Re: [linuxdc-dev] Newbie having trouble with gcc

[M. R. B. <mr...@0x...>]

* Renegade Muskrat <dra...@sp...> on Sun, Sep 02, 2001:

> Hello. I've been trying to build a cross compiler but so far have had no
> luck. Following the instructions in the Tools section, binutils installs
> just fine. But when building gcc, there are problems. Compilation goes for
> awhile and then i get this:
> 
> as: unrecognized option `-little'
> make[2]: *** [libgcc/./_ashiftrt.o] Error 1
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/build/build-gcc/gcc'
> make[1]: *** [stmp-multilib] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/build/build-gcc/gcc'
> make: *** [all-gcc] Error 2
> make: Leaving directory `/home/build/build-gcc'
> 

Make sure that the cross-compiled binutils is on your PATH after you build
them.  The error above is from gcc's cross-compiler system not being able
to find the cross binutils and falling back on your system (presumably
i386-based) assembler.

M. R.