Re: CVS commit: pkgsrc/devel/binutils

[Jonathan Perkin <jperkin%joyent.com@localhost>]

* On 2016-01-31 at 12:05 GMT, Richard PALO wrote:

> Le 30/01/16 23:15, Ryo ONODERA a écrit :
> > Module Name:        pkgsrc
> > Committed By:       ryoon
> > Date:               Sat Jan 30 22:15:11 UTC 2016
> > 
> > Modified Files:
> >     pkgsrc/devel/binutils: Makefile PLIST.common distinfo
> >     pkgsrc/devel/binutils/patches: patch-aa patch-bfd_cache.c
> >         patch-bfd_config.bfd patch-configure.ac patch-gas_configure
> >         patch-gold_resolve.cc patch-ld_configure.tgt
> > Added Files:
> >     pkgsrc/devel/binutils/patches: patch-bfd_elf32-arm.c patch-ld_configure
> > 
> > Log Message:
> > Update to 2.26
> > 
> 
> Please can this be backed out until there is a resolve for
> http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gnu.binutils.bugs/21906
> 
> this causes the following sort of linker error on SunOS:
> > ld: fatal: relocation error: file src/src_libstdbuf_so-libstdbuf.o: section [8].rel.text.startup: invalid relocation type: 0x2b

I've backported the fix from 2.26.1 to fix this.

In general please try to avoid updating binutils unless there is a
strong reason for doing so and it has been tested on many platforms,
there is too much chance for breakage otherwise (as has happened with
many of the recent updates).

Thanks,

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Jonathan Perkin  -  Joyent, Inc.  -  www.joyent.com