configured the compiler as suggested for my trusty tests, so that I don't see this build failure anymore in trusty.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1433809 Title: linux build failure seen building 32bit user space support on ppc64el Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in linux source package in Trusty: Confirmed Bug description: linux build failure seen building 32bit user space support on ppc64el, using the toolchain from ubuntu-toolchain-r/ppa on trusty. complete build log at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/test-rebuild-20150317-security/+build/7070318 VDSO32A arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso32/gettimeofday.o /build/buildd/linux-3.13.0/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso32/gettimeofday.S: Assembler messages: /build/buildd/linux-3.13.0/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso32/gettimeofday.S:42: Error: syntax error; found `@', expected `,' /build/buildd/linux-3.13.0/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso32/gettimeofday.S:42: Error: junk at end of line: `@local' /build/buildd/linux-3.13.0/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso32/gettimeofday.S:48: Error: syntax error; found `@', expected `,' /build/buildd/linux-3.13.0/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso32/gettimeofday.S:48: Error: junk at end of line: `@local' /build/buildd/linux-3.13.0/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso32/gettimeofday.S:83: Error: syntax error; found `@', expected `,' /build/buildd/linux-3.13.0/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso32/gettimeofday.S:83: Error: junk at end of line: `@local' /build/buildd/linux-3.13.0/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso32/gettimeofday.S:87: Error: syntax error; found `@', expected `,' /build/buildd/linux-3.13.0/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso32/gettimeofday.S:87: Error: junk at end of line: `@local' /build/buildd/linux-3.13.0/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso32/gettimeofday.S:195: Error: syntax error; found `@', expected `,' /build/buildd/linux-3.13.0/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso32/gettimeofday.S:195: Error: junk at end of line: `@local' make[4]: *** [arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso32/gettimeofday.o] Error 1 make[3]: *** [arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso32] Error 2 make[3]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs.... yeah, thanks for non-verbose build logs !!! doing it the hard way, you see that this file was (and wants to be) compiled with -m32, and I assume with gcc finally dropping the multilib configurations for ppc64el, the kernel configury decides that it can do without -m32. but why in the first place is this needed? there is no powerpcle user space. I assume this issue is latent in all releases. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1433809/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
