Building a non-bootstrap native gcc with selected target libraries doesn't work anymore.
on an i686-pc-linux-gnu host in a directory parallel to a unified symlink tree in ../srcw , I configured with: ../srcw/configure --with-arch=i686 and then started make with: make all-gcc all-target-libstdc++-v3 all-target-libobjc make built libiberty, then proceeded configuring gcc, but failed with: Using ggc-page for garbage collection. checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles... no Links are now set up to build a native compiler for i686-pc-linux-gnu. updating cache ./config.cache configure: creating ./config.status config.status: creating Makefile config.status: creating gccbug config.status: creating mklibgcc config.status: creating libada-mk config.status: creating auto-host.h config.status: executing default commands cat: stage_last: No such file or directory make: invalid option -- a Usage: make [options] [target] ... Options: -b, -m Ignored for compatibility. -C DIRECTORY, --directory=DIRECTORY Change to DIRECTORY before doing anything. -d Print lots of debugging information. --debug[=FLAGS] Print various types of debugging information. -e, --environment-overrides Environment variables override makefiles. -f FILE, --file=FILE, --makefile=FILE Read FILE as a makefile. -h, --help Print this message and exit. -i, --ignore-errors Ignore errors from commands. -I DIRECTORY, --include-dir=DIRECTORY Search DIRECTORY for included makefiles. -j [N], --jobs[=N] Allow N jobs at once; infinite jobs with no arg. -k, --keep-going Keep going when some targets can't be made. -l [N], --load-average[=N], --max-load[=N] Don't start multiple jobs unless load is below N. -n, --just-print, --dry-run, --recon Don't actually run any commands; just print them. -o FILE, --old-file=FILE, --assume-old=FILE Consider FILE to be very old and don't remake it. -p, --print-data-base Print make's internal database. -q, --question Run no commands; exit status says if up to date. -r, --no-builtin-rules Disable the built-in implicit rules. -R, --no-builtin-variables Disable the built-in variable settings. -s, --silent, --quiet Don't echo commands. -S, --no-keep-going, --stop Turns off -k. -t, --touch Touch targets instead of remaking them. -v, --version Print the version number of make and exit. -w, --print-directory Print the current directory. --no-print-directory Turn off -w, even if it was turned on implicitly. -W FILE, --what-if=FILE, --new-file=FILE, --assume-new=FILE Consider FILE to be infinitely new. --warn-undefined-variables Warn when an undefined variable is referenced. Report bugs to <bug-make@gnu.org>. make: *** [configure-build-libiberty] Error 2 -- Summary: selective non-bootstrap build broken Product: gcc Version: 4.2.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Keywords: build Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: other AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: amylaar at gcc dot gnu dot org http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25694