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Bug 864537 - x11-libs/vte-0.28.2-r209 fails to compile (lto): vtebg.c:281:44: error: dereferencing type-punned pointer might break strict-aliasing rules [-Werror=strict-aliasing]
Summary: x11-libs/vte-0.28.2-r209 fails to compile (lto): vtebg.c:281:44: error: deref...
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: Normal normal (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo Linux Gnome Desktop Team
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Blocks: lto
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Reported: 2022-08-09 07:08 UTC by Agostino Sarubbo
Modified: 2022-12-04 19:36 UTC (History)
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build.log (build.log,232.21 KB, text/plain)
2022-08-09 07:08 UTC, Agostino Sarubbo
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Description Agostino Sarubbo gentoo-dev 2022-08-09 07:08:28 UTC
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2020/07/04/gentoo-tinderbox/

Issue: x11-libs/vte-0.28.2-r209 fails to compile (lto).
Discovered on: amd64 (internal ref: lto_tinderbox)

NOTE:
This machine uses lto with CFLAGS=-flto -Werror=odr -Werror=lto-type-mismatch -Werror=strict-aliasing

Here is a bit of explanation:

-Werror=lto-type-mismatch:
User to find possible runtime issues in packages. It likely means the package is unsafe to build & use with LTO.
For projects using the same identifier but with different types across different files, they must be fixed to be consistent across the codebase.

-Werror=odr:
Used to find possible runtime issues in packages. These bugs are a problem anyway but may be even worse when combined with LTO. C++ code must comply with the One Definition Rule (ODR) - see https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/definition#One_Definition_Rule.

-Werror=strict-aliasing:
Used to find possible runtime issues in packages. These bugs are a problem anyway but may be even worse when combined with LTO.

Workarounds:
- If upstream is friendly and still active, file a bug upstream. For emulators, codecs, games, or multimedia packages, it may be worth just applying a workaround instead, as upstreams sometimes aren't receptive to these bugs (VALID FOR ALL).
- Use the new 'filter-lto' from flag-o-matic.eclass as it's likely to be unsafe with LTO (VALID FOR lto-type-mismatch - odr).
- Fix it yourself if interested, of course (VALID FOR ALL).
- Append-flags -fno-strict-aliasing (VALID FOR strict-aliasing).
- Use memcpy() but a union is sometimes suitable too (VALID FOR strict-aliasing).
- -fstrict-aliasing is implied by -O2, so this must be addressed in some form (VALID FOR strict-aliasing).

See also: https://marc.info/?l=gentoo-dev&m=165639574126280&w=2
Comment 1 Agostino Sarubbo gentoo-dev 2022-08-09 07:08:30 UTC
Created attachment 798961 [details]
build.log

build log and emerge --info
Comment 2 Matt Turner gentoo-dev 2022-12-04 19:36:14 UTC
vte-0.28 is gone.