils/objdump -drw dump.o > dump.out regexp_diff match failure regexp "^ f: (a1 00 00 00 00[ ]*mov 0x0,%eax 10: (R_386_)?32 comm|a1 04 00 00 00[ ]*mov 0x4,%eax 10: dir32 comm.*)$" line " f: a1 00 00 00 00 mov 0x0,%eax 10: dir32 comm+0xfffffffc" regexp_diff match failure regexp "^ 19: (a1 00 00 00 00[ ]*mov 0x0,%eax 1a: R_386_32 glob|a1 05 00 00 00[ ]*mov 0x5,%eax 1a: (dir)?32 \.text)$" line " 19: a1 05 00 00 00 mov 0x5,%eax 1a: dir32 glob+0xfffffffb" regexp_diff match failure regexp "^ 28: (a1 00 00 00 00[ ]*mov 0x0,%eax 29: R_386_32 glob2|a1 05 01 00 00[ ]*mov 0x105,%eax 29: (dir)?32 \.text)$" line " 28: a1 05 01 00 00 mov 0x105,%eax 29: dir32 glob2+0xfffffefb" regexp_diff match failure regexp "^ 46: (a1 cc ed ff ff[ ]*mov 0xffffedcc,%eax 47: (R_386_)?32 comm|a1 d0 ed ff ff[ ]*mov 0xffffedd0,%eax 47: dir32 comm.*)$" line " 46: a1 cc ed ff ff mov 0xffffedcc,%eax 47: dir32 comm+0xfffffffc" regexp_diff match failure regexp "^ 50: (a1 cc ed ff ff[ ]*mov 0xffffedcc,%eax 51: R_386_32 glob|a1 d1 ed ff ff[ ]*mov 0xffffedd1,%eax 51: (dir)?32 \.text)$" line " 50: a1 d1 ed ff ff mov 0xffffedd1,%eax 51: dir32 glob+0xfffffffb" regexp_diff match failure regexp "^ 5f: (a1 cc ed ff ff[ ]*mov 0xffffedcc,%eax 60: R_386_32 glob2|a1 d1 ee ff ff[ ]*mov 0xffffeed1,%eax 60: (dir)?32 \.text)$" line " 5f: a1 d1 ee ff ff mov 0xffffeed1,%eax 60: dir32 glob2+0xfffffefb" regexp_diff match failure regexp "^ 7d: (a1 8a 67 ff ff[ ]*mov 0xffff678a,%eax 7e: (R_386_)?32 comm|a1 8e 67 ff ff[ ]*mov 0xffff678e,%eax 7e: dir32 comm.*)$" line " 7d: a1 8a 67 ff ff mov 0xffff678a,%eax 7e: dir32 comm+0xfffffffc" regexp_diff match failure regexp "^ 87: (a1 8a 67 ff ff[ ]*mov 0xffff678a,%eax 88: R_386_32 glob|a1 8f 67 ff ff[ ]*mov 0xffff678f,%eax 88: (dir)?32 \.text)$" line " 87: a1 8f 67 ff ff mov 0xffff678f,%eax 88: dir32 glob+0xfffffffb" regexp_diff match failure regexp "^ 96: (a1 8a 67 ff ff[ ]*mov 0xffff678a,%eax 97: R_386_32 glob2|a1 8f 68 ff ff[ ]*mov 0xffff688f,%eax 97: (dir)?32 \.text)$" line " 96: a1 8f 68 ff ff mov 0xffff688f,%eax 97: dir32 glob2+0xfffffefb" FAIL: i386 abs reloc ../as-new --32 -o dump.o /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/src/gas/testsuite/gas/i386/pcrel.s /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/gas/testsuite/../../binutils/objdump -drw dump.o > dump.out regexp_diff match failure regexp "^ ( 0: e9 30 12 00 00[ ]*jmp 1235 .*1: R_386_PC32 \*ABS\*| 0: e9 2f 12 00 00[ ]*jmp 1234 .*1: DISP32 \*ABS\*)$" line " 0: e9 35 12 00 00 jmp 123a <glob2+0x1135> 1: DISP32 *ABS*" regexp_diff match failure regexp "^ ( 5: e9 fc ff ff ff[ ]*jmp 6 .*6: R_386_PC32 ext| 5: e9 f6 ff ff ff[ ]*jmp 0 .*6: DISP32 ext)$" line " 5: e9 00 00 00 00 jmp a <glob+0x5> 6: DISP32 ext" regexp_diff match failure regexp "^ ( a: e9 fc ff ff ff[ ]*jmp b .*b: R_386_PC32 weak| a: e9 f1 ff ff ff[ ]*jmp 0 .*b: DISP32 weak)$" line " a: e9 00 00 00 00 jmp f <glob+0xa> b: DISP32 weak" regexp_diff match failure regexp "^ ( f: e9 fc ff ff ff[ ]*jmp 10 .*10: R_386_PC32 comm| f: e9 ec ff ff ff[ ]*jmp 0 .*10: DISP32 comm| f: e9 f0 ff ff ff jmp 4 .*10: DISP32 comm.*)$" line " f: e9 00 00 00 00 jmp 14 <glob+0xf> 10: DISP32 comm+0xfffffffc" regexp_diff match failure regexp "^ (1b: e9 72 98 00 00[ ]*jmp 9892 .*1c: R_386_PC32 \*ABS\*|18: e9 59 98 00 00[ ]*jmp 9876 .*19: DISP32 \*ABS\*)$" line " 18: e9 8f 98 00 00 jmp 98ac <abs2+0x36> 19: DISP32 *ABS*" regexp_diff match failure regexp "^ (2a: e9 fc ff ff ff[ ]*jmp 2b .*2b: R_386_PC32 \.data|27: e9 d4 00 00 00[ ]*jmp 100 .*28: DISP32 \.data.*|27: e9 d4 ff ff ff jmp 0 .*28: DISP32 \.data)$" line " 27: e9 00 00 00 00 jmp 2c <glob+0x27> 28: DISP32 .data" regexp_diff match failure regexp "^ (2f: e9 00 00 00 00[ ]*jmp 34 .*30: R_386_PC32 \.data|2c: e9 d3 00 00 00[ ]*jmp 104 .*2d: DISP32 \.data.*|2c: e9 d3 ff ff ff jmp 4 .