RE: amd64

> > So then...
> > 
> > How did we get to the situation you reported, where
> > you say gettext from binutils is being used?  Now
> > I'm quite confused!  Is there maybe a bug in this
> > version of binutils that causes it, despite the
> > configure detection working as expected?
> 
> It's at least (didn't test with others)
> /usr/bin/msgfmt which is needed in the buildroot to make 
> binutils use gettext from glibc.
> So this is a bug in the configure from binutils,
> or the gettext-package is needed in the buildroot for phase2


Okay, this confirms a suspicion I had earlier.
I ran into something that looked very much like
a "needs something from gettext" problem building
binutils 2.14.90.0.7. If if doesn't have dependencies
on other things not built yet, it should be possible
to move the gettext build up to before binutils,
or perhaps there should be a copy built as part
of the bootstrap, too.

Can you try changing the order of builds in
phase2/package-build/package-build.xml ?

Thanks,

Mats