Re: [Boost-build] GCC/x86_64 toolset(?) problems

From: Juergen Hunold (juergen.hunold_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-08-27 17:00:40

On Wednesday 27 August 2008 21:53:53 David Abrahams wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've been trying to run the Boost 1.35.0 tests with GCC on Suse Linux
> Enterprise Server 10/AMD64, and there are some failures that indicate we
> got something wrong somewhere. 

Wow. Thats old ;-))

> /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.1.0/../../../../x86_64-suse-linux/bin/ld
>: /zorak/sles/build/boost/bin.v2/libs/statechart/test/gcc-4.1.0/release/
> link-static/LibTestNormalLibTuTest.o:
>     relocation R_X86_64_32 against `a local symbol' can not be used when
>     making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
>
> I assume that there's something wrong with what Boost.Build is doing
> here, but I'm at a loss as to how it might be fixed.

Well, x86_64 gcc targets sometimes requires -fPIC even for static builds. So 
add <cxxflags>-fPIC to your user config jam or the Jamfile for Boost.StateChart. 
And do a full (!) recompile.

This has been fixed on trunk and 1.36.0. Note that command line arguments will 
not work due to a BB bug.
There should be some mails on the list archives about this issue, too.

Hope this helps,

Yours,

Jürgen

-- 
* Dipl.-Math. Jürgen Hunold       ! Ingenieurgesellschaft für 
* voice: ++49 511 262926 57       ! Verkehrs- und Eisenbahnwesen mbH  
* fax  : ++49 511 262926 99       ! Lister Straße 15
* juergen.hunold_at_[hidden]        ! www.ivembh.de
* 
* Geschäftsführer:                ! Sitz des Unternehmens: Hannover
* Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Siefer    ! Amtsgericht Hannover, HRB 56965
* PD Dr.-Ing. Alfons Radtke       !