#16025: Makefiles bundled with source distribution fail to build cross-compiler. -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: vanessamchale | Owner: (none) Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Build System | Version: 8.6.3 (make) | Keywords: | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple Architecture: x86_64 | Type of failure: Building GHC (amd64) | failed Test Case: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Related Tickets: Differential Rev(s): | Wiki Page: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- When trying to build a cross-compiler with GHC 8.6.3, I ran into the following: {{{ ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) ld: libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 40) libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o: error adding symbols: File in wrong format echo libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/GHC/CString.o libraries/ghc- prim/dist-install/build/GHC/Classes.o libraries/ghc-prim/dist- install/build/GHC/Debug.o libraries/ghc-prim/dist- install/build/GHC/IntWord64.o libraries/ghc-prim/dist- install/build/GHC/Magic.o libraries/ghc-prim/dist- install/build/GHC/PrimopWrappers.o libraries/ghc-prim/dist- install/build/GHC/Tuple.o libraries/ghc-prim/dist- install/build/GHC/Types.o libraries/ghc-prim/dist- install/build/cbits/atomic.o libraries/ghc-prim/dist- install/build/cbits/bswap.o libraries/ghc-prim/dist- install/build/cbits/clz.o libraries/ghc-prim/dist- install/build/cbits/ctz.o libraries/ghc-prim/dist- install/build/cbits/debug.o libraries/ghc-prim/dist- install/build/cbits/longlong.o libraries/ghc-prim/dist- install/build/cbits/pdep.o libraries/ghc-prim/dist- install/build/cbits/pext.o libraries/ghc-prim/dist- install/build/cbits/popcnt.o libraries/ghc-prim/dist- install/build/cbits/word2float.o >> libraries/ghc-prim/dist- install/build/libHSghc-prim-0.5.3.a.contents libraries/ghc-prim/ghc.mk:4: recipe for target 'libraries/ghc-prim/dist- install/build/HSghc-prim-0.5.3.o' failed make[1]: *** [libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/HSghc-prim-0.5.3.o] Error 1 make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs.... "arm-linux-gnueabihf-ar" q libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build /libHSghc-prim-0.5.3.a @libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/libHSghc- prim-0.5.3.a.contents arm-linux-gnueabihf-ar: creating libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build /libHSghc-prim-0.5.3.a "rm" -f libraries/ghc-prim/dist-install/build/libHSghc- prim-0.5.3.a.contents Makefile:122: recipe for target 'all' failed make: *** [all] Error 2 It seems that this was due to an error in mk/config.mk, viz. LD_NO_GOLD = ld LD = arm-linux-gnueabihf-ld.gold NM = arm-linux-gnueabihf-nm AR = arm-linux-gnueabihf-ar OBJDUMP = arm-linux-gnueabihf-objdump }}} The variable {{{LD_NO_GOLD}}} should have the prefix {{{arm-linux- gnueabihf}}}. When I set {{{LD_NO_GOLD}}} to {{{arm-linux-gnueabihf-ld}}} manually, the build proceeds and works correctly. Let me know if you need any additional information. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/16025 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler