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binutils package

Install PIC version of libiberty.a

Bug #50512 reported by Drew Hess
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binutils (Ubuntu)
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Declined for Feisty by Matthias Klose
Declined for Gutsy by Matthias Klose

Bug Description

Binary package hint: binutils-dev

It would be nice if binutils-dev installed the PIC version of libiberty.a, at least on architectures where PIC matters (e.g., amd64). Trying to link libiberty.a into a shared library on amd64 results in the following error:

/usr/bin/ld: /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.1.2/../../../../lib64/libiberty.a(cplus-dem.o): relocation R_X86_64_32S against `_sch_istable' can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.1.2/../../../../lib64/libiberty.a: could not read symbols: Bad value
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

Matthias Klose (doko)
Changed in binutils:
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
status: Unconfirmed → Confirmed
Revision history for this message
Matthias Klose (doko) wrote :

binutils (2.18.1~cvs20071027-1ubuntu2) hardy; urgency=low

  * Do not include static libraries in the multiarch package.
  * Install a libiberty compiled with -fPIC as libiberty_pic.a.
    LP: #50512.
  * Don't include /usr/lib64 for in cross packages. Closes: #450429.

 -- Matthias Klose <email address hidden> Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:14:31 +0000

Changed in binutils:
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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