This happens on a x86_64 linux machine: (binutils-2.21.51.0.4, gcc-4.5.2) .././scripts/mkinstalldirs /var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/sunrpc/rpcsvc CPP='x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc -E -x c-header' /var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/elf/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 --library-path /var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl:/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/math:/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/elf:/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/dlfcn:/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/nss:/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/nis:/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/rt:/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/resolv:/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/crypt:/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/nptl /var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/sunrpc/rpcgen -Y ../scripts -c rpcsvc/bootparam_prot.x -o /var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/sunrpc/xbootparam_prot.T .././scripts/mkinstalldirs /var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/sunrpc/rpcsvc CPP='x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc -E -x c-header' /var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/elf/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 --library-path /var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl:/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/math:/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/elf:/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/dlfcn:/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/nss:/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/nis:/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/rt:/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/resolv:/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/crypt:/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/nptl /var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/sunrpc/rpcgen -Y ../scripts -c rpcsvc/nlm_prot.x -o /var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/sunrpc/xnlm_prot.T mkdir /var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/sunrpc/rpcsvc mkdir /var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/sunrpc/rpcsvc mkdir: cannot create directory `/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/sunrpc/rpcsvc': File exists CPP='x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc -E -x c-header' /var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/elf/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 --library-path /var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl:/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/math:/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/elf:/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/dlfcn:/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/nss:/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/nis:/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/rt:/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/resolv:/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/crypt:/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/nptl /var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/sunrpc/rpcgen -Y ../scripts -h rpcsvc/bootparam_prot.x -o /var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/sunrpc/rpcsvc/bootparam_prot.T CPP='x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc -E -x c-header' /var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/elf/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 --library-path /var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl:/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/math:/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/elf:/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/dlfcn:/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/nss:/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/nis:/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/rt:/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/resolv:/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/crypt:/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/nptl /var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/sunrpc/rpcgen -Y ../scripts -h rpcsvc/nlm_prot.x -o /var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/sunrpc/rpcsvc/nlm_prot.T make[2]: *** [/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/sunrpc/xbootparam_prot.stmp] Error 139 make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs.... make[2]: *** [/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/sunrpc/xnlm_prot.stmp] Error 139 make[2]: *** [/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/sunrpc/rpcsvc/bootparam_prot.stmp] Error 139 make[2]: *** [/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/sunrpc/rpcsvc/nlm_prot.stmp] Error 139 make[2]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/glibc-2.12.2/sunrpc' make[1]: *** [sunrpc/others] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.12.2/work/glibc-2.12.2' make: *** [all] Error 2
binutils 2.21.51.0.2 does build glibc-2.12.2 without any problems. Any binutils version > 2.21.51.0.2 fails (tested up to 2.21.51.0.5).
If you want to use the latest binutils you also have to use the latest libc.
*** Bug 25122 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***