Bug 599106

Summary:	ld hangs binding symbol FT_Stream_GetShort to /usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Daniel Sweet <djsweet33484>
Component:	binutils	Assignee:	Nick Clifton <nickc>
Status:	CLOSED CANTFIX	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version:	13	CC:	jakub, jan.kratochvil, nickc
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Description Daniel Sweet 2010-06-02 17:16:07 UTC

Description of problem: ld hangs after binding FT_Stream_GetShort to /usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6 on an x86_64 platform. All programs attempting to link to the 32-bit version of libfreetype hang at this point, and must be terminated with SIGKILL.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
binutils-2.20.51.0.2-20.fc13.x86_64
freetype-2.3.11-3.fc13.x86_64

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install i686 executable depending on libfreetype on an x86_64 system.
2. Run executable with $LD_DEBUG set.
  
Actual results:
Executable hangs after ld attempts to bind FT_Stream_GetShort to /usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6

Expected results:
Executable running normally.

Additional info:
Binding fails reliably with sylpheed.i686, flash-plugin, and skype RPM. Sysprof reports that the hung executable spends most of its time in /usr/lib/libfreetype.i686.

Comment 1 Daniel Sweet 2010-06-02 18:13:03 UTC

That should be /usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6, not /usr/lib/libfreetype.i686.

Comment 2 Nick Clifton 2010-06-03 13:12:30 UTC

Hi Daniel,

  Despite the name of the environment variable, this is not a linker problem, but a loader problem.  You need to refile the bug under the glibc component.

Cheers
  Nick