Created attachment 602620 [details] build.log ntp-4.2.8_p13-r2 builds fine, but fails to build with FEATURES='test'. [...] libtool: link: powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu-gcc -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -Wall -Wcast-align -Wcast-qual -Wmissing-prototypes -Wpointer-arith -Wshadow -Winit-self -Wstrict-overflow -Wno-strict-prototypes -fPIE -fPIC -fstack-protector-all -O1 -O2 -mcpu=power9 -pipe -pie -Wl,-z -Wl,relro -Wl,-z -Wl,now -Wl,-O1 -o test-ntp_signd t-ntp_signd.o run-t-ntp_signd.o test-libntp.o -Wl,--gc-sections -pthread ../../ntpd/ntp_config.o ../../ntpd/ntp_io.o -Wl,--as-needed ../../ntpd/libntpd.a ../../libntp/libntp.a -lssl -lcrypto -lresolv -lpthread ../../sntp/unity/libunity.a -lm -pthread /usr/lib/gcc/powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/9.2.0/../../../../powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/bin/ld: ../../ntpd/ntp_config.o:(.toc+0x0): undefined reference to `ntpdOptions' /usr/lib/gcc/powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/9.2.0/../../../../powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/bin/ld: ../../ntpd/ntp_config.o: in function `dump_config_tree': ntp_config.c:(.text.dump_config_tree+0xbc): undefined reference to `keyword' /usr/lib/gcc/powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/9.2.0/../../../../powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/bin/ld: ntp_config.c:(.text.dump_config_tree+0x1f8): undefined reference to `keyword' /usr/lib/gcc/powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/9.2.0/../../../../powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/bin/ld: ntp_config.c:(.text.dump_config_tree+0x298): undefined reference to `keyword' /usr/lib/gcc/powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/9.2.0/../../../../powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/bin/ld: ntp_config.c:(.text.dump_config_tree+0x2ec): undefined reference to `keyword' /usr/lib/gcc/powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/9.2.0/../../../../powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/bin/ld: ntp_config.c:(.text.dump_config_tree+0x374): undefined reference to `keyword' /usr/lib/gcc/powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/9.2.0/../../../../powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/bin/ld: ../../ntpd/ntp_config.o:ntp_config.c:(.text.dump_config_tree+0x580): more undefined references to `keyword' follow /usr/lib/gcc/powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/9.2.0/../../../../powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/bin/ld: ../../ntpd/ntp_config.o: in function `dump_config_tree': ntp_config.c:(.text.dump_config_tree+0xc70): undefined reference to `quote_if_needed' /usr/lib/gcc/powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/9.2.0/../../../../powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/bin/ld: ntp_config.c:(.text.dump_config_tree+0xc80): undefined reference to `quote_if_needed' /usr/lib/gcc/powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/9.2.0/../../../../powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/bin/ld: ntp_config.c:(.text.dump_config_tree+0xe98): undefined reference to `keyword' /usr/lib/gcc/powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/9.2.0/../../../../powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/bin/ld: ntp_config.c:(.text.dump_config_tree+0xf40): undefined reference to `keyword' /usr/lib/gcc/powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/9.2.0/../../../../powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/bin/ld: ntp_config.c:(.text.dump_config_tree+0xf6c): undefined reference to `keyword' /usr/lib/gcc/powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/9.2.0/../../../../powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/bin/ld: ntp_config.c:(.text.dump_config_tree+0xfa4): undefined reference to `keyword' /usr/lib/gcc/powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/9.2.0/../../../../powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/bin/ld: ntp_config.c:(.text.dump_config_tree+0x1004): undefined reference to `keyword' /usr/lib/gcc/powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/9.2.0/../../../../powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/bin/ld: ../../ntpd/ntp_config.o:ntp_config.c:(.text.dump_config_tree+0x10d0): more undefined references to `keyword' follow /usr/lib/gcc/powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/9.2.0/../../../../powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/bin/ld: ../../ntpd/ntp_config.o: in function `save_and_apply_config_tree': ntp_config.c:(.text.save_and_apply_config_tree+0x38e0): undefined reference to `token_name' /usr/lib/gcc/powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/9.2.0/../../../../powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/bin/ld: ../../ntpd/ntp_config.o: in function `config_remotely': ntp_config.c:(.text.config_remotely+0x5c): undefined reference to `lex_init_stack' /usr/lib/gcc/powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/9.2.0/../../../../powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/bin/ld: ntp_config.c:(.text.config_remotely+0x88): undefined reference to `yyparse' /usr/lib/gcc/powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/9.2.0/../../../../powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/bin/ld: ntp_config.c:(.text.config_remotely+0x90): undefined reference to `lex_drop_stack' /usr/lib/gcc/powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/9.2.0/../../../../powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/bin/ld: ../../ntpd/ntp_io.o:(.toc+0x8): undefined reference to `listen_to_virtual_ips' /usr/lib/gcc/powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/9.2.0/../../../../powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/bin/ld: ../../ntpd/ntp_io.o:(.toc+0x10): undefined reference to `ntpdOptions' /usr/lib/gcc/powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/9.2.0/../../../../powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/bin/ld: ../../ntpd/libntpd.a(ntp_control.o):(.toc+0x0): undefined reference to `Version' /usr/lib/gcc/powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/9.2.0/../../../../powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu/bin/ld: ../../ntpd/libntpd.a(ntp_proto.o):(.toc+0x0): undefined reference to `waitsync_fd_to_close' collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status make[5]: *** [Makefile:992: test-ntp_signd] Error 1 make[5]: Leaving directory '/var/tmp/portage/net-misc/ntp-4.2.8_p13-r2/work/ntp-4.2.8p13/tests/ntpd' make[4]: *** [Makefile:1564: check-am] Error 2 make[4]: Leaving directory '/var/tmp/portage/net-misc/ntp-4.2.8_p13-r2/work/ntp-4.2.8p13/tests/ntpd' make[3]: *** [Makefile:1567: check] Error 2 make[3]: Leaving directory '/var/tmp/portage/net-misc/ntp-4.2.8_p13-r2/work/ntp-4.2.8p13/tests/ntpd' make[2]: *** [Makefile:534: check-recursive] Error 1 make[2]: Leaving directory '/var/tmp/portage/net-misc/ntp-4.2.8_p13-r2/work/ntp-4.2.8p13/tests' make[1]: *** [Makefile:665: check-recursive] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory '/var/tmp/portage/net-misc/ntp-4.2.8_p13-r2/work/ntp-4.2.8p13' make: *** [Makefile:960: check] Error 2 * ERROR: net-misc/ntp-4.2.8_p13-r2::gentoo failed (test phase): * Make check failed. 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Created attachment 602622 [details] emerge --info
I suspect it's another case of too optimistic expectation of ntp from --gc-sections behaviour. --gc-sections does not seem to be able to remove global symbols from .TOC.
Created attachment 866878 [details] build.log (ppc, 4.2.8_p17) Same for 4.2.8_p17 on ppc.