Linux From Scratch 7.2: Error while making binutils-2.22 in chapter 6

Question

I get the following error while executing make tooldir=/usr

../../binutils-2.22/libiberty/regex.c:130:1: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype [-Wstrict-prototypes]
../../binutils-2.22/libiberty/regex.c:130:7: warning: conflicting types for built-in function 'malloc' [enabled by default]
../../binutils-2.22/libiberty/regex.c:131:1: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype [-Wstrict-prototypes]
../../binutils-2.22/libiberty/regex.c:131:7: warning: conflicting types for built-in function 'realloc' [enabled by default]
In file included from /usr/include/bits/string2.h:1296:0,
             from /usr/include/string.h:633,
             from ../../binutils-2.22/libiberty/regex.c:149:
/usr/include/stdlib.h:470:14: error: conflicting types for 'malloc'
../../binutils-2.22/libiberty/regex.c:130:7: note: previous declaration of 'malloc' was here
In file included from ../../binutils-2.22/libiberty/regex.c:638:0:
../../binutils-2.22/libiberty/regex.c: In function 'byte_regex_compile':
../../binutils-2.22/libiberty/regex.c:2439:7: warning: implicit declaration of function 'free' [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]
../../binutils-2.22/libiberty/regex.c:2439:33: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'free' [enabled by default]
../../binutils-2.22/libiberty/regex.c:2500:17: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'free' [enabled by default]
../../binutils-2.22/libiberty/regex.c:2533:36: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'free' [enabled by default]
../../binutils-2.22/libiberty/regex.c:2640:28: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'free' [enabled by default]
../../binutils-2.22/libiberty/regex.c:3643:26: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'free' [enabled by default]
../../binutils-2.22/libiberty/regex.c:4150:5: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'free' [enabled by default]
../../binutils-2.22/libiberty/regex.c: In function 'byte_re_compile_fastmap':
../../binutils-2.22/libiberty/regex.c:4835:11: warning: implicit declaration of function 'abort' [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]
../../binutils-2.22/libiberty/regex.c:4835:11: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'abort' [enabled by default]
../../binutils-2.22/libiberty/regex.c: In function 'byte_re_match_2_internal':
../../binutils-2.22/libiberty/regex.c:7424:11: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'abort' [enabled by default]
../../binutils-2.22/libiberty/regex.c: In function 'xregcomp':
../../binutils-2.22/libiberty/regex.c:7978:4: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'free' [enabled by default]
../../binutils-2.22/libiberty/regex.c: In function 'xregexec':
../../binutils-2.22/libiberty/regex.c:8053:7: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'free' [enabled by default]
../../binutils-2.22/libiberty/regex.c: In function 'xregerror':
../../binutils-2.22/libiberty/regex.c:8081:5: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'abort' [enabled by default]
../../binutils-2.22/libiberty/regex.c: In function 'xregfree':
../../binutils-2.22/libiberty/regex.c:8114:3: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'free' [enabled by default]
make[2]: *** [regex.o] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/sources/binutils-build/libiberty'
make[1]: *** [all-libiberty] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/sources/binutils-build'
make: *** [all] Error 2

The complete output is here, and the page I was using is here

Can anyone help me?

EDIT:

/usr/include/stdlib.h (line 470)

extern void *malloc (size_t __size) __THROW __attribute_malloc__ __wur;

binutils-2.22/libiberty/regex.c (line 130)

char *malloc ();

Could you give the declarations of malloc in files `/usr/include/stdlib.h` (line 470) and `binutils-2.22/libiberty/regex.c` (line 130) — Philippe Blayo, Dec 20 '12 at 11:04
you should run `configure` before `make`. I also saw you don't include `/usr/include` at line 540. — , Mar 24 '14 at 15:22
binutils 2.22 is 4 years old now, you should use a newer version (whether that's relevant to this problem or not). — James Youngman, Mar 12 '16 at 09:20

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 12 '16 at 09:26

The problem is that STDC_HEADERS is not defined when you are compiling the code. See line 47 of that version of regex.c. This probably happened because you didn't run configure or you did but something went wrong.

If you hadn't run configure, just go ahead and run it:

./configure

If you do run it, it should generate a file called config.h which should use #define to define the macro STDC_HEADERS to some value. If not, it's possible that the compiler you are using is missing something it depends on (such as system header files) or is misconfigured or incorrectly installed.

As I mentioned in a comment above though, the release of binutils you're using is over 4 years old now and you should use a newer version I think.

Linux From Scratch 7.2: Error while making binutils-2.22 in chapter 6

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