Configure error (objcopy)

[wrh]

After reading previous threads on the subject I'm not sure if this is a
configure bug or if I really need a different objcopy?  I am installing GRUB
on an XP/cygwin system.  I know that's asking for trouble but I'm a Linux
newbie of the ninth degree.

regards,

w

configure:3129: checking for objcopy
configure:3145: found /usr/bin/objcopy
configure:3155: result: objcopy
configure:3171: checking if C symbols get an underscore after compilation
configure:3186: gcc -g -S conftest.c
configure:3189: $? = 0
configure:3216: result: yes
configure:3219: checking whether objcopy works for absolute addresses
configure:3232:
gcc -c -g  -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -Wunused -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -mal
ign-jumps=1 -malign-loops=1 -malign-functions=1 -Wundef conftest.c >&5
cc1: warning: -malign-loops is obsolete, use -falign-loops
cc1: warning: -malign-jumps is obsolete, use -falign-jumps
cc1: warning: -malign-functions is obsolete, use -falign-functions
conftest.c:3: warning: no previous prototype for `cmain'
configure:3235: $? = 0
configure:3245: gcc -g -nostdlib -Wl,-N -Wl,-Ttext -Wl,2000 conftest.o -o
conftest.exec
/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/../../../../i686-pc-cygwin/bin/ld:
warning: cannot find entry symbol _mainCRTStartup; defaulting to 00002000
configure:3248: $? = 0
configure:3256: objcopy -O binary conftest.exec conftest
configure:3259: $? = 0
configure:3245: gcc -g -nostdlib -Wl,-N -Wl,-Ttext -Wl,8000 conftest.o -o
conftest.exec
/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/../../../../i686-pc-cygwin/bin/ld:
warning: cannot find entry symbol _mainCRTStartup; defaulting to 00008000
configure:3248: $? = 0
configure:3256: objcopy -O binary conftest.exec conftest
configure:3259: $? = 0
configure:3267: cmp -s conftest.old conftest
configure:3270: $? = 0
configure:3245: gcc -g -nostdlib -Wl,-N -Wl,-Ttext -Wl,7C00 conftest.o -o
conftest.exec
/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.2/../../../../i686-pc-cygwin/bin/ld:
warning: cannot find entry symbol _mainCRTStartup; defaulting to 00007c00
configure:3248: $? = 0
configure:3256: objcopy -O binary conftest.exec conftest
configure:3259: $? = 0
configure:3267: cmp -s conftest.old conftest
configure:3270: $? = 1
configure:3281: result: no
configure:3284: error: GRUB requires a working absolute objcopy; upgrade
your binutils