*2d: DISP32 \.data)$" line " 2c: e9 04 00 00 00 jmp 35 <glob+0x30> 2d: DISP32 .data" regexp_diff match failure regexp "^ (34: e9 fc ff ff ff[ ]*jmp 35 .*35: R_386_PC32 \*ABS\*|31: e9 ca ff ff ff[ ]*jmp 0 .*32: DISP32 \*ABS\*)$" line " 31: e9 32 00 00 00 jmp 68 <glob+0x63> 32: DISP32 *ABS*" regexp_diff match failure regexp "^ (39: e9 c8 ed ff ff[ ]*jmp ffffee06 .*3a: R_386_PC32 ext|36: e9 91 ed ff ff[ ]*jmp ffffedcc .*37: DISP32 ext)$" line " 36: e9 cc ed ff ff jmp ffffee07 <abs2+0xffff5591> 37: DISP32 ext" regexp_diff match failure regexp "^ (3e: e9 c8 ed ff ff[ ]*jmp ffffee0b .*3f: R_386_PC32 weak|3b: e9 8c ed ff ff[ ]*jmp ffffedcc .*3c: DISP32 weak)$" line " 3b: e9 cc ed ff ff jmp ffffee0c <abs2+0xffff5596> 3c: DISP32 weak" regexp_diff match failure regexp "^ (43: e9 c8 ed ff ff[ ]*jmp ffffee10 .*44: R_386_PC32 comm|40: e9 87 ed ff ff[ ]*jmp ffffedcc .*41: DISP32 comm|40: e9 8b ed ff ff jmp ffffedd0 .*41: DISP32 comm.*)$" line " 40: e9 cc ed ff ff jmp ffffee11 <abs2+0xffff559b> 41: DISP32 comm+0xfffffffc" regexp_diff match failure regexp "^ (52: e9 3e 86 00 00[ ]*jmp 8695 .*53: R_386_PC32 \*ABS\*|4f: e9 ee 85 00 00[ ]*jmp 8642 .*50: DISP32 \*ABS\*)$" line " 4f: e9 92 86 00 00 jmp 86e6 <glob2+0x85e1> 50: DISP32 *ABS*" regexp_diff match failure regexp "^ (61: e9 c8 ed ff ff[ ]*jmp ffffee2e .*62: R_386_PC32 \.data|5e: e9 69 ee ff ff[ ]*jmp ffffeecc .*5f: DISP32 \.data.*|5e: e9 69 ed ff ff jmp ffffedcc .*5f: DISP32 \.data)$" line " 5e: e9 cc ed ff ff jmp ffffee2f <abs2+0xffff55b9> 5f: DISP32 .data" regexp_diff match failure regexp "^ (66: e9 cc ed ff ff[ ]*jmp ffffee37 .*67: R_386_PC32 \.data|63: e9 68 ee ff ff[ ]*jmp ffffeed0 .*64: DISP32 \.data.*|63: e9 68 ed ff ff jmp ffffedd0 .*64: DISP32 \.data)$" line " 63: e9 d0 ed ff ff jmp ffffee38 <abs2+0xffff55c2> 64: DISP32 .data" regexp_diff match failure regexp "^ (6b: e9 ba 79 ff ff[ ]*jmp ffff7a2a .*6c: R_386_PC32 \*ABS\*|68: e9 51 79 ff ff[ ]*jmp ffff79be .*69: DISP32 \*ABS\*)$" line " 68: e9 27 7a ff ff jmp ffff7a94 <abs2+0xfffee21e> 69: DISP32 *ABS*" regexp_diff match failure regexp "^ (70: e9 86 67 ff ff[ ]*jmp ffff67fb .*71: R_386_PC32 ext|6d: e9 18 67 ff ff[ ]*jmp ffff678a .*6e: DISP32 ext)$" line " 6d: e9 8a 67 ff ff jmp ffff67fc <abs2+0xfffecf86> 6e: DISP32 ext" regexp_diff match failure regexp "^ (75: e9 86 67 ff ff[ ]*jmp ffff6800 .*76: R_386_PC32 weak|72: e9 13 67 ff ff[ ]*jmp ffff678a .*73: DISP32 weak)$" line " 72: e9 8a 67 ff ff jmp ffff6801 <abs2+0xfffecf8b> 73: DISP32 weak" regexp_diff match failure regexp "^ (7a: e9 86 67 ff ff[ ]*jmp ffff6805 .*7b: R_386_PC32 comm|77: e9 0e 67 ff ff[ ]*jmp ffff678a .*78: DISP32 comm|77: e9 12 67 ff ff jmp ffff678e .*78: DISP32 comm.*)$" line " 77: e9 8a 67 ff ff jmp ffff6806 <abs2+0xfffecf90> 78: DISP32 comm+0xfffffffc" regexp_diff match failure regexp "^ (89: e9 fc ff ff ff[ ]*jmp 8a .*8a: R_386_PC32 \*ABS\*|86: e9 75 ff ff ff[ ]*jmp 0 .*87: DISP32 \*ABS\*)$" line " 86: e9 87 00 00 00 jmp 112 <glob2+0xd> 87: DISP32 *ABS*" regexp_diff match failure regexp "^ (98: e9 86 67 ff ff[ ]*jmp ffff6823 .*99: R_386_PC32 \.data|95: e9 f0 67 ff ff[ ]*jmp ffff688a .*96: DISP32 \.data.*|95: e9 f0 66 ff ff jmp ffff678a .*96: DISP32 \.data)$" line " 95: e9 8a 67 ff ff jmp ffff6824 <abs2+0xfffecfae> 96: DISP32 .data" regexp_diff match failure regexp "^ (9d: e9 8a 67 ff ff[ ]*jmp ffff682c .*9e: R_386_PC32 \.data|9a: e9 ef 67 ff ff[ ]*jmp ffff688e .*9b: DISP32 \.data.*|9a: e9 ef 66 ff ff jmp ffff678e .*9b: DISP32 \.data)$" line " 9a: e9 8e 67 ff ff jmp ffff682d <abs2+0xfffecfb7> 9b: DISP32 .data" regexp_diff match failure regexp "^ (a2: e9 fc 00 00 00[ ]*jmp 1a3 .*a3: R_386_PC32 \*ABS\*|9f: e9 5c 00 00 00[ ]*jmp 100 .*a0: DISP32 \*ABS\*)$" line " 9f: e9 a0 01 00 00 jmp 244 <glob2+0x13f> a0: DISP32 *ABS*" regexp_diff match failure regexp "^ (a7: e9 01 00 00 00[ ]*jmp ad .*a8: R_386_PC32 \*ABS\*|a4: e9 5c ff ff ff[ ]*jmp 5 .