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Re: PR 8146
- From: Loren James Rittle <rittle at latour dot rsch dot comm dot mot dot com>
- To: jbuck at synopsys dot com
- Cc: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2002 18:18:02 -0600 (CST)
- Subject: Re: PR 8146
- Organization: Networks and Infrastructure Lab (IL02/2240), Motorola Labs
- References: <20021101235149.GA904@nevyn.them.org>
>> > The binutils version is 2.11.90.0.8.
>> >
>> > Any clues?
>>
>> Need a newer linker.
>
> Well, OK, but gcc 3.2.1-pre successfully bootstraps itself with this
> linker. What's the difference?
The difference is that the test for a proper linker (and enablement
and disablement of gcc features based on linker ability) was refined
over time...
Compare the output of early configure. I bet you will find extra
tests in 3.2.1 related to broken linker features.