I'm trying to build a tiny test program using an alternate toolchain built purely from source (LFS ch. 5 method), but collect2 says that ld can't find a lib. that _does_ exist under /usr/lib, but /usr/lib is not even attempted as part of the search, even though /usr/lib _is_ part of the library search path dumped by "gcc -print-search-dirs". Bizarre...what am I misunderstanding? Here are the particulars: The program I'm building: #include <stdio.h> int main() { printf("Ok\n"); return(0); } The build command line: /tools/bin/gcc -o try -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -Wdeclaration-after-statement -I/usr/local/include -L/usr/local/lib try.c -lnsl -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc -Wl,--verbose The failure: /data/devo/builds/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/orsus-2/rootfs/tools/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/../../../../i686-pc-linux-uclibc/bin/ld: cannot find -lgdbm collect2: ld returned 1 exit status The pertinent parts of the -Wl,--verbose output from the build attempt: GNU ld (GNU Binutils) 2.18 Supported emulations: elf_i386 i386linux using internal linker script: ================================================== /* Script for -z combreloc: combine and sort reloc sections */ OUTPUT_FORMAT("elf32-i386", "elf32-i386", "elf32-i386") OUTPUT_ARCH(i386) ENTRY(_start) SEARCH_DIR("/tools/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/lib"); SEARCH_DIR("/tools/lib"); ... attempt to open /usr/local/lib/libgdbm.so failed attempt to open /usr/local/lib/libgdbm.a failed attempt to open /data/devo/builds/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/orsus-2/rootfs/tools/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/libgdbm.so failed attempt to open /data/devo/builds/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/orsus-2/rootfs/tools/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/libgdbm.a failed attempt to open /data/devo/builds/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/orsus-2/rootfs/tools/bin/../lib/gcc/libgdbm.so failed attempt to open /data/devo/builds/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/orsus-2/rootfs/tools/bin/../lib/gcc/libgdbm.a failed attempt to open /tools/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/libgdbm.so failed attempt to open /tools/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/libgdbm.a failed attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/libgdbm.so failed attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/libgdbm.a failed attempt to open /data/devo/builds/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/orsus-2/rootfs/tools/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/../../../../i686-pc-linux-uclibc/lib/libgdbm.so failed attempt to open /data/devo/builds/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/orsus-2/rootfs/tools/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/../../../../i686-pc-linux-uclibc/lib/libgdbm.a failed attempt to open /tools/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/../../../../i686-pc-linux-uclibc/lib/libgdbm.so failed attempt to open /tools/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/../../../../i686-pc-linux-uclibc/lib/libgdbm.a failed attempt to open /data/devo/builds/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/orsus-2/rootfs/tools/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/../../../libgdbm.so failed attempt to open /data/devo/builds/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/orsus-2/rootfs/tools/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/../../../libgdbm.a failed attempt to open /tools/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/../../../libgdbm.so failed attempt to open /tools/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/../../../libgdbm.a failed attempt to open /data/devo/builds/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/orsus-2/rootfs/tools/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/bin/../lib/libgdbm.so failed attempt to open /data/devo/builds/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/orsus-2/rootfs/tools/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/bin/../lib/libgdbm.a failed attempt to open /tools/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/lib/libgdbm.so failed attempt to open /tools/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/lib/libgdbm.a failed attempt to open /tools/lib/libgdbm.so failed attempt to open /tools/lib/libgdbm.a failed And the thing that makes this bizarre: /tools/bin/gcc -print-search-dirs | sed 's/:/\n/g' install /tools/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/ programs =/data/devo/builds/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/orsus-2/rootfs/tools/bin/../libexec/gcc/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/ /data/devo/builds/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/orsus-2/rootfs/tools/bin/../libexec/gcc/ /tools/libexec/gcc/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/ /tools/libexec/gcc/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/ /tools/libexec/gcc/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/ /tools/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/ /tools/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/ /usr/libexec/gcc/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/ /usr/libexec/gcc/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/ /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/ /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/ /data/devo/builds/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/orsus-2/rootfs/tools/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/../../../../i686-pc-linux-uclibc/bin/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/ /data/devo/builds/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/orsus-2/rootfs/tools/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/../../../../i686-pc-linux-uclibc/bin/ /tools/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/../../../../i686-pc-linux-uclibc/bin/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/ /tools/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/../../../../i686-pc-linux-uclibc/bin/ libraries =/data/devo/builds/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/orsus-2/rootfs/tools/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/ /data/devo/builds/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/orsus-2/rootfs/tools/bin/../lib/gcc/ /tools/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/ /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/ /data/devo/builds/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/orsus-2/rootfs/tools/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/../../../../i686-pc-linux-uclibc/lib/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/ /data/devo/builds/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/orsus-2/rootfs/tools/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/../../../../i686-pc-linux-uclibc/lib/ /tools/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/../../../../i686-pc-linux-uclibc/lib/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/ /tools/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/../../../../i686-pc-linux-uclibc/lib/ /data/devo/builds/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/orsus-2/rootfs/tools/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/../../../i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/ /data/devo/builds/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/orsus-2/rootfs/tools/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/../../../ /tools/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/../../../i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/ /tools/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/../../../ /lib/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/ /lib/ /usr/lib/i686-pc-linux-uclibc/4.2.2/ /usr/lib/ Note the /usr/lib on the last line! Just for reference, ls -al /usr/lib/libgdbm* -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 123184 2009-02-11 16:05 /usr/lib/libgdbm.a -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 83410 2009-02-11 16:05 /usr/lib/libgdbm_compat.a So WHY is /usr/lib NOT being searched by ld? Isn't collect2 supposed to pass on the same library paths as dumped by gcc -print-search-dirs to ld? Any ideas? 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Use `-masm=att' instead. }%{march=native:%<march=native %:local_cpu_detect(arch) %{!mtune=*: %<mtune=native %:local_cpu_detect(tune)}} %{mtune=native: %<mtune=native %:local_cpu_detect(tune)} *link_emulation: elf_i386 *dynamic_linker: %{mglibc:%{muclibc:%e-mglibc and -muclibc used together}/tools/lib/ld-linux.so.2;:/tools/lib/ld-uClibc.so.0} *link_command: %{!fsyntax-only:%{!c:%{!M:%{!MM:%{!E: %{!S: %(linker) %l %{pie:-pie} %X %{o*} %{A} %{d} %{e*} %{m} %{N} %{n} %{r} %{s} %{t} %{u*} %{x} %{z} %{Z} %{!A: %{!nostdlib:%{!nostartfiles: %S}}} %{static:} %{L*} %(mfwrap) %(link_libgcc) %o %{fopenmp: %:include(libgomp.spec)%(link_gomp)} %(mflib) %{fprofile-arcs| fprofile-generate|coverage:-lgcov} %{!nostdlib:%{!nodefaultlibs: %(link_ssp) %(link_gcc_c_sequence)}} %{!A:%{!nostdlib: %{!nostartfiles:%E}}} %{T*} }}}}}} Also, note that I am doing a native build on a i686-pc-linux-uclibc system that works fine in all other regards...except that this is an alternate toolchain's gcc that I'm using...but its still i686-pc-linux-uclibc. Any ideas? Thanks, John