Ken Moffat wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 11:36:10PM +0100, Andrew Benton wrote:
>> On Sun, 10 Jul 2011 17:53:55 -0400
>> "Bill Cunningham" <bill...@suddenlink.net> wrote:
>>
>>> I successfully build a cross-compiler but when I go to build a
>>> new gcc for it the error I get with the gcc I'm using is "compiler
>>> cannot create executables". I am using CC="gcc -B/lfs/bin" to use
>>> the new cross compiled linker. What am I doing wrong?
>>
>>> From the little information you've given us there's no way of
>>> knowing
>> what's gone wrong, but it would seem that you've made a mistake
>> somewhere. If you want to ask a question that stands a chance of
>> getting a helpful answer, read this:
>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>>
>> As far as LFS goes, if you don't know what you're doing you should
>> follow the book exactly. Copy and paste as many of the commands as
>> you can to avoid typos. Don't deviate from the book at all until you
>> know what you're doing.
>>
>> Andy
>
> The OP also needs to look at the output (in config.log, if my
> memory is right - and in both gcc and binutils you might have
> several config.log files in different subdirectories). Above the
> 'compiler cannot create executables' error will be the code
> fragments that were used to run the test, followed by an error
> message from either gcc or the linker - 'configure' then converts
> that error to 'cannot create executables'. Sometimes, the error
> message clearly shows what is wrong (e.g. I remember when my script
> picked up my ppc CFLAGS on x86_64 - gcc was decidedly unhappy with
> one of the ppc-only values).
>
> If you can't see the problem, try replying with the lines showing
> what code was used, and what error was initially reported.
Ok the lines that are in config.log? Or in the error report?
Bill
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