If you filter out -g from CFLAGS, the .a isn't too large and webkit builds successfully. I'm not sure this is a viable solution for the archive though. I suppose splitting libWebCore up into multiple smaller libraries would solve both problems, but that would require diving into webkit's build system...
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to webkit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1043507 Title: webkit build fails on binutils limitation Status in “binutils” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Status in “webkit” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Seems like the amd64 build for webkit on quantal hits http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14302 ... can we get the fix backported? To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/binutils/+bug/1043507/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
