Bug 734274

Summary:	app-office/dia-0.97.3-r1 fails to compile: ld.lld: error: .libs/wmf.o: unable to find library from dependent library specifier: gdi32
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Agostino Sarubbo <ago>
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux Gnome Desktop Team <gnome>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	normal	CC:	felix.wischke
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
Bug Depends on:
Bug Blocks:	731004, 893356
Attachments:	build.log.bz2 other.tar.bz2 lld/clang-17 patch

Description Agostino Sarubbo gentoo-dev

2020-07-28 10:17:38 UTC

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2020/07/04/gentoo-tinderbox/

Issue: app-office/dia fails to compile.
Discovered on: amd64 (internal ref: tinderbox)

NOTE:
This machine uses a clang/LLVM toolchain.
If you think that this issue is strictly related to clang/LLVM please block bug 408963. If you think that this issue isstrictly related to the LLD linker, please block bug 731004.

Comment 1 Agostino Sarubbo gentoo-dev

2020-07-28 10:17:46 UTC

Created attachment 651214 [details]
build.log.bz2

build log and emerge --info

Comment 2 Agostino Sarubbo gentoo-dev

2020-07-28 10:17:48 UTC

Created attachment 651216 [details]
other.tar.bz2

other logs

Comment 3 Agostino Sarubbo gentoo-dev

2021-12-14 08:48:58 UTC

tinderbox has reproduced this issue with version 0.97.3-r1 - Updating summary.

Comment 4 Felix W. 2024-04-14 21:44:13 UTC

Created attachment 890851 [details, diff]
lld/clang-17 patch

The problem is related to clang now understanding "#pragma comment( lib, "gdi32" )", which is assumed to only work with MSVC.

While I was at it, I also fixed all compiling problems with clang-17.
Patch tested with gcc/ld.bfd an clang-17/ld.lld