http://sources.redhat.com/ml/binutils/2004-04/msg00665.html fixes building on some architectures (like m68k/arm/cris/etc...) because it does the right thing diff -durN glibc-2.13.orig/include/libc-symbols.h glibc-2.13/include/libc-symbols.h --- glibc-2.13.orig/include/libc-symbols.h 2009-03-14 00:51:46.000000000 +0100 +++ glibc-2.13/include/libc-symbols.h 2009-11-13 00:50:07.000000000 +0100 @@ -239,12 +239,12 @@ # define __make_section_unallocated(section_string) # endif -/* Tacking on "\n\t#" to the section name makes gcc put it's bogus +/* Tacking on "\n#APP\n\t#" to the section name makes gcc put it's bogus section attributes on what looks like a comment to the assembler. */ # ifdef HAVE_SECTION_QUOTES -# define __sec_comment "\"\n\t#\"" +# define __sec_comment "\"\n#APP\n\t#\"" # else -# define __sec_comment "\n\t#" +# define __sec_comment "\n#APP\n\t#" # endif # define link_warning(symbol, msg) \ __make_section_unallocated (".gnu.warning." #symbol) \