> > On Sun 27 Feb 2011 at 12:24:06 PST Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote: > >> I am the maintainer of the port vis5d+. I just got this email (copied > >> below) saying that vis5d+ isn't building right now. > >> > >> The issue seems to be that some reference to __i686.get_pc_thunk.bx is > >> included twice at some point. This variable seems to be part of an object > >> file crtbeginS.o that is created by gcc or gcc45, in what seem to me to be > >> very mysterious conditions. I am rather sure that the issue has nothing > >> to do with vis5d+, but rather is something to do with either gcc45, or > >> libtools, neither of which I understand. > >> > >> Does anyone out there have any idea of what the problem is, or how it can > >> be solved? > >> > > From a relatively cursory examination, this appears to be a flaw in the > USE_FORTRAN=yes stanza. This will bring in gcc45 as a dependency but doesn't > appear to be setting CXX to g++45 though it does do CC=gcc45. Possibly the > same for LD, though I haven't checked that.
As is clear from bsd.gcc.mk, in almost every case now in use, USE_FORTRAN sets _USE_GCC, which sets CC, CPP, and CXX to the proper values. Also, it sets USE_BINUTILS where appropriate, which sets LD, etc. The problem is rather with libtool, particularly in the link mode, where it may not respect the choice of compiler and toolchain. This problem has been remarked, for two years or more, in the mailing lists and forums, when people discuss the use of compilers other than the base system compiler. With the recent updates, it is more obtrusive, and several ports that were building successfully with default settings are now broken. This needs to be fixed, and it would be better to fix libtool than to add a bunch of ad-hoc fixes to individual ports. b. _______________________________________________ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"