http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=60059
Bug ID: 60059
Summary: Error when building gcc-4.8.2 together with binutils
2.24
Product: gcc
Version: 4.8.2
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: P3
Component: c
Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org
Reporter: tangyilei10 at itp dot ac.cn
I'm building gcc-4.8.2 with binutils extracted in the source directory. After I
made dir gcc-build as a build dir, configured it and typed make, error came
out. The error indicates that the system was unable to acquire ar in directory
binutils. So I went into the binutils directory inside the gcc-build and typed
ln -sv binutils/ar ar
cd ..
make
The make goes on while it reported it could not find ranlib, so I again go into
the binutils directory and typed
ln -sv binutils/ranlib ranlib
cd ..
make
The make goes on while it was bothered again reporting that the nm in the
directory gcc returned the wrong message, so I just
cd gcc
mv nm nm_backup
ln -sv ../binutils/binutils/nm-new nm
cd ..
make
and the make goes on.
As it worked in every stage, the previously compiled binutils and gcc are wiped
off so these tricks should be repeated 2 times. I think it is the bug because
you misunderstood the structure of the tarball of the binutils. Any way, my
trick seems to work well.
