FS#75774 - [glib2] glib2 2.72.3-2 (testing) static library unusable, exports no symbols

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by gamezelda (gamezelda) - Friday, 02 September 2022, 14:04 GMT
Last edited by David Runge (dvzrv) - Friday, 02 September 2022, 19:58 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To David Runge (dvzrv)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:

The latest glib2 from testing, 2.72.3-2, provides a static library, but it appears that due to LTO no symbols are exported.
So it appears to be impossible to build binaries with it (and also blocks installing glib2-static from AUR)
Adding -ffat-lto-objects to CFLAGS/CXXFLAGS fixes it, this is done in many other packages, e.g.: https://github.com/archlinux/svntogit-community/blob/195b0668474689a79b64675d9947e332b2c8f807/repos/community-x86_64/PKGBUILD#L39

Additional info:
* package version(s): glib2 2.72.3-2
* config and/or log files etc.: N/A
* link to upstream bug report, if any: not upstream

Steps to reproduce:

* Install glib2 2.72.3-2 from testing & base-devel
* Run `nm /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.a`: No meaningful symbols exported
* Run `echo "main(){g_free(0);}" | gcc -lglib-2.0 -w -x c -`: Dynamically linked works
* Run `echo "main(){g_free(0);}" | gcc -lglib-2.0 -w -x c - -static`: Statically linked fails
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Closed by  David Runge (dvzrv)
Friday, 02 September 2022, 19:58 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Additional comments about closing:  Fixed with glib2 2.72.3-3
Comment by David Runge (dvzrv) - Friday, 02 September 2022, 19:28 GMT
@gamezelda: Thanks for the ticket!

I'll dd the changes in a pkgrel bump.

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