*a5: DISP32 \*ABS\*)$" line " a4: e9 aa 00 00 00 jmp 153 <glob2+0x4e> a5: DISP32 *ABS*" regexp_diff match failure regexp "^ (ac: e9 01 ff ff ff[ ]*jmp ffffffb2 .*ad: R_386_PC32 \*ABS\*|a9: e9 57 fe ff ff[ ]*jmp ffffff05 .*aa: DISP32 \*ABS\*)$" line " a9: e9 af ff ff ff jmp 5d <glob+0x58> aa: DISP32 *ABS*" regexp_diff match failure regexp "^ (b1: e9 01 01 00 00[ ]*jmp 1b7 .*b2: R_386_PC32 \*ABS\*|ae: e9 52 00 00 00[ ]*jmp 105 .*af: DISP32 \*ABS\*)$" line " ae: e9 b4 01 00 00 jmp 267 <glob2+0x162> af: DISP32 *ABS*" regexp_diff match failure regexp "^ (b6: e9 01 00 00 00[ ]*jmp bc .*b7: R_386_PC32 \*ABS\*|b3: e9 4d ff ff ff[ ]*jmp 5 .*b4: DISP32 \*ABS\*)$" line " b3: e9 b9 00 00 00 jmp 171 <glob2+0x6c> b4: DISP32 *ABS*" FAIL: i386 pcrel reloc testcase /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/src/gas/testsuite/gas/i386/i386.exp completed in 2 seconds Now, the more interesting part is the ld failures, it's due to not finding some libraries, like for the -luser32 linker: Running /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/src/ld/testsuite/ld-bootstrap/bootstrap.exp ... /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/ld/ld-new -m i386pe -o tmpdir/ld-partial.o -r ldgram.o ldlex.o lexsup.o ldlang.o mri.o ldctor.o ldmain.o ldwrite.o ldexp.o ldemul.o ldver.o ldmisc.o ldfile.o ldcref.o ei386pe.o deffilep.o pe-dll.o /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/ld/ld-new -m i386pe -o tmpdir/ld1 /lib/crt0.o tmpdir/ld-partial.o ../bfd/.libs/libbfd.a ../libiberty/libiberty.a ./../intl/libintl.a /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a -lc /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a -lcygwin -luser32 -lkernel32 -ladvapi32 -lshell32 /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/ld/ld-new: cannot find -luser32 FAIL: bootstrap /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/ld/ld-new -m i386pe -o tmpdir/ld-partial.o -r ldgram.o ldlex.o lexsup.o ldlang.o mri.o ldctor.o ldmain.o ldwrite.o ldexp.o ldemul.o ldver.o ldmisc.o ldfile.o ldcref.o ei386pe.o deffilep.o pe-dll.o /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/ld/ld-new -m i386pe -o tmpdir/ld1 /lib/crt0.o tmpdir/ld-partial.o ../bfd/.libs/libbfd.a ../libiberty/libiberty.a ./../intl/libintl.a /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a -lc /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a -lcygwin -luser32 -lkernel32 -ladvapi32 -lshell32 /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/ld/ld-new: cannot find -luser32 FAIL: bootstrap with strip /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/ld/ld-new -m i386pe -o tmpdir/ld-partial.o -r ldgram.o ldlex.o lexsup.o ldlang.o mri.o ldctor.o ldmain.o ldwrite.o ldexp.o ldemul.o ldver.o ldmisc.o ldfile.o ldcref.o ei386pe.o deffilep.o pe-dll.o /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/ld/ld-new -m i386pe -o tmpdir/ld1 /lib/crt0.o --static tmpdir/ld-partial.o ../bfd/.libs/libbfd.a ../libiberty/libiberty.a ./../intl/libintl.a /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a -lc /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a -lcygwin -luser32 -lkernel32 -ladvapi32 -lshell32 /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/ld/ld-new: cannot find -luser32 FAIL: bootstrap with --static /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/ld/ld-new -m i386pe -o tmpdir/ld-partial.o -r --traditional-format ldgram.o ldlex.o lexsup.o ldlang.o mri.o ldctor.o ldmain.o ldwrite.o ldexp.o ldemul.o ldver.o ldmisc.o ldfile.o ldcref.o ei386pe.o deffilep.o pe-dll.o /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/ld/ld-new -m i386pe -o tmpdir/ld1 /lib/crt0.o --traditional-format tmpdir/ld-partial.o ../bfd/.libs/libbfd.a ../libiberty/libiberty.a ./../intl/libintl.a /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a -lc /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a -lcygwin -luser32 -lkernel32 -ladvapi32 -lshell32 /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/ld/ld-new: cannot find -luser32 FAIL: bootstrap with --traditional-format /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/ld/ld-new -m i386pe -o tmpdir/ld-partial.o -r --no-keep-memory ldgram.o ldlex.o lexsup.o ldlang.o mri.o ldctor.o ldmain.o ldwrite.o ldexp.o ldemul.o ldver.o ldmisc.o ldfile.o ldcref.o ei386pe.o deffilep.o pe-dll.o /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/ld/ld-new -m i386pe -o tmpdir/ld1 /lib/crt0.o --no-keep-memory tmpdir/ld-partial.o ../bfd/.libs/libbfd.a ../libiberty/libiberty.a ./../intl/libintl.a /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a -lc /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a -lcygwin -luser32 -lkernel32 -ladvapi32 -lshell32 /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/ld/ld-new: cannot find -luser32 FAIL: bootstrap with --no-keep-memory /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/ld/ld-new -m i386pe -o tmpdir/ld-partial.o -r ldgram.o ldlex.o lexsup.o ldlang.o mri.o ldctor.o ldmain.o ldwrite.o ldexp.o ldemul.o ldver.o ldmisc.o ldfile.o ldcref.o ei386pe.o deffilep.o pe-dll.o /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/ld/ld-new -m i386pe -o tmpdir/ld1 /lib/crt0.o --relax tmpdir/ld-partial.o ../bfd/.libs/libbfd.a ../libiberty/libiberty.a ./../intl/libintl.a /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a -lc /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a -lcygwin -luser32 -lkernel32 -ladvapi32 -lshell32 /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/ld/ld-new: cannot find -luser32 FAIL: bootstrap with --relax testcase /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/src/ld/testsuite/ld-bootstrap/bootstrap.exp completed in 3 seconds Searching the system for files with user32 in it's name, I get (with the "standard" serach tool under Windows XP): USER32.DLL C:\I386 user32.dll C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 libuser32.a C:\cygwin\lib\w32api user32.dll C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386 USER32.F90 C:\Program\Microsoft Visual Studio\DF98\INCLUDE USER32.MOD C:\Program\Microsoft Visual Studio\DF98\INCLUDE USER32 C:\Program\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\LIB user32 C:\Program\MATLAB6p5\sys\lcc\lib User32.class com/ms/win32 and a simple which for the dll give4s me this: chj@D90V2D0J:~$ which user32.dll /cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/system32/user32.dll chj@D90V2D0J:~$ if it is not *that* -luser32 refers to... I guess it's the (static?) libuser32.a in C:\cygwin\lib\w32api... So looking into ld's Makefile (.in and from there configure.host) I find (only) HOSTING_LIBS that refers to -luser32 et al. But no -L directive to where they're found. So, trying with make LIBS=-L/lib/w32api check gives me other problems: === ld tests === Running target unix FAIL: bootstrap FAIL: bootstrap with strip FAIL: bootstrap with --traditional-format FAIL: bootstrap with --no-keep-memory FAIL: bootstrap with --relax FAIL: cdtest with -Ur FAIL: MRI script FAIL: selective1 FAIL: selective2 ERROR: /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/src/ld/testsuite/ld-selective/3.cc: com pilation failed UNRESOLVED: selective4 ERROR: /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/src/ld/testsuite/ld-selective/4.cc: com pilation failed UNRESOLVED: selective5 ERROR: /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/src/ld/testsuite/ld-selective/5.cc: com pilation failed UNRESOLVED: selective6 === ld Summary === # of expected passes 14 # of unexpected failures 9 # of expected failures 2 # of unresolved testcases 3 Running /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/src/ld/testsuite/ld-bootstrap/bootstrap.exp ... /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/ld/ld-new -m i386pe -o tmpdir/ld-partial.o -r ldgram.o ldlex.o lexsup.o ldlang.o mri.o ldctor.o ldmain.o ldwrite.o ldexp.o ldemul.o ldver.o ldmisc.o ldfile.o ldcref.o ei386pe.o deffilep.o pe-dll.o /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/ld/ld-new -m i386pe -o tmpdir/ld1 /lib/crt0.o tmpdir/ld-partial.o ../bfd/.libs/libbfd.a ../libiberty/libiberty.a ./../intl/libintl.a -L/lib/w32api /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a -lc /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a -lcygwin -luser32 -lkernel32 -ladvapi32 -lshell32 /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a tmpdir/ld1 -m i386pe -o tmpdir/ld2 /lib/crt0.o ldgram.o ldlex.o lexsup.o ldlang.o mri.o ldctor.o ldmain.o ldwrite.o ldexp.o ldemul.o ldver.o ldmisc.o ldfile.o ldcref.o ei386pe.o deffilep.o pe-dll.o ../bfd/.libs/libbfd.a ../libiberty/libiberty.a ./../intl/libintl.a -L/lib/w32api /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a -lc /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a -lcygwin -luser32 -lkernel32 -ladvapi32 -lshell32 /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a tmpdir/ld2 -m i386pe -o tmpdir/ld3 /lib/crt0.o ldgram.o ldlex.o lexsup.o ldlang.o mri.o ldctor.o ldmain.o ldwrite.o ldexp.o ldemul.o ldver.o ldmisc.o ldfile.o ldcref.o ei386pe.o deffilep.o pe-dll.o ../bfd/.libs/libbfd.a ../libiberty/libiberty.a ./../intl/libintl.a -L/lib/w32api /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a -lc /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a -lcygwin -luser32 -lkernel32 -ladvapi32 -lshell32 /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a compare (tail of) tmpdir/ld2 tmpdir/ld3 cmp tmpdir/ld2 tmpdir/ld3 tmpdir/ld2 tmpdir/ld3 differ: char 137, line 2 child process exited abnormally FAIL: bootstrap /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/ld/ld-new -m i386pe -o tmpdir/ld-partial.o -r ldgram.o ldlex.o lexsup.o ldlang.o mri.o ldctor.o ldmain.o ldwrite.o ldexp.o ldemul.o ldver.o ldmisc.o ldfile.o ldcref.o ei386pe.o deffilep.o pe-dll.o /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/ld/ld-new -m i386pe -o tmpdir/ld1 /lib/crt0.o tmpdir/ld-partial.o ../bfd/.libs/libbfd.a ../libiberty/libiberty.a ./../intl/libintl.a -L/lib/w32api /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a -lc /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a -lcygwin -luser32 -lkernel32 -ladvapi32 -lshell32 /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/ld/../binutils/strip-new tmpdir/ld1 tmpdir/ld1 -m i386pe -o tmpdir/ld2 /lib/crt0.o ldgram.o ldlex.o lexsup.o ldlang.o mri.o ldctor.o ldmain.o ldwrite.o ldexp.o ldemul.o ldver.o ldmisc.o ldfile.o ldcref.o ei386pe.o deffilep.o pe-dll.o ../bfd/.libs/libbfd.a ../libiberty/libiberty.a ./../intl/libintl.a -L/lib/w32api /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a -lc /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a -lcygwin -luser32 -lkernel32 -ladvapi32 -lshell32 /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a tmpdir/ld2 -m i386pe -o tmpdir/ld3 /lib/crt0.o ldgram.o ldlex.o lexsup.o ldlang.o mri.o ldctor.o ldmain.o ldwrite.o ldexp.o ldemul.o ldver.o ldmisc.o ldfile.o ldcref.o ei386pe.o deffilep.o pe-dll.o ../bfd/.libs/libbfd.a ../libiberty/libiberty.a ./../intl/libintl.a -L/lib/w32api /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a -lc /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a -lcygwin -luser32 -lkernel32 -ladvapi32 -lshell32 /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a compare (tail of) tmpdir/ld2 tmpdir/ld3 cmp tmpdir/ld2 tmpdir/ld3 tmpdir/ld2 tmpdir/ld3 differ: char 137, line 2 child process exited abnormally FAIL: bootstrap with strip ... /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/ld/ld-new -m i386pe -o tmpdir/ld-partial.o -r --traditional-format