Package: gdc-4.1 Version: 0.25-4.1.2-23.2 Severity: normal Torus Trooper (0.22.dfsg1-4) fails to start with this error message depending on the order in which the object files were linked: "Error: circular initialization dependency with module abagames.tt.shape"
This command produces a working binary: gdc -o torus-trooper src/abagames/tt/camera.o src/abagames/tt/boot.o \ src/abagames/tt/barrage.o src/abagames/tt/bullettarget.o \ src/abagames/tt/replay.o src/abagames/tt/ship.o src/abagames/tt/particle.o \ src/abagames/tt/tunnel.o src/abagames/tt/enemy.o \ src/abagames/tt/bulletactor.o src/abagames/tt/gamemanager.o \ src/abagames/tt/screen.o src/abagames/tt/title.o \ src/abagames/tt/stagemanager.o src/abagames/tt/bulletactorpool.o \ src/abagames/tt/shot.o src/abagames/tt/prefmanager.o \ src/abagames/tt/bulletimpl.o src/abagames/tt/letter.o \ src/abagames/tt/soundmanager.o src/abagames/tt/floatletter.o \ src/abagames/tt/shape.o src/abagames/util/actor.o src/abagames/util/rand.o \ src/abagames/util/sdl/input.o src/abagames/util/sdl/sound.o \ src/abagames/util/sdl/pad.o src/abagames/util/sdl/screen3d.o \ src/abagames/util/sdl/mainloop.o src/abagames/util/sdl/gamemanager.o \ src/abagames/util/sdl/screen.o src/abagames/util/sdl/recordablepad.o \ src/abagames/util/sdl/luminous.o src/abagames/util/sdl/sdlexception.o \ src/abagames/util/sdl/displaylist.o src/abagames/util/sdl/texture.o \ src/abagames/util/iterator.o src/abagames/util/bulletml/bullet.o \ src/abagames/util/bulletml/bulletsmanager.o src/abagames/util/tokenizer.o \ src/abagames/util/prefmanager.o src/abagames/util/vector.o \ src/abagames/util/logger.o import/SDL_video.o import/SDL_mixer.o \ -lbulletml -lSDL -lGL -lGLU -lSDL_mixer And this command produces a broken binary: gdc -o torus-trooper src/abagames/tt/bulletactorpool.o src/abagames/tt/boot.o \ src/abagames/tt/soundmanager.o src/abagames/tt/prefmanager.o \ src/abagames/tt/title.o src/abagames/tt/shot.o src/abagames/tt/screen.o \ src/abagames/tt/bulletimpl.o src/abagames/tt/enemy.o \ src/abagames/tt/stagemanager.o src/abagames/tt/bulletactor.o \ src/abagames/tt/camera.o src/abagames/tt/particle.o src/abagames/tt/shape.o \ src/abagames/tt/replay.o src/abagames/tt/tunnel.o src/abagames/tt/letter.o \ src/abagames/tt/barrage.o src/abagames/tt/ship.o \ src/abagames/tt/gamemanager.o src/abagames/tt/bullettarget.o \ src/abagames/tt/floatletter.o src/abagames/util/logger.o \ src/abagames/util/bulletml/bulletsmanager.o \ src/abagames/util/bulletml/bullet.o src/abagames/util/actor.o \ src/abagames/util/prefmanager.o src/abagames/util/sdl/texture.o \ src/abagames/util/sdl/screen.o src/abagames/util/sdl/input.o \ src/abagames/util/sdl/recordablepad.o src/abagames/util/sdl/sdlexception.o \ src/abagames/util/sdl/pad.o src/abagames/util/sdl/mainloop.o \ src/abagames/util/sdl/sound.o src/abagames/util/sdl/luminous.o \ src/abagames/util/sdl/gamemanager.o src/abagames/util/sdl/displaylist.o \ src/abagames/util/sdl/screen3d.o src/abagames/util/vector.o \ src/abagames/util/iterator.o src/abagames/util/rand.o \ src/abagames/util/tokenizer.o import/SDL_video.o import/SDL_mixer.o \ -lbulletml -lSDL -lGL -lGLU -lSDL_mixer I don't know how to reduce this testcase (leaving out files obviously causes a failed link), but hopefully this information is useful to somebody with knowledge of the compiler. -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-amd64 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=nl_BE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=nl_BE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages gdc-4.1 depends on: ii g++-4.1 4.1.2-25 The GNU C++ compiler ii gcc-4.1-base 4.1.2-25 The GNU Compiler Collection (base ii libc6 2.9-6 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libgcc1 1:4.3.3-5 GCC support library ii libphobos-4.1-dev 0.25-4.1.2-23.2 The phobos D standard library ii libstdc++6 4.3.3-5 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3 gdc-4.1 recommends no packages. gdc-4.1 suggests no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-gcc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org