Re: make check problem in libtest_smoketest building master

Hi,

On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 12:48:24PM +0200, Stephan Bergmann wrote:
> I would still prefer to simply insist on Ubuntu fixing their tool
> chain.

Well, Ubuntu (and I think Debian too) are defaulting to as-needed for:
- deps (which claims OpenSUSE doing the same)
  http://wiki.debian.org/ToolChain/DSOLinking#Only_link_with_needed_libraries
- IIRC gold linker also defaults to no-add-needed, so it is a good idea to move the
  application build systems to cope with that anyway.

> <http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Writing_warning-free_code#When_all_else_fails>
> "NOTE: The ld --as-needed default was reverted for the final natty
> release, and will be re-enabled in the o-series."  This at least
> seems to indicate that Ubuntu is aware their move is not without
> problems. Noel, do you happen to be affected because you are on a
> pre-final natty release (whatever that is)?

More likely to be an o-series (that is: Oneiric/Ubuntu 11.10).

> Björn, do you know anything about this Ubuntu-specific thing, or
> anyone within Ubuntu we could discuss that with?

CC'ing doko for this.

Best,

Bjoern