First create a separate build directory again: mkdir ../binutils-build cd ../binutils-build Now prepare Binutils to be compiled: ../binutils-&binutils-version;/configure --prefix=/stage1 \     --enable-shared --with-lib-path=/stage1/lib Before starting to build Binutils, remember to unset any environment variables that override the default optimization flags. Compile the package: make Test the results (nothing should fail here): make check And install the package: make install Now already prepare Binutils for the "Locking in" procedure in the next chapter: make -C ld clean make -C ld LIB_PATH=/usr/lib:/lib Do not yet remove the Binutils source and build directories. We'll need these directories again in the next chapter in the state they are in now.