bash 3.2 and bash 4.0 (RC1) fail to build statically

[alex]

Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: i486
OS: linux-gnu
Compiler: gcc

Description:
        http://pastebin.com/f476b80da
    configured via: http://pastebin.com/m62b92718
    
    Adding --enable-minimal doesn't fix the issue which means these versions
    basically can't be used as a statically-linked root shell?  Ideally we'd
    be able to have a *fully* functional Bash statically linked though ;)

    Reported in #bash on 1st February 2009, bug request made by 'ferret'.
    We've both looked and can't find a duplicate for this one.

    Any hot tips on how to get this to build?  Target system is an i486
    box running Debian GNU/Linux but I've also got x86_64 boxes which will
    need a statically-linked Bash compiling :-)

    Thanks very much.     -- astinus

Repeat-By:
    configure
    compile
    watch it fail :)