make check fails - cannot find libgcc_s.so.1

[Glenn]

When I run the "make check" on glibc (version glibc-2.3.2) it fails with 
the following message:

/home/gwg/glibc/compile/elf/filter: error while loading shared 
libraries: libgcc_s.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file 
or directory
make[2]: *** [/home/gwg/glibc/compile/elf/filter.out] Error 127
make[1]: *** [elf/tests] Error 2

I just recently built gcc (version 3.3) and the library does exist in 
/usr/local/lib/libgcc_s.so.1.  Internet searches gave several 
suggestions, so I have tried the following (with full rebuild/check of 
glibc after each change):

- updated my binutils (ld is now GNU ld version 2.13.1)

- chmod 777 /usr/local/lib/libgcc_s.so.1 (it was 744)

- added /usr/local/lib to /etc/ld.so.conf and run ldconfig.  Running 
ldconfig -p shows the library is now included in that list.

- added /usr/local/lib to LD_LIBRARY_PATH

- copied libgcc_s.so.1 to /lib, and in desperation /usr/lib

None of these measures has worked.  Can you suggest anything else to try?

Thanks for your help.
Glenn