Re: ABI incompatibility when building util-linux
On Thu, Mar 24, 2005 at 01:01:09PM +0100, Thiemo Seufer wrote:
> Alex Gonzalez wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > When compiling the util-linux-2.12q sources, I get the following linker
> > ABI incompatibility error:
> [snip]
> > mips64-linux-gnu-gcc -c -O2 -pipe -march=rm9000 -mabi=32 -static -mips4 -DPTYS_ARE_GETPT -DPTYS_ARE_SEARCHED -Wl,-t -Wl,-EB -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -I../lib -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -Wstrict-prototypes -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DSBINDIR=\"/sbin\" -DUSRSBINDIR=\"/usr/sbin\" -DLOGDIR=\"/var/log\" -DVARPATH=\"/var\" -DLOCALEDIR=\"/usr/share/locale\" getopt.c -o getopt.o
> > mips64-linux-gnu-gcc: -t: linker input file unused because linking not done
> > mips64-linux-gnu-gcc: -EB: linker input file unused because linking not done
>
> The compiler is broken and fails to recognize -Wl,-t -Wl,-EB as linker
> options.
Actually, the compiler's fine. It's always issued this warning for
linker options, whether or not they are input files.
> > mips64-linux-gnu-ld -V -static -t -EB getopt.o -o getopt
> > GNU ld version 2.13-mips64linux-031001 20020920
>
> This toolchain is very old, and unlikely to work correctly for mips64.
It should be binary compatible with current toolchains, more or less;
I've used it before.
The problem is in Alex's environment. Alex, whatever you're setting to
force use of the cross compilers, it's wrong. You should _never_ link
directly with ld. That's the error here.
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Daniel Jacobowitz
CodeSourcery, LLC
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