.../gdb-7.2/configure --target=powerpc64-linux-gnu make and .../gdb-7.2/configure --target=powerpc-elf make both fail on Mac OS X v10.5 ppc host: make[3]: *** No rule to make target `-lz', needed by `psim'. Stop. make[2]: *** [all] Error 1 make[1]: *** [all-sim] Error 2 make: *** [all] Error 2 Removing the $(LIBS) dependency of the psim target in sim/ppc/Makefile remedies this.
should be fixed by: https://sourceware.org/git/?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=commit;h=0d8a6ab7d39d28fb1557e2a62e9e4b336341ab34