Re: Fatal: core dump in binutils-2.12/ld

[Jens Rehsack]

Nick Clifton wrote:
> 
> Hi Jens,
> 
> > > > #0  0x10032738 in bfd_xcoff_size_dynamic_sections 
> > > > (output_bfd=0x20017b98,
> > > >     info=0x20009028, libpath=0x20023998 <Address 0x20023998 out of 
> > > > bounds>,
> > > >     entry=0x0, file_align=554186380, maxstack=0, maxdata=804395112, 
> > > > gc=true,
> > > >     modtype=12620, textro=true, export_defineds=false,
> > > >     special_sections=0x2ff21910) at xcofflink.c:3203
> > >
> > > It's hard to see how 2.12 xcofflink.c line 3203
> > >
> > >           if (! _bfd_coff_free_symbols (sub))
> > >
> > > can fail with a segfault, unless your compiler is generating bad code.
> > > Would you please verify that your sources are 2.12, and that xcofflink.c
> > > line 3203 is as I've quoted above?
> > Indeed, it's the line. The compiler was either the precompiled GCC 3.0.1
> > from Bull or the self-compiled GCC 3.0.4.
> 
> Hmm, in which case, please could you start up gdb again, and check
> the value of the variable 'sub'.  Also what is the value of
> 'sub->filename' and 'sub->tdata.coff_obj_data' ?
> 
> Also - is it possible for you to generate a *small* test case that
> reproduces the problem.  eg a small object file, plus the command
> line given to the linker, plus a description of the environment in
> which this command is run.
> 
Hi Nick,

sorry, but it's to late. I decided to reinstall the whole machine. This
was happened during configuration of my AIX-Test-Box, and if it's happening
again, I send a new message and do what Alan and you told me to check.

Kind regards
Jens


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