Description of problem: While building transcode that make use of pvm, I have a link time error. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): pvm-3.4.6-4.fc19 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. build a componenet using pvm on ARM 2. 3. Actual results: Build failure: /usr/bin/ld: /usr/share/pvm3/lib/LINUXARM/libpvm3.a(lpvmcat.o): relocation R_ARM_MOVW_ABS_NC against `a local symbol' can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC Expected results: transcode currently build with on primary arches with pvm. Additional info: There is a need to ensure pvm is compiled with -fpic on ARM, even if only a static archive is made.
Currently pvm is built with -fPIC only for x86_64, is the most direct fix to add aarch64 to the conditional?
Thx for your answear. I think aarch64 may be added too, but the bug I've experienced was with armv7hl. I should manage to do a local test to commit anything.
I mean, test before to commit anything
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I've tried to dig into this but failed to understand how I could apply the -fPIC CFLAGS to the arm build. Do you have a patch I would test ? (even an arm-koji scratch build for f19) ? Thx
Funny you update this bug right now. I'm attempting to rebuild transcode without PVM as PVM is no longer maintained and violates the packaging guidelines in very bad ways. I doubt many if any users are making use of this capability so my preference would be to retire PVM if not remove it. Do you have a preference?
(In reply to Richard Shaw from comment #1) > Currently pvm is built with -fPIC only for x86_64, is the most direct fix to > add aarch64 to the conditional? why only x86_64? Basically anything that uses generic build flags for -fPIC across all arches will be broken on anything not doing arch specific bits.
(In reply to Peter Robinson from comment #7) > (In reply to Richard Shaw from comment #1) > > Currently pvm is built with -fPIC only for x86_64, is the most direct fix to > > add aarch64 to the conditional? > > why only x86_64? Basically anything that uses generic build flags for -fPIC > across all arches will be broken on anything not doing arch specific bits. No clue. It is as inherited. My question is still, do we need/want PVM in Fedora? It's pretty much unmaintained as far as I can tell and the packaging build is horrendous. It copies everything to the buildroot and compiles in place.
> No clue. It is as inherited. My question is still, do we need/want PVM in > Fedora? It's pretty much unmaintained as far as I can tell and the packaging > build is horrendous. It copies everything to the buildroot and compiles in > place. Personally I don't think it makes sense to keep it then.
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