Fwd: libreoffice-4.0.1_1 failed on i386 8

[Jung-uk Kim]

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On 2013-04-11 13:36:14 -0400, Dimitry Andric wrote:
> On 2013-04-11 18:32, Tijl Coosemans wrote:
>> On 2013-04-02 06:52, Martin Wilke wrote:
> ...
>>>> local symbol 0: discarded in section
>>>> `.text._ZN3osl5MutexD1Ev' from 
>>>> /tmp/lobuild/workdir/unxfbsdi.pro/CxxObject/sal/rtl/source/logfile.o
>>>>
>>>> 
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see
>>>> invocation)
>> 
>> After a bit of googling I found similar errors reported here: 
>> http://llvm.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=9758
>> 
>> That page says it's a bug in ld fixed here: 
>> http://sourceware.org/ml/binutils-cvs/2004-06/msg00130.html 
>> http://sourceware.org/ml/binutils-cvs/2004-07/msg00002.html
>> (fixup)
>> 
>> The first patch was also submitted here: 
>> http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=gnu/161869
>> 
>> Libreoffice is built with clang from ports but that still uses
>> ld from base which is quite old on FreeBSD 8.
> 
> Isn't it more reasonable to have clang from ports built by ld from
> the binutils port instead?

That's entirely maintainer's call to make.  However, I don't think it
is really necessary if you asking my opinion.

>> I think it's too late and too risky to start patching binutils in
>> stable/8 and releng/8.4 now (Dimitry?),
> 
> I am not sure if such a patch would make it past re@, and even
> then, users of older releases will be left in the cold.

Exactly my thought.

>> so maybe it's best to build Libreoffice on 8.x with ports gcc
>> (which uses ports binutils). See attached patch.
> 
> Which also uses the ld from the binutils port, so there isn't much 
> difference in the end. :-)

Agreed. :-)

FYI, I have committed it in RedPorts:

https://redports.org/changeset/11047

I believe that's enough.  Please test if you can.

Jung-uk Kim
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