linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ia64: check-segrel.lds vs --build-id

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Message-Id: <200710191133.49970.vda.linux@googlemail.com>
Date:	Fri, 19 Oct 2007 11:33:49 +0100
From:	Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@...glemail.com>
To:	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Doug Chapman <dchapman@...hat.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-ia64@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ia64: check-segrel.lds vs --build-id

On Thursday 18 October 2007 20:54, Roland McGrath wrote:
> Some versions of ld with --build-id support will crash when using the flag
> with a linker script that discards notes.  This bites ia64's check-segrel.lds.
> The bug is easy to avoid.

It's fixed in newer ld (not released yet IIRC), but why
are we shooting ourself in the foot by adding --build-id,
and then suffering from --build-id related problems?
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vda
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