[oe] Latest binutils-cross-2.20.1-r10.0 build issue with binutils-2.20.1 on gentoo host

[Dmitry Artamonow]

On 11:13 Tue 08 Jun     , Khem Raj wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 10:20 AM, Dmitry Artamonow <mad_soft at inbox.ru> wrote:
> > On 23:14 Mon 07 Jun     , Martin Jansa wrote:
> >> On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 10:40 PM, Martin Jansa <martin.jansa at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > FYI:
> >> >
> >> > If you run into issue
> >> > ar: can't set BFD default target to `x86_64-pc-linux-gnu': Invalid bfd target
> >> >
> >> > Like I did in:
> >> > http://tinderbox.openembedded.net/packages/601631/
> >> >
> > Yup. I got this breakage too, only binutils-cross version is 2.18-r10.2
> > and error is:
> > ar: can't set BFD default target to `i686-pc-linux-gnu': Invalid bfd target
> >
> > see for example http://tinderbox.openembedded.net/packages/602258/
> >
> > Though I didn't dig into problem deeply and simply workaround it by
> > reverting 208ece17f76686e0faa44b2a9223fcadb692a991
> > But I'll gladly test any patches fixing the issue (whatever it is) in a
> > proper way.
> 
> proper way is to fix binutils on your host.

Ahh, sorry - misread original Martin's post. So it's seems to be
Gentoo-specific problem (yes, my OE is on Gentoo too).
Still wondering why it worked before and how it's connected with adding
"--enable-shared" in 208ece17f766. Weird, because it breaks on building
static library.

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Best regards,
Dmitry "MAD" Artamonow