Re: lang/perl5 from -current fails to build on AIX 7.1

[Louis Guillaume <louis%zabrico.com@localhost>]

On 9/18/20 6:28 PM, Joerg Sonnenberger wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 18, 2020 at 02:41:36PM -0400, Louis Guillaume wrote:
> > On 9/17/20 7:53 PM, Louis Guillaume wrote:
> > > On 9/17/20 6:24 PM, Joerg Sonnenberger wrote:
> > > > On Thu, Sep 17, 2020 at 09:04:09AM -0400, Louis Guillaume wrote:
> > > > > Once again I'm stuck with my AIX pkgsrc environment. This time it's with
> > > > > lang/perl5. I really appreciate anyone reading on...
> > > >
> > > > Do you have a coredump?
> > > >
> > > > Joerg
> > >
> > > I do! Thanks for the hint. Below is what gdb says. I guess here's the
> > > problem: I don't know if perl is looking for the wrong symbol name or if
> > > the symbol we're looking for isn't here (and should be).
>
> Have you build with -g? It looks like it is calling a null pointer...
>
> Joerg



Hi Joerg,

Here's a trace after building with `-g':

# gdb ./perl core
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Reading symbols from ./perl...done.

warning: core file may not match specified executable file.
BFD: BFD (GNU Binutils) 2.29.51 assertion fail format.c:453

warning: "/usr/lib/libdl.a": member "shr_64.o" missing.
BFD: BFD (GNU Binutils) 2.29.51 assertion fail format.c:453

warning: "/usr/lib/libbind.a": member "shr_64.o" missing.

warning: Could not load shared library symbols for 2 libraries, e.g. 
/usr/lib/libdl.a(shr_64.o).
Use the "info sharedlibrary" command to see the complete listing.
Do you need "set solib-search-path" or "set sysroot"?
[New Thread 1]
Core was generated by `perl'.
Program terminated with signal SIGILL, Illegal instruction.
#0  0x0000000000000000 in ?? ()
[Current thread is 1 (process 1)]
(gdb) t
[Current thread is 1 (process 1)]
(gdb) bt
#0  0x0000000000000000 in ?? ()
#1  0x09000000004d8948 in boot_Cwd () from lib/auto/Cwd/Cwd.so
#2  0x0900000003a573bc in Perl_pp_entersub ()
   from /opt/pkg/obj/lang/perl5/work/perl-5.32.0/libperl.a(libperl.o)
#3  0x0900000003aba25c in Perl_runops_standard ()
   from /opt/pkg/obj/lang/perl5/work/perl-5.32.0/libperl.a(libperl.o)
#4  0x0900000003a04e8c in Perl_call_sv ()
   from /opt/pkg/obj/lang/perl5/work/perl-5.32.0/libperl.a(libperl.o)
#5  0x0900000003a0826c in Perl_call_list ()
   from /opt/pkg/obj/lang/perl5/work/perl-5.32.0/libperl.a(libperl.o)
#6  0x0900000003984f14 in S_process_special_blocks.isra.22 ()
   from /opt/pkg/obj/lang/perl5/work/perl-5.32.0/libperl.a(libperl.o)
#7  0x09000000039a876c in Perl_newATTRSUB_x ()
   from /opt/pkg/obj/lang/perl5/work/perl-5.32.0/libperl.a(libperl.o)
#8  0x09000000039ac684 in Perl_utilize ()
   from /opt/pkg/obj/lang/perl5/work/perl-5.32.0/libperl.a(libperl.o)
#9  0x0900000003a264d0 in Perl_yyparse ()
   from /opt/pkg/obj/lang/perl5/work/perl-5.32.0/libperl.a(libperl.o)
#10 0x0900000003a116dc in S_doeval_compile ()
   from /opt/pkg/obj/lang/perl5/work/perl-5.32.0/libperl.a(libperl.o)
#11 0x0900000003a12f58 in Perl_pp_require ()
   from /opt/pkg/obj/lang/perl5/work/perl-5.32.0/libperl.a(libperl.o)
#12 0x0900000003aba25c in Perl_runops_standard ()
   from /opt/pkg/obj/lang/perl5/work/perl-5.32.0/libperl.a(libperl.o)
#13 0x0900000003a04e8c in Perl_call_sv ()
   from /opt/pkg/obj/lang/perl5/work/perl-5.32.0/libperl.a(libperl.o)
#14 0x0900000003a0826c in Perl_call_list ()
   from /opt/pkg/obj/lang/perl5/work/perl-5.32.0/libperl.a(libperl.o)
#15 0x0900000003984f14 in S_process_special_blocks.isra.22 ()
   from /opt/pkg/obj/lang/perl5/work/perl-5.32.0/libperl.a(libperl.o)
#16 0x09000000039a876c in Perl_newATTRSUB_x ()
   from /opt/pkg/obj/lang/perl5/work/perl-5.32.0/libperl.a(libperl.o)
---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit---
#17 0x09000000039ac684 in Perl_utilize ()
   from /opt/pkg/obj/lang/perl5/work/perl-5.32.0/libperl.a(libperl.o)
#18 0x0900000003a264d0 in Perl_yyparse ()
   from /opt/pkg/obj/lang/perl5/work/perl-5.32.0/libperl.a(libperl.o)
#19 0x0900000003a0da78 in perl_parse ()
   from /opt/pkg/obj/lang/perl5/work/perl-5.32.0/libperl.a(libperl.o)
#20 0x00000001000005c8 in main (argc=0, argv=0x0, env=0x1000002b4 
<__start+116>) at perlmain.c:126