Bug 1885607 - Strip unable to merge notes in binaries containing multiple same-named sections
Summary: Strip unable to merge notes in binaries containing multiple same-named sections
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: binutils
Version: rawhide
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Nick Clifton
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks: 1893197
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Reported: 2020-10-06 13:44 UTC by Nick Clifton
Modified: 2021-01-18 01:34 UTC (History)
6 users (show)

Fixed In Version: binutils-2.35.1-3.fc34 binutils-2.35-17.fc33
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Last Closed: 2021-01-18 01:34:02 UTC
Type: Bug
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Description Nick Clifton 2020-10-06 13:44:54 UTC 
Description of problem:

  Building glibc on non-x86 architectures fails in rawhide because strip fails to merge notes.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

  binutils-2.35.1-1.fc34

How reproducible:

  100%

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Build glibc on a non-x86 architecture
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Actual results:

/usr/bin/strip:
/builddir/build/BUILDROOT/glibc-2.32.9000-8.fc34.arm/usr/lib/stcP8g45/libpthread.o[.gnu.build.attributes]:
error: failed to copy merged notes into output: bad value"


Expected results:

  No errors.


Additional info:
Comment 1 Nick Clifton 2020-10-06 17:00:52 UTC 
This should be fixed in binutils-2.35.1-2.fc34 .
Comment 2 Nick Clifton 2020-10-07 13:36:56 UTC 
*sigh* That did not work....  Investigating.
Comment 3 Nick Clifton 2020-10-07 19:10:16 UTC 
Silly mistake - I created a patch but failed to apply it in the spec file.  Now fixed.
Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2021-01-15 09:05:12 UTC 
FEDORA-2021-f186072e3e has been submitted as an update to Fedora 33. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2021-f186072e3e
Comment 5 Fedora Update System 2021-01-16 02:17:57 UTC 
FEDORA-2021-f186072e3e has been pushed to the Fedora 33 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --advisory=FEDORA-2021-f186072e3e`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2021-f186072e3e

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.
Comment 6 Fedora Update System 2021-01-18 01:34:02 UTC 
FEDORA-2021-f186072e3e has been pushed to the Fedora 33 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.
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