[syslinux] binutils (objcopy?) >= 2.26 breaks syslinux (bios) build

Ady ady-sf at hotmail.com
Mon Feb 8 15:23:19 PST 2016


> 
> So here is the deal... syslinux.elf in the BIOS case is really an odd
> duck.  It has parts that are relocatable (and needs to export its
> symbols) and parts that aren't (and also needs to export at least some
> of its symbols.)
> 
> It might be that we need -Bdynamic rather than -pie, and perhaps some
> modification to the relocation code, but it could also be that ld needs
> a whack to the head.
> 
> 	-hpa
> 
 
 
Hmm... relocation... interaction with binutils 2.26 behaving 
differently than older versions...

git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/grub.git/commit/?id=67dba97e4598eaf2deb14da044
fbfb1c119cf76f

savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?46986

Regards,
Ady.

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