Syslinux - Feb 2016 - binutils (objcopy?) >= 2.26 breaks syslinux (bios) build

Hi Fi


$ rpm --query --file /usr/bin/objcopy
binutils-2.25.1-9.fc24.x86_64

$ cd syslinux-7cd1ed6/
$ make bios
...
make[3]: Leaving directory '/tmp/syslinux-7cd1ed6/bios/gpxe'
make[2]: Leaving directory '/tmp/syslinux-7cd1ed6/bios'
make[1]: Leaving directory '/tmp/syslinux-7cd1ed6'

$ file bios/core/*.bin
bios/core/isolinux.bin:       data
bios/core/isolinux-debug.bin: isolinux Loader (version 6.04)
bios/core/ldlinux.bin:        Syslinux bootloader (version 3.10 or newer)
bios/core/lpxelinux.bin:      data
bios/core/pxelinux.bin:       data

this looks OK,
however ...

$ rpm --query --file /usr/bin/objcopy
binutils-2.26-4.fc24.x86_64

$ cd syslinux-7cd1ed6/
$ make bios
...
objcopy -O binary -S ldlinux.elf ldlinux.raw
objcopy -O binary -S isolinux.elf isolinux.raw
objcopy -O binary -S isolinux-debug.elf isolinux-debug.raw
/tmp/syslinux-7cd1ed6/bios/core/../lzo/prepcore ldlinux.raw ldlinux.bin
objdump -h pxelinux.elf > pxelinux.sec
perl /tmp/syslinux-7cd1ed6/core/lstadjust.pl pxelinux.lsr pxelinux.sec
pxelinux.lst
objdump -h lpxelinux.elf > lpxelinux.sec
perl /tmp/syslinux-7cd1ed6/core/lstadjust.pl lpxelinux.lsr lpxelinux.sec
lpxelinux.lst
/tmp/syslinux-7cd1ed6/bios/core/../lzo/prepcore isolinux.raw isolinux.bin
/tmp/syslinux-7cd1ed6/bios/core/../lzo/prepcore isolinux-debug.raw
isolinux-debug.bin
/tmp/syslinux-7cd1ed6/bios/core/../lzo/prepcore: ldlinux.raw: write error
/tmp/syslinux-7cd1ed6/core/Makefile:153: recipe for target 'ldlinux.bin'
failed
make[3]: *** [ldlinux.bin] Error 1
make[3]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
/tmp/syslinux-7cd1ed6/bios/core/../lzo/prepcore: isolinux.raw: write error
/tmp/syslinux-7cd1ed6/core/Makefile:153: recipe for target
'isolinux.bin' failed
make[3]: *** [isolinux.bin] Error 1
/tmp/syslinux-7cd1ed6/bios/core/../lzo/prepcore: isolinux-debug.raw: write error
/tmp/syslinux-7cd1ed6/core/Makefile:153: recipe for target
'isolinux-debug.bin' failed
make[3]: *** [isolinux-debug.bin] Error 1
rm isolinux-debug.raw isolinux-debug.o ldlinux.o ldlinux.raw isolinux.o
isolinux.raw
make[3]: Leaving directory '/tmp/syslinux-7cd1ed6/bios/core'
/tmp/syslinux-7cd1ed6/Makefile:287: recipe for target 'core' failed
make[2]: *** [core] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory '/tmp/syslinux-7cd1ed6/bios'
/tmp/syslinux-7cd1ed6/Makefile:256: recipe for target 'bios' failed
make[1]: *** [bios] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/tmp/syslinux-7cd1ed6'
Makefile:104: recipe for target 'bios' failed
make: *** [bios] Error 2

$ file bios/core/*.bin
bios/core/isolinux.bin:       empty
bios/core/isolinux-debug.bin: empty
bios/core/ldlinux.bin:        empty

the same goes for
$ /usr/local/bin/objcopy --version | head -1
GNU objcopy (GNU Binutils) 2.26.51.20160130


https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=806487

The GNU Binutils
https://www.gnu.org/software/binutils
https://packages.debian.org/sid/devel/binutils
https://apps.fedoraproject.org/packages/binutils

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https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19538

On 30.01.2016 16:59, poma wrote:
> ...
> 
> https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19538
> 
> 
Mister Anvin,
care to share what's the status of the "ld?" problemo,
is anyone working on it?

It would be maravilloso if syslinux can continue to build and test with latest
and greatest.