From: Yukihiro Matsumoto Date: 2007-05-26T09:57:19+09:00 Subject: Re: Error compiling ruby from source Hi, In message "Re: Error compiling ruby from source" on Sat, 26 May 2007 08:32:43 +0900, "Costas Piliotis" writes: |And the error I get is: |/usr/bin/ld: |/opt/usr/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/3.4.6/../../../../lib64/libm |.a(k_standard.o): relocation R_X86_64_32S against `a local symbol' can |not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC |/opt/usr/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/3.4.6/../../../../lib64/libm |.a: could not read symbols: Bad value |collect2: ld returned 1 exit status | |Do you guys think I should file a bug report? The error message suggest that it's caused by your library configuration. I don't think we can help you here. matz.