make check Failure on Mac

[Norman Hardy]

I am only a lesser Unix wizard and I have no pressing need for gmp so  
please don't take steps just for me; but this may help.

'make check' ceases with the last lines being:

_calling_conventions_save_ebp
_calling_conventions_save_ebx
_calling_conventions_save_edi
_calling_conventions_save_esi
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[4]: *** [t-bswap] Error 1
make[3]: *** [check-am] Error 2
make[2]: *** [check-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: *** [check-recursive] Error 1
make: *** [check] Error 2

I am guessing that this is different than the Mac OS report already  
listed in the "known problems".

Other info:

gcc -v
Using built-in specs.
Target: i686-apple-darwin8
Configured with: /private/var/tmp/gcc/gcc-5367.obj~1/src/configure -- 
disable-checking -enable-werror --prefix=/usr --mandir=/share/man -- 
enable-languages=c,objc,c++,obj-c++ --program-transform-name=/^[cg] 
[^.-]*$/s/$/-4.0/ --with-gxx-include-dir=/include/c++/4.0.0 --with- 
slibdir=/usr/lib --build=powerpc-apple-darwin8 --with-arch=nocona -- 
with-tune=generic --program-prefix= --host=i686-apple-darwin8 -- 
target=i686-apple-darwin8
Thread model: posix
gcc version 4.0.1 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 5367)

0 12866 Z% ld -v
Apple Computer, Inc. version cctools-622.5.obj~13


OS 10.4.10

I shall leave the directory intact in case you need further information.
Let me know if I can help.