bootstrap failure

[Matthew Schalit]

"Edelman, Mitchell J." wrote:


> /usr/local/powerpc-ibm-aix4.3.3.0/bin/as: BFD internal error, aborting at
> coffge
> n.c line 901 in coff_fix_symbol_name
> 
> 
> 
> /usr/local/powerpc-ibm-aix4.3.3.0/bin/as: Please report this bug.


> 
> copied as much as I could snag - I am having profound difficulties with this
> platform - 2.9.3 also failed...
> Mitch Edelman


Mitch,

  Have you tried compiling gcc using binutils 2.11?
Have you tried to use  --with-gnu-as --with-as=/usr/local/bin/as
or something like that to force gcc to use gnu-as?

Just curious if this is a native as issue or not.
Matt