Bug#325639: gnome-session: FTBFS: depends on -Wl,--as-needed

[Josselin Mouette]

Le lundi 29 août 2005 à 15:57 -0700, Steve Langasek a écrit :
> Package: gnome-session
> Version: 2.10.0-6
> Severity: serious
> 
> The latest version of gnome-session fails to build on alpha and sparc
> with the following error:
> 
> /bin/sh ../libtool --mode=link cc  -g -Wall -O2  -Wl,-O1 -Wl,--as-needed -o logout-test  logout-test.o util.o gsm-multiscreen.o gdm-logout-action.o egg-screen-exec.o egg-screen-help.o egg-screen-url.o -lSM -lICE  -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lX11  -Wl,--export-dynamic -pthread -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lgnomeui-2 -lSM -lICE -lbonoboui-2 -lxml2 -lz -lgnomecanvas-2 -lgnome-2 -lpopt -lart_lgpl_2 -lgtk-x11-2.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lpangoxft-1.0 -lpangox-1.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lgnomevfs-2 -lbonobo-2 -lgconf-2 -lbonobo-activation -lORBit-2 -lgmodule-2.0 -ldl -lgthread-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lesd -laudiofile -lm   
> cc -g -Wall -O2 -Wl,-O1 -Wl,--as-needed -o logout-test logout-test.o util.o gsm-multiscreen.o gdm-logout-action.o egg-screen-exec.o egg-screen-help.o egg-screen-url.o -Wl,--export-dynamic  -L/usr/X11R6/lib -pthread /usr/lib/libgnomeui-2.so -L/usr/lib /usr/lib/libgnome-keyring.so /usr/lib/libjpeg.so /usr/lib/libbonoboui-2.so -lSM -lICE -lX11 /usr/lib/libgnomecanvas-2.so /usr/lib/libgnome-2.so /usr/lib/libart_lgpl_2.so /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so /usr/lib/libatk-1.0.so /usr/lib/libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so /usr/lib/libpangoxft-1.0.so /usr/lib/libpangox-1.0.so /usr/lib/libpangoft2-1.0.so /usr/lib/libpango-1.0.so /usr/lib/libgnomevfs-2.so /usr/lib/libxml2.so /usr/lib/libgnutls.so /usr/lib/libtasn1.so /usr/lib/libgcrypt.so -lnsl /usr/lib/libgpg-error.so -lz -lresolv -lrt /usr/lib/libbonobo-2.so /usr/lib/libgconf-2.so /usr/lib/libbonobo-activation.so /usr/lib/libORBitCosNaming-2.so /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so /usr/lib/libpopt.so /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so /usr/lib/libgmodule-2.0.so -ldl /usr/lib/libgthread-2.0.so -lpthread /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so /usr/lib/libesd.so /usr/lib/libaudiofile.so -lm
> /usr/lib/gcc/sparc-linux-gnu/4.0.2/../../../../lib/crt1.o:../sysdeps/sparc/sparc32/elf/start.S:60: multiple definition of `_PROCEDURE_LINKAGE_TABLE_'
> /usr/bin/ld: Disabling relaxation: it will not work with multiple definitions
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> make[4]: *** [logout-test] Error 1
> 
> Full build logs can be found at
> <http://buildd.debian.org/fetch.php?pkg=gnome-session&arch=alpha&ver=2.10.0-6&stamp=1125236435&file=log>
> and
> <http://buildd.debian.org/fetch.php?pkg=gnome-session&arch=sparc&ver=2.10.0-6&stamp=1125310684&file=log>.
> 
> This failure occurs because gnome-session relies on -Wl,--as-needed for
> linking.  This is a new and fairly experimental option which is
> currently broken on alpha and sparc, and one which I would argue it is a
> bad idea to use in general.  Please fix your package so that it does not
> depend on this linker option for building.

A patch for binutils is available in bug #320697. I'd rather not
reintroduce tons of indirect dependencies in GNOME stuff, especially
during several transitions, when the correct fix is available.
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