Bug#502189: libc6: ldd on a static prog: unknown exit code (126)

[Christophe Lohr <Christophe.Lohr@telecom-bretagne.eu>]

Package: libc6
Version: 2.7-14
Severity: minor

Hi,
  Let us consider "helloworld.c"
- 8< --------
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>

int main() {
 printf("Hello World!\n");
 exit(0);
} 
- 8< --------

Then, compile it with: gcc -static helloworld.c -o helloworld
And finally try a: ldd helloworld

The resilt with ldd from "libc6 2.7-14" is:
ldd: exited with unknown exit code (126)

IMHO, this is a curious answer (an not very helpfull)...


As a comparison, ldd from "libc6 2.3.6.ds1-13" provides a better answer:
not a dynamic executable

Regards,
Christophe


-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages libc6 depends on:
ii  libgcc1                       1:4.3.2-1  GCC support library

libc6 recommends no packages.

Versions of packages libc6 suggests:
pn  glibc-doc                     <none>     (no description available)
pn  libc6-i686                    <none>     (no description available)
ii  locales                       2.7-14     GNU C Library: National Language (

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  glibc/restart-failed:
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