[Clfs-support] error in cross binutils

[Reimundo Heluani]

On Sun, 2009-10-11 at 20:22 -0700, Reimundo Heluani wrote:
> On Sun, 2009-10-11 at 19:59 -0700, Reimundo Heluani wrote:
> > Hi there, trying to compile binutils in chapter 5.12 of
> > SVN-20091010-x86_64-Multilib make fails with
> > 
> > ...
> > ...
> > ar.o: In function `main':
> > /media/clfs/sources/binutils-build/binutils/../../binutils-2.19.51/binutils/ar.c:370: multiple definition of `main'
> > arlex.o:/media/clfs/sources/binutils-build/binutils/arlex.c:1: first
> > defined here
> > arparse.o: In function `printf':
> > /usr/include/bits/stdio2.h:105 undefined reference to `linenumber'
> > arparse.o: In function `yyparse':
> > /media/clfs/sources/binutils-build/binutils/arparse.c:1365 undefined
> > reference to `yylex'
> > arparse.o: In function `printf':
> > /usr/include/bits/stdio2.h:105 undefined reference to `linenumber'
> > /usr/include/bits/stdio2.h:105 undefined reference to `linenumber'
> > collect2:ld returned 1 exit status
> > make[4]: *** [ar] Error 1
> > make[4]: Leaving directory `/media/clfs/sources/binutils-build/binutils'
> > ...
> > ...
> 
> 
> I read in an old LFS thread that it could be lack of Flex in the host 
> http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/pipermail/lfs-support/2005-October/028633.html
> 
> Flex is not listed in the book as a requirement, but I'll try adding it
> (it's a pain as I need to remaster a DVD each time I need to add
> something to this host).

Flex is not needed, but I couldn't compile 2.19.51 hosted by clfs. I
didn't have any problems compiling the latest 2.19.1 from the GNU site
and applying all the upstream patches. I think someone posted a ticket
about this problem on CLFS without any information a couple of weeks
ago. 

Cheers,

R.


> 
> Cheers,
> 
> R.
> 
> 
> > 
> > Any idea?
> > 
> > Thanks
> > 
> > R.
> > 
> > 
>