Re: how to install binutils

[Nick Clifton]

Hi Ron,

> Just got a copy of binutils from cygwin, and I'm trying to figure out how to 
> install it.
> I want to build a version of ld that runs on the PC and deals with elf object 
> files for the x86_64 platform.
> What I actually tried was:
>     ./configure --target=amd64
>     make all-ld
> That gave an error message.  It looks like something translates "amd64" into 
> "x64_86_pc_none", and then something complains that "x86_64_pc_none" isn't supported.

Try:

  ./configure --target=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu

Note there is no support for 64-bit cygwin binaries in the linker at the 
moment, so I have assumed that you are trying to deal with Linux 
targeted ELF object files.

Cheers
  Nick