I was able to build binutils-2.36.1 before, but now trying to recompile it, it fails during link. Even adding "-fPIC" to CFLAGS, as suggested by the error, doesn't help: >>> Install sys-devel/binutils-2.36.1 into /tmp-ram/portage/sys-devel/binutils-2.36.1/image make -j33 DESTDIR=/tmp-ram/portage/sys-devel/binutils-2.36.1/image tooldir=/usr/lib64/binutils/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/2.36.1 install [...] /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/10.2.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/bin/ld: /usr/lib64/binutils/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/2.36.1/libiberty.a(sha1.o): relocation R_X86_64_32 against `.rodata' can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC # emerge --nodeps -pv =sys-devel/binutils-2.36.1 These are the packages that would be merged, in order: [ebuild R *] sys-devel/binutils-2.36.1:2.36::gentoo USE="gold multitarget nls plugins vanilla (-cet) -default-gold -doc -static-libs* -test" 0 KiB # emerge --info Portage 3.0.14 (python 3.9.2-final-0, default/linux/amd64/17.1/desktop/plasma/systemd, gcc-10.2.0, glibc-2.33, 5.10.17 x86_64) ================================================================= System uname: Linux-5.10.17-x86_64-AMD_Ryzen_9_3950X_16-Core_Processor-with-glibc2.33 KiB Mem: 65849936 total, 60564688 free KiB Swap: 0 total, 0 free Timestamp of repository gentoo: Sat, 20 Feb 2021 08:37:25 +0000 Head commit of repository gentoo: e3cdc22e5ba3b13d1644695e9716a84793c7c657 sh bash 5.1_p4 ld GNU ld (Gentoo 2.36.1 p1) 2.36.1 app-shells/bash: 5.1_p4::gentoo dev-java/java-config: 2.3.1::gentoo dev-lang/perl: 5.32.1::gentoo dev-lang/python: 3.8.8::gentoo, 3.9.2::gentoo dev-util/cmake: 3.19.5::gentoo dev-util/pkgconfig: 0.29.2::gentoo sys-apps/baselayout: 2.7-r1::gentoo sys-apps/openrc: 0.42.1-r1::gentoo sys-devel/autoconf: 2.13-r1::gentoo, 2.69-r5::gentoo sys-devel/automake: 1.11.6-r3::gentoo, 1.12.6-r2::gentoo, 1.13.4-r2::gentoo, 1.14.1-r2::gentoo, 1.15.1-r2::gentoo, 1.16.3-r1::gentoo sys-devel/binutils: 2.36.1::gentoo sys-devel/gcc: 9.3.0-r2::gentoo, 10.2.0-r5::gentoo sys-devel/gcc-config: 2.3.3::gentoo 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I worked around it by simply deleting the offending file /usr/lib64/binutils/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/2.36.1/libiberty.a
After adding -fPIC to CFLAGS, and deleting libiberty.a of the active binutils install, I can no longer reproduce it.
Please note that 2.36.1 is unkeyworded.
