Trying to upgrade to the latest stuffŠ Make'ing/compiling febootstrap-3.14 on centos 6.2 (uname ­a = "Linux blackhol3 2.6.32-220.7.1.el6.x86_64 #1 SMP Wed Mar 7 00:52:02 GMT 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux"), I was getting an error: > make[2]: Entering directory `/home/zen/src/virtual/febootstrap-3.14/helper' > gcc -std=gnu99 -static -g -O2 -static -o init init-init.o -lz /usr/bin/ld: > cannot find -lc collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make[2]: *** [init] Error > 1 > You say in the README: > libcom_err > libext2fs > /sbin/mke2fs > - These are part of e2fsprogs. > Apparently not, at least on my sys; I have that installed: > yum install 'e2fsprogs*86_64' > Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, presto, priorities, refresh-packagekit, > security > Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile > * base: mirrors.ecvps.com > * extras: mirrors.cat.pdx.edu > * kernel-xen: us1.mirror.crc.id.au > * nux-libreoffice: mirror.li.nux.ro > * rpmforge: apt.sw.be > * updates: mirrors.arsc.edu > Setting up Install Process > Package e2fsprogs-libs-1.41.12-11.el6.x86_64 already installed and latest > version > Package e2fsprogs-devel-1.41.12-11.el6.x86_64 already installed and latest > version > Package e2fsprogs-1.41.12-11.el6.x86_64 already installed and latest version > Nothing to do > Turns out that I need glibc-static (or, rather, glibc-static.x86_64 0:2.12-1.47.el6_2.12); found this in: http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/centos-rhel-redhat-usrbinld-cannot-findlc-error / After yum'ing that the make went cleanly forward. In any case, FYI, in case you're tracking such things (ignore if not interested, abberation, etc.)