Re: gentoo failing to build on powerpc, a bit mysteriously

[Daniel Jacobowitz <dan@debian.org>]

On Sat, Aug 24, 2002 at 04:46:35PM +0200, Josip Rodin wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I maintain the gentoo package. No, it doesn't have anything to do with the
> gentoo Linux distribution. :) After having uploaded a new version, the
> powerpc buildd started failing to build gentoo.
> 
> http://buildd.debian.org/build.php?pkg=gentoo&arch=powerpc
> 
>  mount.o: In function `scan_for_dir':
>  mount.o(.text+0x84): undefined reference to `mne_getmntent'
>  mount.o(.text+0x84): relocation truncated to fit: R_PPC_REL24 mne_getmntent
>  mount.o: In function `dir_is_mounted':
>  mount.o(.text+0xf0): undefined reference to `mne_setmntent'
>  mount.o(.text+0xf0): relocation truncated to fit: R_PPC_REL24 mne_setmntent
>  mount.o(.text+0x110): undefined reference to `mne_endmntent'
>  mount.o(.text+0x110): relocation truncated to fit: R_PPC_REL24 mne_endmntent
>  mount.o: In function `mnt_init':
>  mount.o(.text+0x27c): undefined reference to `mne_setmntent'
>  mount.o(.text+0x27c): relocation truncated to fit: R_PPC_REL24 mne_setmntent
>  mount.o(.text+0x2cc): undefined reference to `mne_getmntent'
>  mount.o(.text+0x2cc): relocation truncated to fit: R_PPC_REL24 mne_getmntent
>  mount.o(.text+0x2dc): undefined reference to `mne_endmntent'
>  mount.o(.text+0x2dc): relocation truncated to fit: R_PPC_REL24 mne_endmntent
> 
> I'm not sure how to deal with this, given how it compiles fine everywhere
> else. Can anyone tell me what to do about this?

Ignore the reloc truncated messages.  They're just a linker bug I've
been meaning to fix.  mne_getmntent is undefined; do those come from
within gentoos ource or do they come from a library package?  If the
former, figure out why they aren't linked in; if the latter, check for
version skew.

-- 
Daniel Jacobowitz
MontaVista Software                         Debian GNU/Linux Developer