ports head -r487783: on armv7 x11/pixman fails to build: /usr/bin/ld: error: can't create dynamic relocation R_ARM_V4BX against local symbol in readonly segment; recompile object files with -fPIC

[Mark Millard]

I'll first note:

# /usr/bin/ld -v
LLD 6.0.1 (FreeBSD 335540-1300000) (compatible with GNU linkers)

and that I use:

CFLAGS.clang+= -mcpu=cortex-a7
CXXFLAGS.clang+= -mcpu=cortex-a7
CPPFLAGS.clang+= -mcpu=cortex-a7

in the src.conf like ~/src.configs/src.conf.armv7-clang-bootstrap.armv7-host
file that I used.

The error reports were:

--- libpixman-1.la ---
/bin/sh ../libtool  --tag=CC    --mode=link cc   -O -pipe -mcpu=cortex-a7  -g -fno-strict-aliasing  -Wall -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wno-unused-local-typedefs -fno-strict-aliasing -fvisibility=hid
den -version-info 34:0:34  -no-undefined   -pthread       -o  libpixman-1.la -rpath /usr/local/lib pixman.lo pixman-access.lo pixman-access-accessors.lo  pixman-bits-image.lo pixman-combine32.lo  pixm
an-combine-float.lo pixman-conical-gradient.lo  pixman-filter.lo pixman-x86.lo pixman-mips.lo pixman-arm.lo  pixman-ppc.lo pixman-edge.lo pixman-edge-accessors.lo  pixman-fast-path.lo pixman-glyph.lo 
pixman-general.lo  pixman-gradient-walker.lo pixman-image.lo  pixman-implementation.lo pixman-linear-gradient.lo  pixman-matrix.lo pixman-noop.lo pixman-radial-gradient.lo  pixman-region16.lo pixman-r
egion32.lo pixman-solid-fill.lo  pixman-timer.lo pixman-trap.lo pixman-utils.lo  -lm   -lm       libpixman-arm-simd.la libpixman-arm-neon.la     -lm
libtool: link: cc -shared  -fPIC -DPIC  .libs/pixman.o .libs/pixman-access.o .libs/pixman-access-accessors.o .libs/pixman-bits-image.o .libs/pixman-combine32.o .libs/pixman-combine-float.o .libs/pixma
n-conical-gradient.o .libs/pixman-filter.o .libs/pixman-x86.o .libs/pixman-mips.o .libs/pixman-arm.o .libs/pixman-ppc.o .libs/pixman-edge.o .libs/pixman-edge-accessors.o .libs/pixman-fast-path.o .libs
/pixman-glyph.o .libs/pixman-general.o .libs/pixman-gradient-walker.o .libs/pixman-image.o .libs/pixman-implementation.o .libs/pixman-linear-gradient.o .libs/pixman-matrix.o .libs/pixman-noop.o .libs/
pixman-radial-gradient.o .libs/pixman-region16.o .libs/pixman-region32.o .libs/pixman-solid-fill.o .libs/pixman-timer.o .libs/pixman-trap.o .libs/pixman-utils.o  -Wl,--whole-archive ./.libs/libpixman-
arm-simd.a ./.libs/libpixman-arm-neon.a -Wl,--no-whole-archive  -lm  -O -mcpu=cortex-a7 -g -pthread   -pthread -Wl,-soname -Wl,libpixman-1.so.0 -o .libs/libpixman-1.so.0.34.0
/usr/bin/ld: error: can't create dynamic relocation R_ARM_V4BX against local symbol in readonly segment; recompile object files with -fPIC
>>> defined in ./.libs/libpixman-arm-simd.a(pixman-arm-simd-asm-scaled.o)
>>> referenced by pixman-arm-simd-asm-scaled.o:(.text+0x1B8) in archive ./.libs/libpixman-arm-simd.a