ldgram.o ldlex.o lexsup.o ldlang.o mri.o ldctor.o ldmain.o ldwrite.o ldexp.o ldemul.o ldver.o ldmisc.o ldfile.o ldcref.o ei386pe.o deffilep.o pe-dll.o /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/ld/ld-new -m i386pe -o tmpdir/ld1 /lib/crt0.o --traditional-format tmpdir/ld-partial.o ../bfd/.libs/libbfd.a ../libiberty/libiberty.a ./../intl/libintl.a -L/lib/w32api /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a -lc /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a -lcygwin -luser32 -lkernel32 -ladvapi32 -lshell32 /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a tmpdir/ld1 -m i386pe -o tmpdir/ld2 /lib/crt0.o --traditional-format ldgram.o ldlex.o lexsup.o ldlang.o mri.o ldctor.o ldmain.o ldwrite.o ldexp.o ldemul.o ldver.o ldmisc.o ldfile.o ldcref.o ei386pe.o deffilep.o pe-dll.o ../bfd/.libs/libbfd.a ../libiberty/libiberty.a ./../intl/libintl.a -L/lib/w32api /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a -lc /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a -lcygwin -luser32 -lkernel32 -ladvapi32 -lshell32 /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a tmpdir/ld2 -m i386pe -o tmpdir/ld3 /lib/crt0.o --traditional-format ldgram.o ldlex.o lexsup.o ldlang.o mri.o ldctor.o ldmain.o ldwrite.o ldexp.o ldemul.o ldver.o ldmisc.o ldfile.o ldcref.o ei386pe.o deffilep.o pe-dll.o ../bfd/.libs/libbfd.a ../libiberty/libiberty.a ./../intl/libintl.a -L/lib/w32api /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a -lc /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a -lcygwin -luser32 -lkernel32 -ladvapi32 -lshell32 /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a compare (tail of) tmpdir/ld2 tmpdir/ld3 cmp tmpdir/ld2 tmpdir/ld3 tmpdir/ld2 tmpdir/ld3 differ: char 137, line 2 child process exited abnormally FAIL: bootstrap with --traditional-format /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/ld/ld-new -m i386pe -o tmpdir/ld-partial.o -r --no-keep-memory ldgram.o ldlex.o lexsup.o ldlang.o mri.o ldctor.o ldmain.o ldwrite.o ldexp.o ldemul.o ldver.o ldmisc.o ldfile.o ldcref.o ei386pe.o deffilep.o pe-dll.o /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/ld/ld-new -m i386pe -o tmpdir/ld1 /lib/crt0.o --no-keep-memory tmpdir/ld-partial.o ../bfd/.libs/libbfd.a ../libiberty/libiberty.a ./../intl/libintl.a -L/lib/w32api /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a -lc /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a -lcygwin -luser32 -lkernel32 -ladvapi32 -lshell32 /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a tmpdir/ld1 -m i386pe -o tmpdir/ld2 /lib/crt0.o --no-keep-memory ldgram.o ldlex.o lexsup.o ldlang.o mri.o ldctor.o ldmain.o ldwrite.o ldexp.o ldemul.o ldver.o ldmisc.o ldfile.o ldcref.o ei386pe.o deffilep.o pe-dll.o ../bfd/.libs/libbfd.a ../libiberty/libiberty.a ./../intl/libintl.a -L/lib/w32api /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a -lc /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a -lcygwin -luser32 -lkernel32 -ladvapi32 -lshell32 /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a tmpdir/ld2 -m i386pe -o tmpdir/ld3 /lib/crt0.o --no-keep-memory ldgram.o ldlex.o lexsup.o ldlang.o mri.o ldctor.o ldmain.o ldwrite.o ldexp.o ldemul.o ldver.o ldmisc.o ldfile.o ldcref.o ei386pe.o deffilep.o pe-dll.o ../bfd/.libs/libbfd.a ../libiberty/libiberty.a ./../intl/libintl.a -L/lib/w32api /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a -lc /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a -lcygwin -luser32 -lkernel32 -ladvapi32 -lshell32 /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a compare (tail of) tmpdir/ld2 tmpdir/ld3 cmp tmpdir/ld2 tmpdir/ld3 tmpdir/ld2 tmpdir/ld3 differ: char 137, line 2 child process exited abnormally FAIL: bootstrap with --no-keep-memory /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/ld/ld-new -m