Bug 407317 – Solaris bootstrap procedure is broken by sys-devel/binutils-2.22-r1 upgrade

• Product: Gentoo/Alt
• Status: RESOLVED FIXED

[Description Richard Yao (RETIRED) 2012-03-07 18:56:53 UTC]

After `env USE=-git emerge -u system` builds sys-devel/binutils-2.22-r1 as part of the bootstrap procedure on Solaris, configure scripts for C programs break due to the GNU ld target change:

configure: error: in `/tmp/old_tree/var/tmp/portage/app-editors/nano-2.3.1-r1/work/nano-2.3.1':                                                                                                                                                                                
configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
See `config.log' for more details

This results in an unusable prefix unless the user sees the mailing list post by Fabian:

http://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-alt/msg_a4641a1c17ce5f66a05c6440dd5cfca87.xml

While we know that there is a solution for this, there is nothing in the bootstrap procedure to help users when they encounter this and until the snapshot is updated, they will encounter it every time.

Bug #405907 was resolved as CANTFIX, but the effect on the bootstrap procedure is a consequence that was overlooked at the time. Rather than rededicating that bug to this, I am opening a new one to track this issue.

[Comment 1 Fabian Groffen 2012-03-07 19:38:15 UTC]

we just need a snpshot bump

[Comment 2 Fabian Groffen 2012-03-25 08:39:50 UTC]

snapshot bumped