http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=48135
--- Comment #5 from Jonathan Wakely <redi at gcc dot gnu.org> 2011-03-15 17:07:04 UTC --- (In reply to comment #4) > Sun ld yes, libstdc++ i suppose (although i was caught in libgomp) and > --disable-symvers is the next thing i'm going to try. > > Still not convinced that i am "modifying GCC". You're not, but I think the prerequisites docs are misleading. The Perl requirement shouldn't be in the "modifying GCC" section. Perl is required when doing any of: * regenerating Makefile dependencies in libiberty. * regenerating libiberty/functions.texi. * generating manpages from Texinfo manuals. * targetting Darwin, building `libstdc++', and not using --disable-symvers * targetting Solaris 2 with Sun ld, building `libstdc++', and not using --disable-symvers. Only the first two belong under the "modifying GCC" heading. You are targetting Solaris2 with Sun ld, building libstdc++ and not using --disable-symvers, so Perl (and Glob.pm) is required.