[Bug bootstrap/32829] CVS bootstrap failure with as: unrecognised option -Qy

["brian dot sidebotham at gmail dot com" <gcc-bugzilla at gcc dot gnu dot org>]

------- Comment #5 from brian dot sidebotham at gmail dot com  2007-07-23 09:39 -------
Here is the output of a correctly built and installed toolchain:

> arm-elf-as -V
arm-elf-as: unrecognized option `-V'

> arm-elf-as -Qy
arm-elf-as: unrecognized option `-Qy'

> arm-elf-as --version
GNU assembler 2.17
Copyright 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This program is free software; you may redistribute it under the terms of
the GNU General Public License.  This program has absolutely no warranty.
This assembler was configured for a target of `arm-elf'.

> arm-elf-gcc --version
arm-elf-gcc (GCC) 4.1.1
Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.


I don't think it's a binutils error, because the arm-elf target has never
supported -Qy or -V. I thought that gcc made a decision depending on what tools
it was making as to whether it would emit those options or not, hence why I
posted the problem here.

I can only go on what I've read over the internet though, as I don't even know
what these options do, they are not documented in the gas documentation as far
as I can see.

I have seen some comments suggesting this error could be thrown up if there is
a $PATH error. I will investigate to make sure the PATH is emitted correctly in
my build script too.

Or, are you saying that binutils must now support -Qy and -V for the arm-elf
target?

Thanks for your time.

Brian.


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