SOLVED Re: assert in ld when trying to link static exec

[Max Weninger <max takefive co at>]

Hi again,

Sorry for the "noise" :-{

I just discoverd the problem. I was trying to link an intel lib together
with alpha libs. Unfortunately there is no error from ld just an assert
without any further information :-(

Regards

Max


On 27 Mar, To: axp-list@redhat.com wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I just discovered a crash in ld when trying to link an executable with
> static libs. (When using shared libs instead the link stage works
> "perfect")
> 
> The error message says
> 
> /usr/bin/ld: bfd assertion fail elflink.h:2420
> /usr/bin/ld: final link failed: Bad value
> 
> I am using the following version of binutils
> binutils-2.10.0.18-3
> 
> But the same crash appeard also with 
> binutils-2.9.5.0.22-8
> 
> The assert code in elflink.h is the following.
> 
> ...
>      BFD_ASSERT (shdr->sh_entsize == sizeof (Elf_External_Rela));
> ...
> 
> Because the number of libs that should be linked together is quite large
> (88 libs with an file size of ~100 MB) I think it could be an overflow
> problem.
> 
> Any help or ideas would be very welcome
> 
> Regards
> 
> Max

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