problems with algcmp.o when building open-fvs on 12.04

[Jason Paul Joines]

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: problems with algcmp.o when building open-fvs on 12.04
From: C de-Avillez <hggdh2 at ubuntu.com>
To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
Date: 2012.06.29.Fri.14:44:18
> On Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:49:08 -0700
> Jason Paul Joines <jason at joines.org> wrote:
>
>>     I'm using Kubuntu 12.04 on a Core i7 system and trying to build
>> open-fvs.  It fails with the error:
> What sources did you use? Can you give me a link to them? Is there a
> containing package in Ubuntu?
>
>> /usr/bin/ld: algcmp.o: relocation R_X86_64_32 against `.data' can not
>> be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
>> algcmp.o: could not read symbols: Bad value
>> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
>>
>>     I then tried with an Ubuntu 10.04.4 system which is a Xen guest
>> and reports the CPU as Xeon.  The build was successful.  The open-fvs
>> developers don't have access to an Ubuntu system.  Any ideas as to why
>> ld would have a problem on the 12.04 system but not on the 10.04.4
>> system?
>
> Well, the whole build tools (gcc, ld, etc) changed. But, so far, it
> sounds like you have a mix of shared and static code.
>
> Cheers,
>
> ..C..
>
>
> This body part will be downloaded on demand.


    There's no containing package.  The project website is
http://code.google.com/p/open-fvs/ with build instructions at
http://code.google.com/p/open-fvs/wiki/FAQ.  You can check out the
source code with:
"svn checkout http://open-fvs.googlecode.com/svn open-fvs"

    Another open-fvs user had the same problems on a 10.04 system that I
have on the 12.04 system.  The only difference I am aware of between
their 10.04 system and mine is that their system uses the server kernel
and mine uses a Xen guest kernel provided by my hosting service.


Jason
===========