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Re: binutils test result mysteries
> On 2012-12-02 07:29, Dennis Clarke wrote:
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Dimitry Andric <dimitry@andric.com>
> > Date: Saturday, December 1, 2012 8:35 pm
> ...
> >> Red Hat makes it difficult to get a static C library, for some reason.
> >> You need to turn on the "RHEL Server Optional" category in your package
> >> manager to even see it.
> >
> > Looks like they hid it way down in this :
> >
> > [root@sedna ~]# yum provides "*/libc.a"
> > Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit, rhnplugin
> > 1:compat-glibc-2.5-46.2.x86_64 : Compatibility C library
> > Repo : rhel-x86_64-workstation-6
> > Matched from:
> > Filename : /usr/lib/x86_64-redhat-linux5E/lib64/libc.a
> >
> > The name "Compatibility C library" doesn't fill me with warm and
> fuzzy joy.
>
> No, this is not the one you need. You need exactly the "glibc-static"
> package. You must enable the "RHEL Server Optional" category in Red Hat
> Network to be able to download it with yum. If you cannot do this,
> either switch to CentOS, or accept that some tests will fail.
The static glibc package does not exist for RHEL Workstation so I opened a support case. with Red Hat.
I note that I probably need the static libgcc also :
$ cat -n h.c
1 #define _POSIX_SOURCE 1
2 #include <stdio.h>
3
4 int
5 main(int argc, char *argv[])
6 {
7 printf ( "Hello World!\n" );
8 return (0);
9 }
$ gcc -m64 -g -malign-double -std=iso9899:199409 -pedantic-errors -mno-mmx -mno-sse -mno-fused-madd -fexceptions -fpic -fvisibility=default -Wl,-rpath=/usr/local/lib -Wl,-q -o h h.c
sedna.adbs.ca $ ./h
Hello World!
$ gcc -m64 -g -malign-double -std=iso9899:199409 -pedantic-errors -mno-mmx -mno-sse -mno-fused-madd -fexceptions -fpic -fvisibility=default -Wl,-rpath=/usr/local/lib -Wl,-q -Wl,-Bstatic -o h h.c
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lgcc_s
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
pretty clear really.
dc