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Linker Error: gcc

I get this error every time compiling programs, setting up and installing some things like binutils, textinfo, etc.

/usr/local/bin/ld: this linker was not configured to use sysroots collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status

I want to know about it. When will it come and what will be the actual problem, and also how to solve it?

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Try using gcc with the following option: gcc --sysroot=/usr/local

But as others in the comments said, do not try to spoil your system with critical packages such as binutils , unless you know what you are doing.

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If you tried to install a version of binutils that should work just like in /usr/bin , you should know that

  • gcc calls ld with the option --sysroot=/ .
  • ld binutils, built from a source with default options, rejects the --sysroot .
  • A --sysroot option will only be accepted by ld if binutils has been configured with the --with-sysroot .

So, to cover this use case, configure binutils with the option --with-sysroot=/ .

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