beritchie@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > I am attempting to compile a project on Linux Redhat 8.0 kernel > 2.4.18-27.8.0 on x86 hardware. I get an error that is not very helpful, > and I have not been able to find anything on the web that has been much > help. It seems that typically the "Bad value" command is accompanied by The linker is not part of the compiler, it's a separate project entirely. You might try the binutils mailing list. Brian