simple build question

[Dara Hazeghi]

Hello,

unless configured specially, gcc will use whichever
version of binutils comes first in the PATH variable.
Usually, /usr/local/bin appears before /usr/bin, hence
your version of binutils should be used, rather than
RedHat's. The main reason the new binutils are so
large is that they have debugging information in them.
If you really want shrink them, you can use the strip
program (see: 'man strip' for info.).

As for upgrading glibc, unless you have a very, very
good reason, I would not recommend it. It's a great
way to accidentally break most, or all of your system,
and there  often more subtle problems that crop up
too.

Cheers,

Dara

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