Bug 862711 – sci-libs/gmsh-4.10.3 fails to compile (lto): safe_io.c:953: error: type of write does not match original declaration [-Werror=lto-type-mismatch]

• Product: Gentoo Linux
• Status: CONFIRMED ---

[Description Agostino Sarubbo 2022-08-01 07:58:33 UTC]

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

Issue: sci-libs/gmsh-4.10.3 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 2022-08-01 07:58:36 UTC]

Created attachment 796453 [details]
build.log.xz

build log and emerge --info (compressed because it exceeds attachment limit, use 'xzless' to read it)

[Comment 2 Agostino Sarubbo 2022-08-01 07:58:38 UTC]

Error(s) that match a know pattern in addition to what has been reported in the summary:


FAILED: gmsh 
/var/tmp/portage/sci-libs/gmsh-4.10.3/work/gmsh-4.10.3-source/contrib/blossom/concorde97/UTIL/safe_io.c:953: error: type of ‘write’ does not match original declaration [-Werror=lto-type-mismatch]