sys-devel/binutils-2.18.50.0.4 - just a heads-up

jarealist · Apprentice Joined: 07 Oct 2002 Posts: 228

After installing binutils-2.18.50.0.4, glibc-2.7-r1 failed with the folowing:

{standard input}: Assembler messages:
{standard input}:39: Error: suffix or operands invalid for `fnstsw'
make[2]: *** [/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.7-r1/work/build-default-i686-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/math/ftestexcept.o] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.7-r1/work/glibc-2.7/math'
make[1]: *** [math/others] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.7-r1/work/glibc-2.7'
make: *** [all] Error 2
*
* ERROR: sys-libs/glibc-2.7-r1 failed.

Googling I found this:

http://www.nabble.com/The-Linux-binutils-2.18.50.0.4-is-released-td15360254.html

Where the above problem appears to be related to this from the article:

mtthsme1979 · n00b Joined: 11 Feb 2008 Posts: 1

I encountered the same problem.

This helped:

http://www.nabble.com/PATCH:-Use-short-for-fnstsw-td14775171.html

Add a patch to your overlay (glibc/files/2.7/...), and then it should compile fine, and even work fine (i compiled it at home and it did work so far).

kernelOfTruth · Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:50 pm Post subject:

mroconnor · Guru Joined: 24 Feb 2006 Posts: 402 Location: USA

KoT let me know how you make out with the patch. I have the same problem.

FireBurn · Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:14 pm Post subject:

Has this issue been resolved with binutils-2.18.50.0.5?

Arfrever · Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:10 pm Post subject:

FireBurn · Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 4:11 pm Post subject:

I know it is but it is it was only noticed with the changed behaviour of binutils. The behaviour may have changed again.