[gentoo-dev] Checking if a package respects LDFLAGS

[gentoo-dev] Checking if a package respects LDFLAGS

[Keri Harris]

Hi,

Is there a recommended method for testing if a package respects LDFLAGS?

Arch testers are encouraged to add -Wl,--hash-style=gnu to LDFLAGS 
[1],[2] and portage uses scanelf to check for .hash sections. However it 
appears that ld defaults to using a .gnu.hash section:

$ touch test.c
$ gcc -o libtest.so -shared test.c
$ scanelf -qyRF '#k%p' -k .hash libtest.so
$ scanelf -qyRF '#k%p' -k .gnu.hash libtest.so
libtest.so

Maybe I'm missing something obvious.


Thanks

Keri

[1] https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:AMD64_Arch_Testers
[2] https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:X86/Arch_Testers_FAQ

Re: [gentoo-dev] Checking if a package respects LDFLAGS

[Andreas K. Huettel]

Am Samstag, 30. September 2017, 19:03:59 CEST schrieb Keri Harris:
> Hi,
> 
> Is there a recommended method for testing if a package respects LDFLAGS?
> 
> Arch testers are encouraged to add -Wl,--hash-style=gnu to LDFLAGS
> [1],[2] and portage uses scanelf to check for .hash sections. However it
> appears that ld defaults to using a .gnu.hash section:

That test used to work, but it's broken now. We need a new one.

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Re: [gentoo-dev] Checking if a package respects LDFLAGS

[Robin H. Johnson]

On Sat, Sep 30, 2017 at 08:05:50PM +0200, Andreas K. Huettel wrote:
> Am Samstag, 30. September 2017, 19:03:59 CEST schrieb Keri Harris:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Is there a recommended method for testing if a package respects LDFLAGS?
> > 
> > Arch testers are encouraged to add -Wl,--hash-style=gnu to LDFLAGS
> > [1],[2] and portage uses scanelf to check for .hash sections. However it
> > appears that ld defaults to using a .gnu.hash section:
> That test used to work, but it's broken now. We need a new one.
How about something similar to Fedora's binary annotations work, or
injecting a .note.gentoo section into binaries (containing literal
C/CXX/LDFLAGS would be useful).

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Re: [gentoo-dev] Checking if a package respects LDFLAGS

[Michał Górny]

W dniu sob, 30.09.2017 o godzinie 21∶49 +0000, użytkownik Robin H.
Johnson napisał:
> On Sat, Sep 30, 2017 at 08:05:50PM +0200, Andreas K. Huettel wrote:
> > Am Samstag, 30. September 2017, 19:03:59 CEST schrieb Keri Harris:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > Is there a recommended method for testing if a package respects LDFLAGS?
> > > 
> > > Arch testers are encouraged to add -Wl,--hash-style=gnu to LDFLAGS
> > > [1],[2] and portage uses scanelf to check for .hash sections. However it
> > > appears that ld defaults to using a .gnu.hash section:
> > 
> > That test used to work, but it's broken now. We need a new one.
> 
> How about something similar to Fedora's binary annotations work, or
> injecting a .note.gentoo section into binaries (containing literal
> C/CXX/LDFLAGS would be useful).
> 

Portage team is always happy to accept any patch for this.

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Best regards,
Michał Górny

Re: [gentoo-dev] Checking if a package respects LDFLAGS

[Sergei Trofimovich]

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On Sun, 01 Oct 2017 09:02:19 +0200
Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org> wrote:

> W dniu sob, 30.09.2017 o godzinie 21∶49 +0000, użytkownik Robin H.
> Johnson napisał:
> > On Sat, Sep 30, 2017 at 08:05:50PM +0200, Andreas K. Huettel wrote:  
> > > Am Samstag, 30. September 2017, 19:03:59 CEST schrieb Keri Harris:  
> > > > Hi,
> > > > 
> > > > Is there a recommended method for testing if a package respects LDFLAGS?
> > > > 
> > > > Arch testers are encouraged to add -Wl,--hash-style=gnu to LDFLAGS
> > > > [1],[2] and portage uses scanelf to check for .hash sections. However it
> > > > appears that ld defaults to using a .gnu.hash section:  
> > > 
> > > That test used to work, but it's broken now. We need a new one.  
> > 
> > How about something similar to Fedora's binary annotations work, or
> > injecting a .note.gentoo section into binaries (containing literal
> > C/CXX/LDFLAGS would be useful).
> >   
> 
> Portage team is always happy to accept any patch for this.

Tracking bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/455232

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  Sergei

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