I did: ../configure --target=arm-linux --prefix=/usr/local/DIR/gcc-arm- svn20060904 --enable-languages=c --with-as=/usr/local/bin/arm-linux-as --with-ld=/usr/local/bin/arm-linux-ld --without-headers --disable-shared --disable-multilib --enable-threads=single --disable-nls --disable-libmudflap --disable-libssp
make error message: <-- snip --> ... checking for pid_t... no checking for library containing strerror... configure: error: Link tests are not allowed after GCC_NO_EXECUTABLES. make[1]: *** [configure-target-libiberty] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/TMP/svn/gcc/build-arm' make: *** [all] Error 2 <-- snip --> The error is not specific for the arm target, I'm also getting it for several other targets. -- Summary: [4.2 regression] configure-target-libiberty: Link tests are not allowed after GCC_NO_EXECUTABLES. Product: gcc Version: 4.2.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: bootstrap AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: bunk at stusta dot de GCC build triplet: i686-pc-linux-gnu GCC host triplet: i686-pc-linux-gnu GCC target triplet: arm-unknown-linux-gnu (and several others) http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=28949