4.2 build problem on redhat x86_64

[Tim Prince]

Andrew Bell wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm trying to build 4.2.2 on a redhat x86_64 system.  I get the
> following during the configuration process that happens during make
> bootstrap:
> 
> ....
> configuring stage 1 in ./bfd
> loading cache ./config.cache
> checking host system type... Invalid configuration
> `x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu': machine `x86_64-unknown' not recognized
> 
> checking target system type... Invalid configuration
> `x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu': machine `x86_64-unknown' not recognized
> 
> checking build system type... Invalid configuration
> `x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu': machine `x86_64-unknown' not recognized
> ....
Are you building gcc?  Did you configure or build in one of the source
directories, contrary to all advice?