i386pe -o tmpdir/ld-partial.o -r ldgram.o ldlex.o lexsup.o ldlang.o mri.o ldctor.o ldmain.o ldwrite.o ldexp.o ldemul.o ldver.o ldmisc.o ldfile.o ldcref.o ei386pe.o deffilep.o pe-dll.o /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/ld/ld-new -m i386pe -o tmpdir/ld1 /lib/crt0.o --relax tmpdir/ld-partial.o ../bfd/.libs/libbfd.a ../libiberty/libiberty.a ./../intl/libintl.a -L/lib/w32api /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a -lc /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a -lcygwin -luser32 -lkernel32 -ladvapi32 -lshell32 /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a tmpdir/ld1 -m i386pe -o tmpdir/ld2 /lib/crt0.o --relax ldgram.o ldlex.o lexsup.o ldlang.o mri.o ldctor.o ldmain.o ldwrite.o ldexp.o ldemul.o ldver.o ldmisc.o ldfile.o ldcref.o ei386pe.o deffilep.o pe-dll.o ../bfd/.libs/libbfd.a ../libiberty/libiberty.a ./../intl/libintl.a -L/lib/w32api /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a -lc /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a -lcygwin -luser32 -lkernel32 -ladvapi32 -lshell32 /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a tmpdir/ld2 -m i386pe -o tmpdir/ld3 /lib/crt0.o --relax ldgram.o ldlex.o lexsup.o ldlang.o mri.o ldctor.o ldmain.o ldwrite.o ldexp.o ldemul.o ldver.o ldmisc.o ldfile.o ldcref.o ei386pe.o deffilep.o pe-dll.o ../bfd/.libs/libbfd.a ../libiberty/libiberty.a ./../intl/libintl.a -L/lib/w32api /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a -lc /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a -lcygwin -luser32 -lkernel32 -ladvapi32 -lshell32 /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/libgcc.a compare (tail of) tmpdir/ld2 tmpdir/ld3 cmp tmpdir/ld2 tmpdir/ld3 tmpdir/ld2 tmpdir/ld3 differ: char 137, line 2 child process exited abnormally FAIL: bootstrap with --relax testcase /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/src/ld/testsuite/ld-bootstrap/bootstrap.exp completed in 17 seconds ... /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/ld/ld-new -m i386pe -o tmpdir/cdtest.o -r -Ur tmpdir/cdtest-foo.o tmpdir/cdtest-bar.o tmpdir/cdtest-main.o tmpdir/cdtest-main.o(.stab+0xccc): In function `GLOBAL__D___init_start': /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/src/ld/testsuite/ld-cdtest/cdtest-main.cc:18: reloc refers to symbol `.text$_ZN3Foo7nb_foosEv' which is not being output FAIL: cdtest with -Ur testcase /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/src/ld/testsuite/ld-cdtest/cdtest.exp completed in 1 seconds ... /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/ld/ld-new -o tmpdir/script --image-base 0 -c /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/src/ld/testsuite/ld-scripts/scriptm.t /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/ld/ld-new:/usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/src/ld/testsuite/ld-scripts/scriptm.t: file format not recognized; treating as linker script /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/ld/ld-new:/usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/src/ld/testsuite/ld-scripts/scriptm.t:1: parse error FAIL: MRI script testcase /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/src/ld/testsuite/ld-scripts/script.exp completed in 1 seconds ... Running /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/src/ld/testsuite/ld-selective/selective.exp ... gcc -g -O2 -march=pentium4 -msse2 -mfpmath=sse -pipe -w -O -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -B/usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/ld/tmpdir/gas/ -I/usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/src/ld/testsuite/ld-selective -g -c /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/src/ld/testsuite/ld-selective/1.c -o tmpdir/1.o /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/ld/ld-new -o tmpdir/1.x --gc-sections -Bstatic tmpdir/1.o /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/ld/../binutils/nm-new --demangle tmpdir/1.x >tmpdir/nm.out selective1: dropme1 == 0x00401008 FAIL: selective1 gcc -g -O2 -march=pentium4 -msse2 -mfpmath=sse -pipe -w -O -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -B/usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/ld/tmpdir/gas/ -I/usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/src/ld/testsuite/ld-selective -g -c /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/src/ld/testsuite/ld-selective/2.c -o tmpdir/2.o /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/ld/ld-new -o tmpdir/2.x --gc-sections -Bstatic tmpdir/2.o /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/ld/../binutils/nm-new --demangle tmpdir/2.x >tmpdir/nm.out selective2: foo == 0x00401018 FAIL: selective2 ... gcc -g -O2 -march=pentium4 -msse2 -mfpmath=sse -pipe -w -O -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fvtable-gc -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti -B/usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/ld/tmpdir/gas/ -I/usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/src/ld/testsuite/ld-selective -g -c /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/src/ld/testsuite/ld-selective/3.cc -o tmpdir/3.o {standard input}: Assembler messages: {standard input}:134: Error: unknown pseudo-op: `.vtable_entry' {standard input}:172: Error: unknown pseudo-op: `.vtable_inherit' {standard input}:183: Error: unknown pseudo-op: `.vtable_inherit' ERROR: /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/src/ld/testsuite/ld-selective/3.cc: compilation failed UNRESOLVED: selective4 gcc -g -O2 -march=pentium4 -msse2 -mfpmath=sse -pipe -w -O -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fvtable-gc -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti -B/usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/ld/tmpdir/gas/ -I/usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/src/ld/testsuite/ld-selective -g -c /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/src/ld/testsuite/ld-selective/4.cc -o tmpdir/4.o {standard input}: Assembler messages: {standard input}:134: Error: unknown pseudo-op: `.vtable_entry' {standard input}:172: Error: unknown pseudo-op: `.vtable_inherit' {standard input}:183: Error: unknown pseudo-op: `.vtable_inherit' ERROR: /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/src/ld/testsuite/ld-selective/4.cc: compilation failed UNRESOLVED: selective5 gcc -g -O2 -march=pentium4 -msse2 -mfpmath=sse -pipe -w -O -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fvtable-gc -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti -B/usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/objdir-binutils/ld/tmpdir/gas/ -I/usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/src/ld/testsuite/ld-selective -g -c /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/src/ld/testsuite/ld-selective/5.cc -o tmpdir/5.o {standard input}: Assembler messages: {standard input}:134: Error: unknown pseudo-op: `.vtable_entry' {standard input}:179: Error: unknown pseudo-op: `.vtable_entry' {standard input}:217: Error: unknown pseudo-op: `.vtable_inherit' {standard input}:228: Error: unknown pseudo-op: `.vtable_inherit' ERROR: /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/src/ld/testsuite/ld-selective/5.cc: compilation failed UNRESOLVED: selective6 testcase /usr/local/src/gcc-binutils/trunk/src/ld/testsuite/ld-selective/selective.exp completed in 2 seconds So, this is the point where I am now... First, which library is it really that should be linked in? Is it really the archive at /lib/w32api? Cannot user32.dll of the system be used via an import library? Then, what about the other linker issues? Cheers, /ChJ -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/