/usr/bin/ld: error: can't create dynamic relocation R_ARM_V4BX against local symbol in readonly segment; recompile object files with -fPIC
>>> defined in ./.libs/libpixman-arm-simd.a(pixman-arm-simd-asm-scaled.o)
>>> referenced by pixman-arm-simd-asm-scaled.o:(.text+0x374) in archive ./.libs/libpixman-arm-simd.a

/usr/bin/ld: error: can't create dynamic relocation R_ARM_V4BX against local symbol in readonly segment; recompile object files with -fPIC
>>> defined in ./.libs/libpixman-arm-neon.a(pixman-arm-neon-asm.o)
>>> referenced by pixman-arm-neon-asm.o:(.text+0x17AC) in archive ./.libs/libpixman-arm-neon.a

/usr/bin/ld: error: can't create dynamic relocation R_ARM_V4BX against local symbol in readonly segment; recompile object files with -fPIC
>>> defined in ./.libs/libpixman-arm-neon.a(pixman-arm-neon-asm.o)
>>> referenced by pixman-arm-neon-asm.o:(.text+0x1814) in archive ./.libs/libpixman-arm-neon.a

/usr/bin/ld: error: can't create dynamic relocation R_ARM_V4BX against local symbol in readonly segment; recompile object files with -fPIC
>>> defined in ./.libs/libpixman-arm-neon.a(pixman-arm-neon-asm.o)
>>> referenced by pixman-arm-neon-asm.o:(.text+0x1A38) in archive ./.libs/libpixman-arm-neon.a

/usr/bin/ld: error: can't create dynamic relocation R_ARM_V4BX against local symbol in readonly segment; recompile object files with -fPIC
>>> defined in ./.libs/libpixman-arm-neon.a(pixman-arm-neon-asm.o)
>>> referenced by pixman-arm-neon-asm.o:(.text+0x1AFC) in archive ./.libs/libpixman-arm-neon.a

/usr/bin/ld: error: can't create dynamic relocation R_ARM_V4BX against local symbol in readonly segment; recompile object files with -fPIC
>>> defined in ./.libs/libpixman-arm-neon.a(pixman-arm-neon-asm.o)
>>> referenced by pixman-arm-neon-asm.o:(.text+0x21C8) in archive ./.libs/libpixman-arm-neon.a

/usr/bin/ld: error: can't create dynamic relocation R_ARM_V4BX against local symbol in readonly segment; recompile object files with -fPIC
>>> defined in ./.libs/libpixman-arm-neon.a(pixman-arm-neon-asm.o)
>>> referenced by pixman-arm-neon-asm.o:(.text+0x2294) in archive ./.libs/libpixman-arm-neon.a

/usr/bin/ld: error: can't create dynamic relocation R_ARM_V4BX against local symbol in readonly segment; recompile object files with -fPIC
>>> defined in ./.libs/libpixman-arm-neon.a(pixman-arm-neon-asm.o)
>>> referenced by pixman-arm-neon-asm.o:(.text+0x84E0) in archive ./.libs/libpixman-arm-neon.a

/usr/bin/ld: error: can't create dynamic relocation R_ARM_V4BX against local symbol in readonly segment; recompile object files with -fPIC
>>> defined in ./.libs/libpixman-arm-neon.a(pixman-arm-neon-asm.o)
>>> referenced by pixman-arm-neon-asm.o:(.text+0x85C4) in archive ./.libs/libpixman-arm-neon.a

/usr/bin/ld: error: can't create dynamic relocation R_ARM_V4BX against local symbol in readonly segment; recompile object files with -fPIC
>>> defined in ./.libs/libpixman-arm-neon.a(pixman-arm-neon-asm.o)
>>> referenced by pixman-arm-neon-asm.o:(.text+0x9720) in archive ./.libs/libpixman-arm-neon.a

/usr/bin/ld: error: can't create dynamic relocation R_ARM_V4BX against local symbol in readonly segment; recompile object files with -fPIC
>>> defined in ./.libs/libpixman-arm-neon.a(pixman-arm-neon-asm.o)
>>> referenced by pixman-arm-neon-asm.o:(.text+0x9834) in archive ./.libs/libpixman-arm-neon.a

