[dm-devel] [PATCH] multipath-tools: arrange compilation options for binaries

[Xose Vazquez Perez]

On 03/23/2017 03:55 PM, Christophe Varoqui wrote:

> Yes indeed, the build really failed on my box.
> 
> Toolchain versions :
> * gcc version 5.4.0 20160609 (Ubuntu 5.4.0-6ubuntu1~16.04.2) 
> * GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Ubuntu) 2.26.1

In Fedora 25, with these packages, it's built flawlessly:
kernel-4.10.5
binutils-2.26.1
glibc-2.24
make-4.1
gcc-6.3.1
clang-3.9.1

>> And reverted:
>> hh
>> From http://eli.thegreenplace.net/2013/07/09/library-order-in-static-linking <http://eli.thegreenplace.net/2013/07/09/library-order-in-static-linking>:
>>
>>     If object or library AA needs a symbol from library BB, then AA should
>>     come /before/ library BB in the command-line invocation of the linker.
>

Maybe this limitation was fixed in newer releases.