RE: trouble with 2.4.2 just released

[Christopher Chimelis]

> The problem is with the version of ld you use. Some versions 
> are using 
> ld --oformat and other versions ld -oformat
> 
> This is quite a recent issue. So check the version of you linker.
> 
> You can solve the problem changing :
> ./arch/i386/boot/Makefile:      $(LD) -Ttext 0x0 -s -oformat 
> binary -o $@ $<
> to                                                  --oformat 
> 
> I think you hav not done any mistake, but the latest Debian 
> (unstable) version
> of ld seems not to be right.

The latest binutils in Debian potato will take either -oformat or --oformat,
IIRC.
The lastest binutils in Debian unstable (just uploaded yesterday) will only
take --oformat.  So, if you modify arch/i386/boot/Makefile to read:

	$(LD) -Ttext 0x0 -s --oformat binary -o $@ $< ...blah blah blah
you should be fine no matter which you're using...

Chris
(Debian binutils maintainer)