Debian Bug report logs - #964724
ld does not accept executable as input for link anymore

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Package: binutils; Maintainer for binutils is Matthias Klose <[email protected]>; Source for binutils is src:binutils (PTS, buildd, popcon).

Reported by: Michael Tokarev <[email protected]>

Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2020 15:27:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: upstream

Found in version binutils/2.34.90.20200706-1

Forwarded to https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=26223

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Report forwarded to [email protected], Matthias Klose <[email protected]>:
Bug#964724; Package binutils. (Thu, 09 Jul 2020 15:27:04 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Acknowledgement sent to Michael Tokarev <[email protected]>:
New Bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to Matthias Klose <[email protected]>. (Thu, 09 Jul 2020 15:27:04 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Message #5 received at [email protected] (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Michael Tokarev <[email protected]>
To: Debian Bug Tracking System <[email protected]>
Subject: ld does not accept executable as input for link anymore
Date: Thu, 09 Jul 2020 18:23:44 +0300
Package: binutils
Version: 2.34.90.20200706-1
Severity: normal
Tags: upstream
Forwarded: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=26223

GNU ld stopped accepting executable as input for link,
this breaks at least seabios, and maybe other packages.

This has been reported upstream.



Added indication that bug 964724 blocks 964663 Request was from mjt <[email protected]> to [email protected]. (Thu, 09 Jul 2020 15:30:03 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Information forwarded to [email protected], Matthias Klose <[email protected]>:
Bug#964724; Package binutils. (Wed, 18 Nov 2020 22:21:02 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Acknowledgement sent to Bryan Quigley <[email protected]>:
Extra info received and forwarded to list. Copy sent to Matthias Klose <[email protected]>. (Wed, 18 Nov 2020 22:21:03 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Message #12 received at [email protected] (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Bryan Quigley <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: Fixed in recent binutils release
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2020 14:19:54 -0800
AFAICT this is fixed in the most recent packaged binutils release - 2.35.1-2.



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