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and subject line Bug#629147: fixed in binutils 2.21.52.20110606-1
has caused the Debian Bug report #629147,
regarding [RFC/PATCH] binutils: add a presubj file explaining how to make
self-contained testcases
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Package: binutils
Version: 2.21.51.20110601-1
Severity: wishlist
Hi,
It is very tempting for people to report toolchains in the terms of
their own experience, like "Building frobber makes ld segfault".
Which is good for us to know, so I wouldn't like to dissuade such
people, but it's not a good starting point for later investigation.
A more convenient report, as binutils/README in the source tree
explains, will include the immediate input files used to trigger the
problem and a command line explaining how to reproduce it. That has
many benefits:
- investigators don't have to track down where to find the
source of frobber and binaries for its dependencies on the
affected platform;
- it makes the problem reproducible, without depending on details
of the higher-level toolchain used to create the input;
- it gives the reporter a chance to make a more minimal testcase
and think of the problem in terms of what ld is doing. Maybe
someone will tweak the commandline and be able to find an
even more well defined bug: "using -z foo causes ld to segfault".
On the other hand, receiving multi-megabyte files by email is never
fun, and the wording below could probably use some tweaking in other
ways.
What do you think? It would also be nice to install binutils/README
(and similar files) verbatim under /usr/share/doc somewhere. I'll
file another bug for that if a spare moment comes to write a patch
for it.
---
debian/binutils.presubj | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
debian/changelog | 8 ++++++++
debian/rules | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 53 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 debian/binutils.presubj
diff --git a/debian/binutils.presubj b/debian/binutils.presubj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..430e6e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/binutils.presubj
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+When reporting binutils errors, please provide the actual input files
+and options given to the tool (gas, objcopy, ld, etc.) at run time.
+This can mean the difference between a pleasant debugging experience
+and a heisenbug that becomes unreproducible when gcc's code generation
+changes.
+
+For example, to create a testcase for an "ld" problem, first find the
+"gcc" command line that triggers the error:
+
+ $ make
+ ... output ending in an error ...
+ $ make V=1 VERBOSE=1 2>&1 | head -1
+
+Add "-v" after gcc and run it again. One of the early output lines
+will be an invocation of collect2. Replace collect2 with "ld" and
+it should reproduce the same error. If you collect all the objects
+(including system libraries) mentioned on the "ld" command line in a
+tarball and send it along with the ld command line then that is a
+testcase.
+
+A possible step after that is to try omitting some objects from the
+ld command line and see if it still triggers the same error, but
+that's just icing on the cake.
+
+Happy debugging!
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 1f9e994..761bf53 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+binutils (2.21.51.20110601-1.1) local; urgency=low
+
+ * Add a /usr/share/bug/binutils/presubj file for reportbug (and symlinks
+ from the other /usr/share/bug/binutils-foo directories) explaining how
+ to make a self-contained testcase.
+
+ -- Jonathan Nieder <[email protected]> Fri, 03 Jun 2011 16:41:38 -0500
+
binutils (2.21.51.20110601-1) experimental; urgency=low
* Snapshot, taken from the trunk 20110601.
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 41ec64c..2d08cfb 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -919,6 +919,26 @@ else
$$i > $${i%*.in}; \
done
+ : # install bug reporting information
+ $(install_file) -D debian/$(p_bin).presubj \
+ $(d_bin)/$(PF)/share/bug/$(p_bin)/presubj
+ifeq ($(with_multiarch),yes)
+ $(install_dir) $(d_mul)/$(PF)/share/bug
+ ln -sf $(p_bin) $(d_mul)/$(PF)/share/bug/$(p_mul)
+endif
+ifeq ($(with_gold),yes)
+ $(install_dir) $(d_gold)/$(PF)/share/bug
+ ln -sf $(p_bin) $(d_gold)/$(PF)/share/bug/$(p_gold)
+endif
+ifneq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH),powerpc ppc64))
+ $(install_dir) $(d_spu)/$(PF)/share/bug
+ ln -sf $(p_bin) $(d_spu)/$(PF)/share/bug/$(p_spu)
+endif
+ifeq ($(DEB_HOST_ARCH),hppa)
+ $(install_dir) $(d_hppa64)/$(PF)/share/bug
+ ln -sf $(p_bin) $(d_hppa64)/$(PF)/share/bug/$(p_hppa64)
+endif
+
: # make lintian happy
$(install_file) -D debian/$(p_bin).overrides \
$(d_bin)/$(PF)/share/lintian/overrides/$(p_bin)
--
1.7.5.3
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--- Begin Message ---
Source: binutils
Source-Version: 2.21.52.20110606-1
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
binutils, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive:
binutils-dev_2.21.52.20110606-1_amd64.deb
to main/b/binutils/binutils-dev_2.21.52.20110606-1_amd64.deb
binutils-doc_2.21.52.20110606-1_all.deb
to main/b/binutils/binutils-doc_2.21.52.20110606-1_all.deb
binutils-gold_2.21.52.20110606-1_amd64.deb
to main/b/binutils/binutils-gold_2.21.52.20110606-1_amd64.deb
binutils-multiarch_2.21.52.20110606-1_amd64.deb
to main/b/binutils/binutils-multiarch_2.21.52.20110606-1_amd64.deb
binutils-source_2.21.52.20110606-1_all.deb
to main/b/binutils/binutils-source_2.21.52.20110606-1_all.deb
binutils_2.21.52.20110606-1.diff.gz
to main/b/binutils/binutils_2.21.52.20110606-1.diff.gz
binutils_2.21.52.20110606-1.dsc
to main/b/binutils/binutils_2.21.52.20110606-1.dsc
binutils_2.21.52.20110606-1_amd64.deb
to main/b/binutils/binutils_2.21.52.20110606-1_amd64.deb
binutils_2.21.52.20110606.orig.tar.gz
to main/b/binutils/binutils_2.21.52.20110606.orig.tar.gz
A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.
Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you
have further comments please address them to [email protected],
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.
Debian distribution maintenance software
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Matthias Klose <[email protected]> (supplier of updated binutils package)
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Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:03:47 +0200
Source: binutils
Binary: binutils binutils-dev binutils-multiarch binutils-gold binutils-hppa64
binutils-spu binutils-doc binutils-source
Architecture: source all amd64
Version: 2.21.52.20110606-1
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Matthias Klose <[email protected]>
Changed-By: Matthias Klose <[email protected]>
Description:
binutils - The GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities
binutils-dev - The GNU binary utilities (BFD development files)
binutils-doc - Documentation for the GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities
binutils-gold - The (experimental) GNU gold linker utility
binutils-hppa64 - The GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities targeted for
hppa6
binutils-multiarch - Binary utilities that support multi-arch targets
binutils-source - The GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities (source)
binutils-spu - The GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities targeted for
spu-e
Closes: 604696 628770 628916 629147
Changes:
binutils (2.21.52.20110606-1) unstable; urgency=low
.
* Snapshot, taken from the trunk 20110606.
- Fix PR ld/12833. Closes: #628770.
- Fix spelling errors. Closes: #604696.
* Let gold accept a dummy -z buildd-<random-string> option.
* Add a /usr/share/bug/binutils/presubj file for reportbug (and symlinks
from the other /usr/share/bug/binutils-foo directories) explaining how
to make a self-contained testcase (Jonathan Nieder). Closes: #629147.
* Fix ld crash cause of invalid pointer in munmap_chunk. Closes: #628916.
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