emerge -u binutils fails (Alpha, 2007.0)

[axpuser]

Hi all,

emerge -u binutils fails on my system with a fresh 2007.0 installation, the tree
is current as of today. The box is an AS800. Google gives only links to closed bugs
with binutils. I found one that "sanitized headers" are ok now, but if I did not
miss it, many archs said "stable", Alpha did not.

First, after install, building kernel modules failed, so I built a monolithic
kernel and that is booting and running fine now.

After booting, emerge -puD world failed in binutils with some reference to PAGE_SIZE.
Then I thought to update things like glibc and gcc first, but they want the new binutils.
And these won't build. See below. I am absolutely stuck. Can anybody point me to a solution?

thanks...

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libtool: compile: alpha-unknown-linux-gnu-gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I/var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/binutils-2.18-r1/work/binutils-2.18/bfd -I. -DTRAD_CORE -I. -I/var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/binutils-2.18-r1/work/binutils-2.18/bfd -I/var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/binutils-2.18-r1/work/binutils-2.18/bfd/../include -W -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -mieee -pipe -O2 -mcpu=ev56 -c /var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/binutils-2.18-r1/work/binutils-2.18/bfd/cpu-alpha.c -o cpu-alpha.o >/dev/null 2>&1
/bin/sh ./libtool --tag=CC --mode=compile alpha-unknown-linux-gnu-gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I/var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/binutils-2.18-r1/work/binutils-2.18/bfd -I. -DTRAD_CORE -I. -I/var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/binutils-2.18-r1/work/binutils-2.18/bfd -I/var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/binutils-2.18-r1/work/binutils-2.18/bfd/../include -W -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -mieee -pipe -O2 -mcpu=ev56 -c -o trad-core.lo /var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/binutils-2.18-r1/work/binutils-2.18/bfd/trad-core.c
libtool: compile: alpha-unknown-linux-gnu-gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I/var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/binutils-2.18-r1/work/binutils-2.18/bfd -I. -DTRAD_CORE -I. -I/var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/binutils-2.18-r1/work/binutils-2.18/bfd -I/var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/binutils-2.18-r1/work/binutils-2.18/bfd/../include -W -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -mieee -pipe -O2 -mcpu=ev56 -c /var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/binutils-2.18-r1/work/binutils-2.18/bfd/trad-core.c -fPIC -DPIC -o .libs/trad-core.o
In file included from /var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/binutils-2.18-r1/work/binutils-2.18/bfd/trad-core.c:45:
/usr/include/sys/user.h:26:22: error: asm/page.h: No such file or directory
/var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/binutils-2.18-r1/work/binutils-2.18/bfd/trad-core.c: In function 'trad_unix_core_file_p':
/var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/binutils-2.18-r1/work/binutils-2.18/bfd/trad-core.c:122: error: 'PAGE_SIZE' undeclared (first use in this function)
/var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/binutils-2.18-r1/work/binutils-2.18/bfd/trad-core.c:122: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
/var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/binutils-2.18-r1/work/binutils-2.18/bfd/trad-core.c:122: error: for each function it appears in.)
make[4]: *** [trad-core.lo] Error 1
make[4]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
libtool: compile: alpha-unknown-linux-gnu-gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I/var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/binutils-2.18-r1/work/binutils-2.18/bfd -I. -DTRAD_CORE -I. -I/var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/binutils-2.18-r1/work/binutils-2.18/bfd -I/var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/binutils-2.18-r1/work/binutils-2.18/bfd/../include -W -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -mieee -pipe -O2 -mcpu=ev56 -c /var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/binutils-2.18-r1/work/binutils-2.18/bfd/elf32.c -o elf32.o >/dev/null 2>&1
make[4]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/binutils-2.18-r1/work/build/bfd'
make[3]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/binutils-2.18-r1/work/build/bfd'
make[2]: *** [all] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/binutils-2.18-r1/work/build/bfd'
make[1]: *** [all-bfd] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/binutils-2.18-r1/work/build'
make: *** [all] Error 2
*
* ERROR: sys-devel/binutils-2.18-r1 failed.
* Call stack:
* ebuild.sh, line 1654: Called dyn_compile
* ebuild.sh, line 990: Called qa_call 'src_compile'
* ebuild.sh, line 44: Called src_compile
* ebuild.sh, line 1334: Called toolchain-binutils_src_compile
* toolchain-binutils.eclass, line 225: Called die
*
* emake failed
* If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if relevant.
* A complete build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/binutils-2.18-r1/temp/build.log'.
*

* Messages for package sys-devel/binutils-2.18-r1:

*
* ERROR: sys-devel/binutils-2.18-r1 failed.
* Call stack:
* ebuild.sh, line 1654: Called dyn_compile
* ebuild.sh, line 990: Called qa_call 'src_compile'
* ebuild.sh, line 44: Called src_compile
* ebuild.sh, line 1334: Called toolchain-binutils_src_compile
* toolchain-binutils.eclass, line 225: Called die
*
* emake failed

[libero]

hi

this reference is pretty good for checking versions:
http://www.gentoo-portage.com/sys-devel/binutils

If nothing else works for you soon, I would give a shot at trying to install a different version of binutils, though I can't say just which one yet. To do this, you can edit either /etc/portage/package.mask or maybe /etc/portage/package.keywords I think. Either mask the one you tried using package.mask, or try some other ~alpha version listed there using package.keywords. Or some combination like that.

I have a reference here FYI for syntax of the mask file:
http://www.celebrazio.net/tech/unix/gentoo_maint.html

Good luck

Leo

[YosWinK]