Re: failed armhf build of xen 4.8.0~rc3-1 [and 1 more messages]

[Ian Jackson <ian.jackson@eu.citrix.com>]

Debian buildds writes ("failed armhf build of xen 4.8.0~rc3-1"):
>  * Source package: xen
>  * Version: 4.8.0~rc3-1
>  * Architecture: armhf
>  * State: failed
>  * Suite: sid
>  * Builder: hartmann.debian.org
>  * Build log: https://buildd.debian.org/status/fetch.php?pkg=xen&arch=armhf&ver=4.8.0%7Erc3-1&stamp=1478544996&file=log

Debian buildds writes ("failed i386 build of xen 4.8.0~rc3-1"):
>  * Source package: xen
>  * Version: 4.8.0~rc3-1
>  * Architecture: i386
>  * State: failed
>  * Suite: sid
>  * Builder: x86-grnet-01.debian.org
>  * Build log: https://buildd.debian.org/status/fetch.php?pkg=xen&arch=i386&ver=4.8.0%7Erc3-1&stamp=1478544915&file=log

These builds failed because they were done with binutils
2.27.51.20161105-1.  That version had a severe bug that causes ld to
spin on the cpu (on amd64 and other architectures, apparently).

I uploaded xen 4.8.0~rc3-1 to sid after I observed that my amd64 sid
chroot had obtained 2.27.51.20161105-2 which has the fix.  4.8.0~rc3-1
has no code changes compared to 4.8.0~rc3-0exp2 which built on all
applicable architectures in experimental.

I see from
  https://buildd.debian.org/status/package.php?p=binutils&suite=sid
that the fixed version of binutils is showing as "Installed" for armhf
and i386.

Have I done something wrong ?  Do the buildd chroots need to be
updated ?

FYI, this is blocking the xen 4.8 transition.  (CCing the transition
bug.)

Thanks,
Ian.