/usr/bin/ld: error: can't create dynamic relocation R_ARM_V4BX against local symbol in readonly segment; recompile object files with -fPIC
>>> defined in ./.libs/libpixman-arm-neon.a(pixman-arm-neon-asm.o)
>>> referenced by pixman-arm-neon-asm.o:(.text+0xA7B0) in archive ./.libs/libpixman-arm-neon.a

/usr/bin/ld: error: can't create dynamic relocation R_ARM_V4BX against local symbol in readonly segment; recompile object files with -fPIC
>>> defined in ./.libs/libpixman-arm-neon.a(pixman-arm-neon-asm.o)
>>> referenced by pixman-arm-neon-asm.o:(.text+0xA8CC) in archive ./.libs/libpixman-arm-neon.a

/usr/bin/ld: error: can't create dynamic relocation R_ARM_V4BX against local symbol in readonly segment; recompile object files with -fPIC
>>> defined in ./.libs/libpixman-arm-neon.a(pixman-arm-neon-asm.o)
>>> referenced by pixman-arm-neon-asm.o:(.text+0x105A0) in archive ./.libs/libpixman-arm-neon.a
/usr/bin/ld: error: can't create dynamic relocation R_ARM_V4BX against local symbol in readonly segment; recompile object files with -fPIC
>>> defined in ./.libs/libpixman-arm-neon.a(pixman-arm-neon-asm.o)
>>> referenced by pixman-arm-neon-asm.o:(.text+0x10DB8) in archive ./.libs/libpixman-arm-neon.a

/usr/bin/ld: error: can't create dynamic relocation R_ARM_V4BX against local symbol in readonly segment; recompile object files with -fPIC
>>> defined in ./.libs/libpixman-arm-neon.a(pixman-arm-neon-asm.o)
>>> referenced by pixman-arm-neon-asm.o:(.text+0x11274) in archive ./.libs/libpixman-arm-neon.a
/usr/bin/ld: error: can't create dynamic relocation R_ARM_V4BX against local symbol in readonly segment; recompile object files with -fPIC
>>> defined in ./.libs/libpixman-arm-neon.a(pixman-arm-neon-asm.o)
>>> referenced by pixman-arm-neon-asm.o:(.text+0x11808) in archive ./.libs/libpixman-arm-neon.a
/usr/bin/ld: error: can't create dynamic relocation R_ARM_V4BX against local symbol in readonly segment; recompile object files with -fPIC
>>> defined in ./.libs/libpixman-arm-neon.a(pixman-arm-neon-asm-bilinear.o)
>>> referenced by pixman-arm-neon-asm-bilinear.o:(.text+0x4F0) in archive ./.libs/libpixman-arm-neon.a

/usr/bin/ld: error: can't create dynamic relocation R_ARM_V4BX against local symbol in readonly segment; recompile object files with -fPIC
>>> defined in ./.libs/libpixman-arm-neon.a(pixman-arm-neon-asm-bilinear.o)
>>> referenced by pixman-arm-neon-asm-bilinear.o:(.text+0xABC) in archive ./.libs/libpixman-arm-neon.a

/usr/bin/ld: error: too many errors emitted, stopping now (use -error-limit=0 to see all errors)
cc: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
*** [libpixman-1.la] Error code 1

make[3]: stopped in /wrkdirs/usr/ports/x11/pixman/work/pixman-0.34.0/pixman
1 error

make[3]: stopped in /wrkdirs/usr/ports/x11/pixman/work/pixman-0.34.0/pixman
*** [all-recursive] Error code 1


FreeBSD context details:

# uname -apKU
FreeBSD OPiP2E 13.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 13.0-CURRENT #5 r340287M: Sat Nov 10 22:40:25 PST 2018     markmi at FBSDFSSD:/usr/obj/armv7_clang/arm.armv7/usr/src/arm.armv7/sys/GENERIC-NODBG  arm armv7 1300003 1300003


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