Found my own answer. I'll document it here for any future generations that come across the same problem. collect2 finds the linker as specified in http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gccint/Collect2.html#Collect2 To determine your compiler's search path use the -print-search-dirs option. In my case, the exact syntax was 'powerpc-eabi-g++ -print-search-dirs'. >From that output, I picked one of the compiler path directories and put a copy of ld (renamed to real-ld) into the first path entry. Simple as that. Dan > -----Original Message----- > From: Moser, Dan (GE Trans) > Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 1:41 PM > To: 'gcc-help@xxxxxxxxxxx' > Subject: gcc 3.4.4 collect2: cannot find ld > > > Hi, > > I have seen some other (older-not gcc 3.4.4) posts regarding > this issue but couldn't find where a solution was ever given. > > I just upgraded to gcc 3.4.4. I had been successfully using > 3.4.3 and don't recall having to deal with this issue under > that version. > > Below is the verbose output of the attempted link (well, collect2). > > The area of interest in the text below are the lines > > ======================================== > collect2 version 3.4.4 (PowerPC Embedded) > ld_file_name = not found > ======================================== > > Note that 'ld' does exist on my path as '/usr/bin/ld'. > > I have also tried placing ld at other locations in my path > but still had the same problem. > > Any insight is greatly appreciated. > > Thanks in advance, > Dan Moser > > > Reading specs from /home/moser/lib/gcc/powerpc-eabi/3.4.4/specs > Configured with: /home/moser/gcc-3.4.4/configure > --target=powerpc-eabi --prefix=/home/moser --with-newlib > --with-headers=/home/moser/powerpc-eabi/include --disable-nls > --enable-languages=c,c++ --disable-multilib --disable-shared > --with-gnu-as --with-gnu-ld > Thread model: single > gcc version 3.4.4 > /home/moser/libexec/gcc/powerpc-eabi/3.4.4/collect2.exe -V > -Qy -dn -Bstatic -L/home/moser/lib/gcc/powerpc-eabi/3.4.4 > -L/home/moser/lib/gcc/powerpc-eabi/3.4.4/../../../../powerpc-e > abi/lib -v -debug -Tlinker.ld -M --cref --sort-common > -odan.elf -lnosys ecrti.o danCrt0.o newlibSysCalls.o other.o > Mpc561.o danMain.o interruptHandlers.o exceptionHandlers.o > PowerPcRateMonotonicScheduler.o TaskScheduler.o main.o > ecrtn.o -lstdc++ -lm -lc -lgcc -lgcc > /home/moser/lib/gcc/powerpc-eabi/3.4.4/crtsavres.o > Convert string > '/home/moser/libexec/gcc/powerpc-eabi/3.4.4/:/home/moser/libex > ec/gcc/powerpc-eabi/3.4.4/:/home/moser/libexec/gcc/powerpc-eab i/:/home/moser/lib/gcc/powerpc-> eabi/3.4.4/:/home/moser/lib/gcc/powerpc-eabi/:/usr/libexec/gcc > /powerpc-eabi/3.4.4/:/usr/libexec/gcc/powerpc-eabi/:/usr/lib/g > cc/powerpc-eabi/3.4.4/:/usr/lib/gcc/powerpc-eabi/:/home/moser/ > lib/gcc/powerpc-eabi/3.4.4/../../../../powerpc-eabi/bin/powerp > c-eabi/3.4.4/:/home/moser/lib/gcc/powerpc-eabi/3.4.4/../../../ > ../powerpc-eabi/bin/' into prefixes, separator = ':' > - add prefix: /home/moser/libexec/gcc/powerpc-eabi/3.4.4/ > - add prefix: /home/moser/libexec/gcc/powerpc-eabi/3.4.4/ > - add prefix: /home/moser/libexec/gcc/powerpc-eabi/ > - add prefix: /home/moser/lib/gcc/powerpc-eabi/3.4.4/ > - add prefix: /home/moser/lib/gcc/powerpc-eabi/ > - add prefix: /usr/libexec/gcc/powerpc-eabi/3.4.4/ > - add prefix: /usr/libexec/gcc/powerpc-eabi/ > - add prefix: /usr/lib/gcc/powerpc-eabi/3.4.4/ > - add prefix: /usr/lib/gcc/powerpc-eabi/ > - add prefix: > /home/moser/lib/gcc/powerpc-eabi/3.4.4/../../../../powerpc-eab > i/bin/powerpc-eabi/3.4.4/ > - add prefix: > /home/moser/lib/gcc/powerpc-eabi/3.4.4/../../../../powerpc-eabi/bin/ > Convert string > '/home/moser/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:% > SystemRoot%/system32:%SystemRoot%:%SystemRoot%/System32/Wbem:/ > cygdrive/g/Widgets:/cygdrive/c/ora817/bin:/cygdrive/c/Program > Files/Oracle/jre/1.1.7/bin:/cygdrive/c/Program > Files/Oracle/jre/1.1.8/bin:/cygdrive/c/orant/bin:/cygdrive/c/P > ROGRA~1/IBM/CLIENT~1:/cygdrive/c/PROGRA~1/IBM/CLIENT~1/Shared: > /cygdrive/c/PROGRA~1/IBM/CLIENT~1/Emulator:/cygdrive/c/Program > > Files/Hummingbird/Connectivity/9.00/Accessories/:/cygdrive/c/M > ATLAB704/bin/win32:.:/cygdrive/c/diab/4.4b/WIN32/bin:/cygdrive > /c/Program Files/Microsoft Visual > Studio/Common/Tools/WinNT:/cygdrive/c/Program Files/Microsoft > Visual Studio/Common/MSDev98/Bin:/cygdrive/c/Program > Files/Microsoft Visual > Studio/Common/Tools:/cygdrive/c/Program Files/Microsoft > Visual Studio/VC98/bin' into prefixes, separator = ':' > - add prefix: /home/moser/bin/ > - add prefix: /usr/local/bin/ > - add prefix: /usr/bin/ > - add prefix: /bin/ > - add prefix: /usr/X11R6/bin/ > - add prefix: %SystemRoot%/system32/ > - add prefix: %SystemRoot%/ > - add prefix: %SystemRoot%/System32/Wbem/ > - add prefix: /cygdrive/g/Widgets/ > - add prefix: /cygdrive/c/ora817/bin/ > - add prefix: /cygdrive/c/Program Files/Oracle/jre/1.1.7/bin/ > - add prefix: /cygdrive/c/Program Files/Oracle/jre/1.1.8/bin/ > - add prefix: /cygdrive/c/orant/bin/ > - add prefix: /cygdrive/c/PROGRA~1/IBM/CLIENT~1/ > - add prefix: /cygdrive/c/PROGRA~1/IBM/CLIENT~1/Shared/ > - add prefix: /cygdrive/c/PROGRA~1/IBM/CLIENT~1/Emulator/ > - add prefix: /cygdrive/c/Program > Files/Hummingbird/Connectivity/9.00/Accessories/ > - add prefix: /cygdrive/c/MATLAB704/bin/win32/ > - add prefix: ./ > - add prefix: /cygdrive/c/diab/4.4b/WIN32/bin/ > - add prefix: /cygdrive/c/Program Files/Microsoft Visual > Studio/Common/Tools/WinNT/ > - add prefix: /cygdrive/c/Program Files/Microsoft Visual > Studio/Common/MSDev98/Bin/ > - add prefix: /cygdrive/c/Program Files/Microsoft Visual > Studio/Common/Tools/ > - add prefix: /cygdrive/c/Program Files/Microsoft Visual > Studio/VC98/bin/ > Looking for 'real-ld' > Looking for 'collect-ld' > Looking for 'ld' > Looking for 'powerpc-eabi-ld' > Looking for 'gnm' > Looking for 'powerpc-eabi-gnm' > Looking for 'nm' > Looking for 'gstrip' > Looking for 'powerpc-eabi-gstrip' > Looking for 'strip' > Looking for 'powerpc-eabi-g++' > Looking for 'powerpc-eabi-g++' > collect2 version 3.4.4 (PowerPC Embedded) > ld_file_name = not found > c_file_name = /home/moser/bin/powerpc-eabi-g++ > nm_file_name = > /home/moser/lib/gcc/powerpc-eabi/3.4.4/../../../../powerpc-eabi/bin/nm > strip_file_name = > /home/moser/lib/gcc/powerpc-eabi/3.4.4/../../../../powerpc-eab > i/bin/strip > c_file = /home/moser/temp/cczlzevc.c > o_file = /home/moser/temp/ccYwYiQe.o > COLLECT_GCC_OPTIONS = '-g' '-O3' '-v' '-meabi' '-msdata=eabi' > COLLECT_GCC = powerpc-eabi-g++ > COMPILER_PATH = > /home/moser/libexec/gcc/powerpc-eabi/3.4.4/:/home/moser/libexe > c/gcc/powerpc-eabi/3.4.4/:/home/moser/libexec/gcc/powerpc-eabi /:/home/moser/lib/gcc/powerpc-> eabi/3.4.4/:/home/moser/lib/gcc/powerpc-eabi/:/usr/libexec/gcc > /powerpc-eabi/3.4.4/:/usr/libexec/gcc/powerpc-eabi/:/usr/lib/g > cc/powerpc-eabi/3.4.4/:/usr/lib/gcc/powerpc-eabi/:/home/moser/ > lib/gcc/powerpc-eabi/3.4.4/../../../../powerpc-eabi/bin/powerp > c-eabi/3.4.4/:/home/moser/lib/gcc/powerpc-eabi/3.4.4/../../../ > ../powerpc-eabi/bin/ > LIBRARY_PATH = > /home/moser/lib/gcc/powerpc-eabi/3.4.4/:/usr/lib/gcc/powerpc-e abi/3.4.4/:/home/moser/lib/gcc/powerpc-> eabi/3.4.4/../../../../powerpc-eabi/lib/powerpc-eabi/3.4.4/:/h > ome/moser/lib/gcc/powerpc-eabi/3.4.4/../../../../powerpc-eabi/lib/ > > [cannot find ld] -V -Qy -dn -Bstatic > -L/home/moser/lib/gcc/powerpc-eabi/3.4.4 > -L/home/moser/lib/gcc/powerpc-eabi/3.4.4/../../../../powerpc-e > abi/lib -v -Tlinker.ld -M --cref --sort-common -odan.elf > -lnosys ecrti.o danCrt0.o newlibSysCalls.o other.o Mpc561.o > danMain.o interruptHandlers.o exceptionHandlers.o > PowerPcRateMonotonicScheduler.o TaskScheduler.o main.o > ecrtn.o -lstdc++ -lm -lc -lgcc -lgcc > /home/moser/lib/gcc/powerpc-eabi/3.4.4/crtsavres.o > collect2: cannot find `ld' > [Leaving /home/moser/temp/cczlzevc.c] > [Leaving /home/moser/temp/ccYwYiQe.o] > [Leaving /home/moser/temp/ccnInnbh.ld] > [Leaving dan.elf] > > >
