FS#70765 - [syslinux] FTBFS

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by loqs (loqs) - Sunday, 09 May 2021, 17:41 GMT
Last edited by Leonidas Spyropoulos (inglor) - Saturday, 02 September 2023, 10:24 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Core
Status Closed
Assigned To Anatol Pomozov (anatolik)
Architecture All
Severity Very Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 1
Private No

Details

Description:
syslinux fails to build from source with gcc 10 [1]. Fedora [2][3] and Debian [4] developed slightly different fixes for the issues.
Attached diffs used to test both sets of fixes [5][6].

Additional info:
* syslinux 6.04.pre2.r11.gbf6db5b4-3
[1] syslinux-6.04.pre2.r11.gbf6db5b4-3-x86_64-build.log.xz
[2] https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/syslinux/blob/rawhide/f/0005-Workaround-multiple-definition-of-symbol-errors.patch
[3] https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/syslinux/blob/rawhide/f/0006-Replace-builtin-strlen-that-appears-to-get-optimized.patch
[4] https://sources.debian.org/src/syslinux/3:6.04%7Egit20190206.bf6db5b4+dfsg1-3/debian/patches/0019-gcc-10-compatibility.patch/
[5] PKGBUILD.diff.Fedora
[6] PKGBUILD.diff.Debian

Steps to reproduce:
Build package in a clean chroot.
   syslinux-6.04.pre2.r11.gbf6db... (14.1 KiB)
   PKGBUILD.diff.Fedora (6.7 KiB)
   PKGBUILD.diff.Debian (4.5 KiB)
This task depends upon

Closed by  Leonidas Spyropoulos (inglor)
Saturday, 02 September 2023, 10:24 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Additional comments about closing:  syslinux-6.04.pre2.r11.gbf6db5b4-4 in -testing

Fedora patches
Comment by Eli Schwartz (eschwartz) - Sunday, 09 May 2021, 21:17 GMT
  • Field changed: Status (Unconfirmed → Assigned)
  • Field changed: Category (Packages: Extra → Packages: Core)
  • Task assigned to Anatol Pomozov (anatolik)
Some fixes got sent upstream, see https://www.syslinux.org/archives/2021-April/026719.html

Not merged though.
Comment by Buggy McBugFace (bugbot) - Tuesday, 08 August 2023, 19:11 GMT
This is an automated comment as this bug is open for more then 2 years. Please reply if you still experience this bug otherwise this issue will be closed after 1 month.
Comment by loqs (loqs) - Wednesday, 09 August 2023, 11:29 GMT
Updated PKGBUILD.diff.Debian and PKGBUILD.diff.Fedora for switch to git.
   PKGBUILD.diff.Fedora (6.7 KiB)
   PKGBUILD.diff.Debian (4.5 KiB)