binutils sometimes fails to build from clean start, other times not

[jsnyder]

Somewhat at random, builds fail with the following set of errors:

elf32-avr32.c:168: error: ‘BFD_RELOC_AVR32_DIFF32’ undeclared here (not in a function)
elf32-avr32.c:169: error: ‘BFD_RELOC_AVR32_DIFF16’ undeclared here (not in a function)
elf32-avr32.c:170: error: ‘BFD_RELOC_AVR32_DIFF8’ undeclared here (not in a function)
elf32-avr32.c:171: error: ‘BFD_RELOC_AVR32_GOT32’ undeclared here (not in a function)
elf32-avr32.c:172: error: ‘BFD_RELOC_AVR32_GOT16’ undeclared here (not in a function)
elf32-avr32.c:173: error: ‘BFD_RELOC_AVR32_GOT8’ undeclared here (not in a function)
elf32-avr32.c:175: error: ‘BFD_RELOC_AVR32_21S’ undeclared here (not in a function)
elf32-avr32.c:176: error: ‘BFD_RELOC_AVR32_16U’ undeclared here (not in a function)
elf32-avr32.c:177: error: ‘BFD_RELOC_AVR32_16S’ undeclared here (not in a function)
elf32-avr32.c:178: error: ‘BFD_RELOC_AVR32_SUB5’ undeclared here (not in a function)
elf32-avr32.c:179: error: ‘BFD_RELOC_AVR32_8S_EXT’ undeclared here (not in a function)
elf32-avr32.c:180: error: ‘BFD_RELOC_AVR32_8S’ undeclared here (not in a function)
elf32-avr32.c:182: error: ‘BFD_RELOC_AVR32_22H_PCREL’ undeclared here (not in a function)
elf32-avr32.c:183: error: ‘BFD_RELOC_AVR32_18W_PCREL’ undeclared here (not in a function)
elf32-avr32.c:184: error: ‘BFD_RELOC_AVR32_16B_PCREL’ undeclared here (not in a function)
elf32-avr32.c:185: error: ‘BFD_RELOC_AVR32_16N_PCREL’ undeclared here (not in a function)
elf32-avr32.c:186: error: ‘BFD_RELOC_AVR32_11H_PCREL’ undeclared here (not in a function)
elf32-avr32.c:187: error: ‘BFD_RELOC_AVR32_10UW_PCREL’ undeclared here (not in a function)
elf32-avr32.c:188: error: ‘BFD_RELOC_AVR32_9H_PCREL’ undeclared here (not in a function)
elf32-avr32.c:189: error: ‘BFD_RELOC_AVR32_9UW_PCREL’ undeclared here (not in a function)
elf32-avr32.c:194: error: ‘BFD_RELOC_AVR32_GOTPC’ undeclared here (not in a function)
elf32-avr32.c:195: error: ‘BFD_RELOC_AVR32_GOTCALL’ undeclared here (not in a function)
elf32-avr32.c:196: error: ‘BFD_RELOC_AVR32_LDA_GOT’ undeclared here (not in a function)
elf32-avr32.c:197: error: ‘BFD_RELOC_AVR32_GOT21S’ undeclared here (not in a function)
elf32-avr32.c:198: error: ‘BFD_RELOC_AVR32_GOT18SW’ undeclared here (not in a function)
elf32-avr32.c:199: error: ‘BFD_RELOC_AVR32_GOT16S’ undeclared here (not in a function)
elf32-avr32.c:202: error: ‘BFD_RELOC_AVR32_32_CPENT’ undeclared here (not in a function)
elf32-avr32.c:203: error: ‘BFD_RELOC_AVR32_CPCALL’ undeclared here (not in a function)
elf32-avr32.c:204: error: ‘BFD_RELOC_AVR32_16_CP’ undeclared here (not in a function)
elf32-avr32.c:205: error: ‘BFD_RELOC_AVR32_9W_CP’ undeclared here (not in a function)
elf32-avr32.c:207: error: ‘BFD_RELOC_AVR32_ALIGN’ undeclared here (not in a function)
elf32-avr32.c:209: error: ‘BFD_RELOC_AVR32_15S’ undeclared here (not in a function)
In file included from elf32-avr32.c:3915:
elf32-target.h:635: error: ‘bfd_arch_avr32’ undeclared here (not in a function)
elf32-target.h:635: error: initializer element is not constant
elf32-target.h:635: error: (near initialization for ‘elf32_bed.arch’)
make[5]: *** [elf32-avr32.lo] Error 1
make[4]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[3]: *** [all] Error 2
make[2]: *** [all-bfd] Error 2
make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
make: *** [stamps/build-binutils] Error 2```

A workaround appears to be attempting the build again (even after a make clean).

I haven't yet figured out why it sometimes fails and other times builds.

[kblomqvist]

Had the same issue and the sixth build was success.

[martinwguy]

This may be due to the parallel build option, where the successful building of some things depends on other things having completed or not. You could try setting PROCS=1 in the Makefile, which maybe should be the default to make the build more deterministic

[kblomqvist]

Setting PROCS=1 looks promising. Compiled successfully from the clean start at the first attempt.

[jsnyder]

I'll give this a try and will commit this if it builds cleanly for me.

[jsnyder]

That appears to be successful for me, so I'm going to push that and mark this closed for now.

[jsnyder]

With the updated patches, PROCS=1, I seem to now have to run twice to get it to complete, so this doesn't seem to be closed.

[kblomqvist]

Related discussion in http://www.avrfreaks.net/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=69245

[jsnyder]

I've checked out some of those threads in the past, and a few of the other build systems (crosstools-ng), and I think some of them typically succeed on first try. What is slightly maddening for me is that even with PROCS=1 it sometimes dies and sometimes completes. I suppose I could try and catch the error in that particular binutils build and rerun that section of build automatically, but thats a pretty ugly kludge.

I'll try taking a few more swings at this in the coming days if I have time.

[kblomqvist]

Is there anything new? I haven't encountered this issue anymore (have done dozen of builds in Debian 6).

[jsnyder]

I'll try doing some builds again with the latest update you sent a merge request for. It would happen for me sporadically in the past, but perhaps the newer patches have cleaned things up or improved?

[kblomqvist]

perhaps the newer patches have cleaned things up or improved?

I doubt that ;)

[kblomqvist]

FYI: Successful builds on Ubuntu 12.04 32-bit and 64-bit.

[kblomqvist]

I suggest to close this issue. Binutils and its AVR32 patches have been updated, at least, twice since the last time.

[jsnyder]

Thanks.