gcc 4.3.2 build seems to fail when linking libgcc. I am using libmpfr 2.3.2 and libgmp 4.2.4 . this is failing for SuSE Linux Ent. Server9 32-bit platform. gcc 4.3.2 build on the 64-bit platform went through.
Here is the error snippet: # @multilib_dir@ is not really necessary, but sometimes it has # more uses than just a directory name. /bin/sh ../../../gcc-4.3.2/libgcc/../mkinstalldirs . /opt/gcc/4.3.2/i686_linux26/gccbuild/./gcc/xgcc -B/opt/gcc/4.3.2/i686_linux26/gccbuild/./gcc/ -B/opt/gcc/4.3.2/i686-pc-linux-gnu/bin/ -B/opt/gcc/4.3.2/i686-pc-linux-gnu/lib/ -isystem /opt/gcc/4.3.2/i686-pc-linux-gnu/include -isystem /opt/gcc/4.3.2/i686-pc-linux-gnu/sys-include -O2 -O2 -g -I/opt/libmpfr/2.3.2/include -L/opt/libmpfr/2.3.2/lib -I/opt/libgmp/4.2.4/include -L/opt/libgmp/4.2.4/lib -I/opt/gcc/4.3.2/include -L/opt/gcc/4.3.2/lib -L/opt/gcc/4.3.2/lib -Wl,--rpath -Wl,/lib/i686:/lib:/lib/tls:/opt/libmpfr/2.3.2/lib:/opt/libgmp/4.2.4/lib:/opt/gcc/4.3.2/lib -DIN_GCC -W -Wall -Wwrite-strings -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wold-style-definition -isystem ./include -fPIC -g -DHAVE_GTHR_DEFAULT -DIN_LIBGCC2 -D__GCC_FLOAT_NOT_NEEDED -shared -nodefaultlibs -Wl,--soname=libgcc_s.so.1 -Wl,--version-script=libgcc.map -o ./libgcc_s.so.1.tmp -g -fkeep-inline-functions -B./ _muldi3_s.o _negdi2_s.o _lshrdi3_s.o _ashldi3_s.o _ashrdi3_s.o _cmpdi2_s.o _ucmpdi2_s.o _clear_cache_s.o _enable_execute_stack_s.o _trampoline_s.o __main_s.o _absvsi2_s.o _absvdi2_s.o _addvsi3_s.o _addvdi3_s.o _subvsi3_s.o _subvdi3_s.o _mulvsi3_s.o _mulvdi3_s.o _negvsi2_s.o _negvdi2_s.o _ctors_s.o _ffssi2_s.o _ffsdi2_s.o _clz_s.o _clzsi2_s.o _clzdi2_s.o _ctzsi2_s.o _ctzdi2_s.o _popcount_tab_s.o _popcountsi2_s.o _popcountdi2_s.o _paritysi2_s.o _paritydi2_s.o _powisf2_s.o _powidf2_s.o _powixf2_s.o _powitf2_s.o _mulsc3_s.o _muldc3_s.o _mulxc3_s.o _multc3_s.o _divsc3_s.o _divdc3_s.o _divxc3_s.o _divtc3_s.o _bswapsi2_s.o _bswapdi2_s.o _fixunssfsi_s.o _fixunsdfsi_s.o _fixunsxfsi_s.o _fixsfdi_s.o _fixdfdi_s.o _fixxfdi_s.o _fixtfdi_s.o _fixunssfdi_s.o _fixunsdfdi_s.o _fixunsxfdi_s.o _fixunstfdi_s.o _floatdisf_s.o _floatdidf_s.o _floatdixf_s.o _floatditf_s.o _floatundisf_s.o _floatundidf_s.o _floatundixf_s.o _floatunditf_s.o _divdi3_s.o _moddi3_s.o _udivdi3_s.o _umoddi3_s.o _udiv_w_sdiv_s.o _udivmoddi4_s.o unwind-dw2_s.o unwind-dw2-fde-glibc_s.o unwind-sjlj_s.o gthr-gnat_s.o unwind-c_s.o emutls_s.o -lc && rm -f ./libgcc_s.so && if [ -f ./libgcc_s.so.1 ]; then mv -f ./libgcc_s.so.1 ./libgcc_s.so.1.backup; else true; fi && mv ./libgcc_s.so.1.tmp ./libgcc_s.so.1 && ln -s libgcc_s.so.1 ./libgcc_s.so /opt/gcc/4.3.2/i686-pc-linux-gnu/bin/ld: cannot find -lc Here is my configure line: export INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/gcc/4.3.2" export libmpfr_DIR="/opt/libmpfr/2.3.2" export libgmp_DIR="/opt/libgmp/4.2.4" configure --prefix="${INSTAL_PREFIX" --libdir="${INSTALL_PREFIX}"/"${PLATFORM_LIBDIR}" --libexecdir="${INSTALL_PREFIX}"/libexec --bindir="${INSTALL_PREFIX}"/bin --with-mpfr=$libmpfr_DIR --with-mpfr-include=$libmpfr_DIR/include --with-mpfr-lib=$libmpfr_DIR/lib --with-gmp=$libgmp_DIR --with-gmp-include=$libgmp_DIR/include --with-gmp-lib=$libgmp_DIR/lib --enable-languages=c,c++,objc --disable-libgcj --build=i686-pc-linux-gnu --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu --target=i686-pc-linux-gnu I have tried this with binutils 2.18, 2.18.50, and 2.16.1; no luck. Any help would be appreciated! Thank you. -- Summary: gcc 4.3.2 build fails to create/link libgcc in SLES9 32- bit platform Product: gcc Version: 4.3.2 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: imam dot toufique at intel dot com GCC host triplet: i686-pc-linux-gnu http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=38667