I failed to mention that no, I (still) do not have the /tools/bin/msgfmt
folder.

----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Nicholson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Friday, September 1, 2006 8:23 pm
Subject: Re: Error Making Binutils in Chapter 6
To: LFS Support List <[email protected]>

> On 9/1/06, Ellis Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> Before getting to the issue, why aren't you trying out the new stable
> LFS? 6.1.1 is old and crusty.
> 
> http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/stable/
> 
> > ...
> > make[3]: Entering directory '/sources/binutils-build/bfd/po'
> > file=../../../binutils-2.15.94.0.2.2/bfd/po/'echo fr | sed 
> 's,.*/,,''.gmo \
> >   && rm -f $file && PATH=../src:$PATH no -o $file
> > ../../../binutils-2.15.94.0.2.2/bfd/po/fr.po
> > /bin/sh: no: command not found
> > make[3]: *** [fr.gmo] Error 127
> > ...
> >
> > I only include this part one, because I don't feel as if typing 
> all of
> > it would be particularly necessary, and two because the problem 
> seems> clearly to be originating from a missing "no" command.  Upon 
> searching> through the LFS site there are some old postings (2+ 
> years) mentioning
> > missing gettext and something about PERL being configured or linked
> > incorrectly.
> 
> The problem isn't that it's looking for a `no' command. Take a look at
> bfd/Make-in. It's trying to use $(MSGFMT), but configure didn't find
> it, so it substituted "no" instead of bombing like good autotools
> should.
> 
> Anyway, $(MSGFMT) should be /tools/bin/msgfmt which comes with
> gettext. Possibly this could be related to a perl issue, but I'd have
> to dig into how msgfmt is built. Did you log the gettext build? Do you
> have /tools/bin/msgfmt? You may want to leave the chroot and try to
> build gettext again and see if there are any strange messages.
> 
> --
> Dan
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