Subject: Re: binutils: ld.gold Linux kernel 4.9.0-rc1 fails to build

From: Arthur Marsh <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2016 00:16:42 +1030

Package: binutils
Version: 2.27.51.20161108-1
Followup-For: Bug #840910

Dear Maintainer,

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Still getting the same error with kernel 4.9.0-rc4 and current ld.gold:

ld.gold: internal error in target, at ../../gold/parameters.h:105
scripts/Makefile.build:432: recipe for target 'arch/x86/lib/lib-ksyms.o' failed
make[2]: *** [arch/x86/lib/lib-ksyms.o] Error 1
Makefile:978: recipe for target 'arch/x86/lib' failed
make[1]: *** [arch/x86/lib] Error 2
make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
  LD      drivers/cpuidle/governors/built-in.o
  LD      drivers/cpuidle/built-in.o
  LD      net/bridge/built-in.o
ld.gold: internal error in target, at ../../gold/parameters.h:105
scripts/Makefile.build:432: recipe for target 'lib/lib-ksyms.o' failed
make[2]: *** [lib/lib-ksyms.o] Error 1
Makefile:978: recipe for target 'lib' failed
make[1]: *** [lib] Error 2

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     ineffective)?
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-- System Information:
Debian Release: stretch/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 4.9.0-rc4+ (SMP w/4 CPU cores; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=en_AU.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_AU.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Init: sysvinit (via /sbin/init)

Versions of packages binutils depends on:
ii  libc6   2.24-5
ii  zlib1g  1:1.2.8.dfsg-2+b3

binutils recommends no packages.

Versions of packages binutils suggests:
ii  binutils-doc  2.27.51.20161108-1

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