------- Additional Comments From d dot yu dot bolkhovityanov at inp dot nsk dot su 2004-10-13 06:53 ------- I've encountered the very same problem when trying to compile gcc-3.4 on RedHat-7.3. The key to the problem is more obvious in Joseph's report than it was in my case: /usr/openwin/bin/msgfmt -- OPENWIN!!! My system has xview-clients RPM installed, which, among other things, contains "msgfmt" binary, which is INCOMPATIBLE with regular "msgfmt" from gettext package.
The solution for a builder is to either exclude "/usr/openwin/bin" from the $PATH, or to add it to the *end* of $PATH. As for GCC compilation system -- it can be worth testing in "configure" which kind of "msgfmt" is available, or to find where the "good" one is located. Should the bug be reopened? -- http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6728
