Locales problem with binutils-2.12.1

[Benoît SIBAUD]

Hi,

I compiled software for several architectures in a stow directory. I've 
got a problem with binutils-2.12.1 (and 2.12) on i686-pc-linux-gnu.

ld --help output is in French (my locales), even if I use LC_ALL=C ld 
--help (or LANG=C or both). It fools config.guess, which founds a 
i686-pc-linux-gnuoldld triplet. With the same configure options (nls and 
included-gettext), I've no problem with sparc-unknown-linux-gnu 
architecture (default locales in French), or sun-sparc-solaris2.6|7|8 
(locales C).

configure options:
nls and included-gettext => French
nothing => C
nls => C
included-gettext => French

[./configure --prefix=X --enable-nls --with-included-gettext]
$ LC_ALL=C /tmp/binutils-2.12.1-nls-gettext/install/bin/ld --help|grep 
support
/tmp/binutils-2.12.1-nls-gettext/install/bin/ld: cibles supportées: 
elf32-i386 a.out-i386-linux efi-app-ia32 elf32-little elf32-big srec 
symbolsrec tekhex binary ihex trad-core
/tmp/binutils-2.12.1-nls-gettext/install/bin/ld: émulations supportées: 
elf_i386 i386linux

[./configure --prefix=X]
$ LC_ALL=C /tmp/binutils-2.12.1/install/bin/ld --help|grep support
/tmp/binutils-2.12.1/install/bin/ld: supported targets: elf32-i386 
a.out-i386-linux efi-app-ia32 elf32-little elf32-big srec symbolsrec 
tekhex binary ihex trad-core
/tmp/binutils-2.12.1/install/bin/ld: supported emulations: elf_i386 
i386linux

[./configure --prefix=X --enable-nls]
$ LC_ALL=C /tmp/binutils-2.12.1-nls/install/bin/ld --help|grep support
/tmp/binutils-2.12.1-nls/install/bin/ld: supported targets: elf32-i386 
a.out-i386-linux efi-app-ia32 elf32-little elf32-big srec symbolsrec 
tekhex binary ihex trad-core
/tmp/binutils-2.12.1-nls/install/bin/ld: supported emulations: elf_i386 
i386linux

[./configure --prefix=X --with-included-gettext]
$ LC_ALL=C /tmp/binutils-2.12.1-gettext/install/bin/ld --help|grep support
/tmp/binutils-2.12.1-gettext/install/bin/ld: cibles supportées: 
elf32-i386 a.out-i386-linux efi-app-ia32 elf32-little elf32-big srec 
symbolsrec tekhex binary ihex trad-core
/tmp/binutils-2.12.1-gettext/install/bin/ld: émulations supportées: 
elf_i386 i386linux

binutils-2.12 with nls and gettext also speaks in French even with 
LC_ALL=C or LANG=C or both. binutils-2.11.2 seems correct, or has been 
previously compiled with "correct" software.
(2.12.1 has been compiled with gcc-2.95.2 and gettext-0.11.4)

Did I miss something or is it a bug in binutils-2.12.x?

--
Benoît Sibaud
R&D Engineer - France Telecom