Hi, I tryinging to install makedumpfile utility program. For this elfutils-0.125 should be installed on the same machine. So, i have done the same thing. After installing the "elfutils-0.125", I am getting the following error. Can any one please tell me what should be the mistake i have done? [root at tc210 makedumpfile]# make gcc -g -O2 -Wall -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DVERSION='"1.1.4"' -DRELEASE_DATE='"08 June 2007"' -D__x86_64__ x86.o x86_64.o ia64.o ppc64.o -o makedumpfile makedumpfile.c -static -ldw -lelf -lz makedumpfile.c: In function `write_kdump_pages': makedumpfile.c:4102: warning: implicit declaration of function `compressBound' /usr/local/bin/ld: invalid option -- Y Try `ld --help' or `ld --usage' for more information. collect2: ld returned 64 exit status make: *** [makedumpfile] Error 1 This is a simple program to print Hello. Even for this is the error is same. [root at tc210 makedumpfile]# gcc -o test test.c /usr/local/bin/ld: invalid option -- Y Try `ld --help' or `ld --usage' for more information. collect2: ld returned 64 exit status [root at tc210 makedumpfile]# Thanks in Advance Seetharam