How to run binutils installed by dpkg on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

[shahin]

I know I have binutils installed on my Ubuntu VM, and can verify it with:

sansari@ubuntu:/usr/share/bug$ ld -v 
GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Ubuntu) 2.22
sansari@ubuntu:/usr/share/bug$

I installed it a while back. Now I am trying to build for a different platform, and I should be able to use the same one I installed. Right? Basically I am trying to issue this command:

../binutils-2.11.2/configure --target=$TARGET --prefix=$PREFIX

from this url: http://neptune.billgatliff.com/gettingStarted.html

But I don't know where the executable for binutils is. I found this site after searching online: http://askubuntu.com/questions/17667...not-showing-it

And ran locate, and I get a huge output. None of the folders seems to be the executable that I am looking for.

[oldos2er]

Moved to Packaging & Compiling Programs.

[steeldriver]

I don't really understand your question - there is no "executable for binutils", it is a collection of executables (ld, ar, objdump and so on)

What are you trying to do, exactly? Re-configure a previously-downloaded binutils source package in order to cross-compile binutils for a different platform?

[shahin]

Yes. I am trying to compile another source. Actually when I initially created this build environment for the android platform, I used the toolchain to compile the source. Now I think I should be able to use the same tools to compile another source. But is that the right way to approach this? Should I really create another build environment?

I was mistaken about looking for the executable. I was looking at this command:

../binutils-2.11.2/configure --target=$TARGET --prefix=$PREFIX

I now see that I was mistaken.

You see, last time I created the build environment, I followed procedures. I learned a lot, but I need to learn more about toolchain and how I can use it to compile embeded systems code. If you have any suggestions on how I can learn more about this, such as urls, development boards, etc. Please let me know.

Thanks