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Re: binutils-2.17, configuring
- From: Daniel Jacobowitz <drow at false dot org>
- To: Myhuong Nguyen <Myhuong dot Nguyen at eng dot monash dot edu dot au>
- Cc: binutils at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: Mon, 7 May 2007 07:06:27 -0400
- Subject: Re: binutils-2.17, configuring
- References: <f5ff23b512609.12609f5ff23b5@monash.edu.au>
On Mon, May 07, 2007 at 01:30:25PM +1000, Myhuong Nguyen wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I have recently downloaded binutils-2.17 and tried to build it on my SGI
> (irix6.5) computer. I failed to configure it, the message was
>
> make: file 'Makefile' line 94: Syntax error
> *** Error code 1 (bu21)
> *** Error code 1 (bu21)
> *** Error code 1 (bu21)
>
> I have cut and paste the error message and the Makefile (for reference
> of Line 94) and attached to this message. In case attached file does not
> work, the content in Line 94 is (in one line)
>
> BUILD_CONFIGARGS = --cache-file=../config.cache --build=mips-sgi-irix6.5
> --host=mips-sgi-irix6.5 --target=mips-sgi-irix6.5
> --program-transform-name='s,y,y,' --with-build-subdir="$(BUILD_SUBDIR)"
I do not know what caused the error (the line looks fine), but it
sounds like your "make" is not good enough to build binutils. You may
want to try installing GNU make instead.
--
Daniel Jacobowitz
CodeSourcery