question about "invalid string offset" & "could not read symbols: Malformed archive" linker errors

Hi, Presently I am attempting to build an application on Linux with GNU ld version 2.17.50.0.6-5.el5 20061020. When I execute make, it compiles but when it reaches the linker I receive the following error messages, make[1]: Entering directory `/mnt/hgfs/pclinux/trunk/branches/testapp-xvt5.8up

Re: question about "invalid string offset" & "could not read symbols: Malformed archive" linker errors

Hi Roger, Presently I am attempting to build an application on Linux with GNU ld version 2.17.50.0.6-5.el5 20061020. Please see if you can reproduce this problem using a linker built from the head of the binutils CVS sources. (I have a feeling that this is a problem that has already been fi