>>Tim Tassonis wrote: >> Hi all >> >> I am just building lfs 7.9 and performed the test in chapter 6.13. >> >> I a under the impression to have done everything strictly by the book, >> but I'm getting an error that is not metioned on the page. >> >> >> Below is the test output of "make check", I have omitted everyting >> that reports no errors: >> >> >> Running /lgl-bld/binutils-2.26/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/compress.exp ... >> FAIL: Link with zlib-gabi compressed debug output Running >> /lgl-bld/binutils-2.26/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/x86-64.exp ... >> FAIL: PLT PC-relative offset overflow check >> >> >> >> While the book states: >> >> The test 'Link with zlib-gabi compressed debug output' is known to fail. >> >> >> , my second error is not mentioned as expected to fail. Do I have to worry? > >I do not recall ever seeing the PLT PC-relative offset overflow check before, >but I wouldn't worry about a single error when 1371 tests pass. >Sometimes a check failure can be triggered by specific hardware and is likely >a problem with the check, not the code being checked. > >I would ignore the issue.
I believe the PLT PC-relative error is a known issue. See: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17618 Regardless I get the same error and have ignored it. Regards Greg Greg Eldridge | Senior Software Team Engineer Elekta Limited Linac House, Fleming Way Crawley, West Sussex RH10 9RR United Kingdom Office: +44 129 365 4408 | [email protected] | www.elekta.com Registered in England and Wales, No. 3244454 Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. The contents of this e-mail message (including any attachments) are confidential to and are intended to be conveyed for the use of the recipient to whom it is addressed only. If you receive this transmission in error, please notify the sender of this immediately and delete the message from your system. Any distribution, reproduction or use of this message by someone other than recipient is not authorized and may be unlawful. -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page Do not top post on this list. A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style
