Bug#668257: gcc-4.4: x64 - "gcc -s -static" == "unexpected reloc type in static binary" + "Segmentation fault"

[Ralf Hüsing <ralf@stormbind.net>]

Package: gcc-4.4
Version: 4.4.5-8
Severity: normal

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Compiling with "-s -static" results in the above error.

The Problem seams not exist on x86 - only on x64.

The problem maybe not gcc related, someone said its binutils related[3].

A workaround (told me in freenode/#debian) is to strip the binary after 
gcc.

reproduce:

$ cd /tmp && echo 'int main(){return 0;}' | gcc -x c -s -static - -o 
a.out && ./a.out

workaround:

$ cd /tmp && echo 'int main(){return 0;}' | gcc -x c -static - -o a.out 
&& strip -s a.out && ./a.out

There seams no Problem in testing[1] and sid[2].

[1]: http://lists.debian.org/debian-user-german/2012/04/msg00092.html
[2]: http://lists.debian.org/debian-user-german/2012/04/msg00133.html
[3]: http://www.progtown.com/post2744615.html#p2744615

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 6.0.4
  APT prefers stable-updates
  APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US (charmap=ISO-8859-1)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages gcc-4.4 depends on:
ii  binutils                      2.20.1-16  The GNU assembler, linker 
and bina
ii  cpp-4.4                       4.4.5-8    The GNU C preprocessor
ii  gcc-4.4-base                  4.4.5-8    The GNU Compiler Collection 
(base
ii  libc6                         2.11.3-3   Embedded GNU C Library: 
Shared lib
ii  libgcc1                       1:4.4.5-8  GCC support library
ii  libgomp1                      4.4.5-8    GCC OpenMP (GOMP) support 
library

Versions of packages gcc-4.4 recommends:
ii  libc6-dev                     2.11.3-3   Embedded GNU C Library: 
Developmen

Versions of packages gcc-4.4 suggests:
ii  gcc-4.4-doc                  4.4.4.nf1-1 documentation for the GNU 
compiler
pn  gcc-4.4-locales <none>      (no description available)
pn  gcc-4.4-multilib <none>      (no description available)
pn  libcloog-ppl0 <none>      (no description available)
pn  libgcc1-dbg <none>      (no description available)
pn  libgomp1-dbg <none>      (no description available)
pn  libmudflap0-4.4-dev <none>      (no description available)
pn  libmudflap0-dbg <none>      (no description available)
pn  libppl-c2 <none>      (no description available)
pn  libppl7 <none>      (no description available)

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