Hello, I didn't try using an AI to fix the code because making a release typically means that the codebase at least compiles.
Also, if I'm going to spend money, I'd rather spend it on the ffmpeg devs instead of leaving them penniless while funding the AI companies. Thanks! On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:42:23 -0700 Steven Kan via ffmpeg-user <[email protected]> wrote: > David, > > Have you tried putting an agentic AI on the case? I’ve found that this > is exactly the sort of task that Claude (and others) excel at fixing. > > > On Jul 27, 2026, at 1:21 PM, David Niklas via ffmpeg-user > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hello, > > I'm trying to compile ffmpeg 8.1.2 on Devuan (Debian) Linux. I got the > > dependencies together. > > > > When trying to compile it, I'm getting error's saying that I need to > > pass -fPIC. I tried setting -fPIC in the CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS. I set > > --enable-pic in the configure options. > > > > But I still get the error. Here's an example: > > /usr/bin/ld: /usr/local/lib/libaribcaption.a(renderer_capi.cpp.o): > > warning: relocation against `_ZSt7nothrow@@GLIBCXX_3.4' in read-only > > section `.text' /usr/bin/ld: > > /usr/local/lib/libaribcaption.a(caption_capi.cpp.o): relocation > > R_X86_64_PC32 against symbol `_ZSt7nothrow@@GLIBCXX_3.4' can not be > > used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC /usr/bin/ld: > > final link failed: bad value collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit > > status make: *** [ffbuild/library.mak:136: > > libavcodec/libavcodec.so.62] Error 1 > > > > I also tried omitting -fPIC in the CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS (which are set > > to -O2 -march=native.) > > # nice -n19 make -j1 > > ... > > LDXX libswscale/libswscale.so.9 > > lto-wrapper: warning: using serial compilation of 12 LTRANS jobs > > lto-wrapper: note: see the -flto option documentation for more > > information /usr/bin/ld: /tmp/cc45MPxC.ltrans8.ltrans.o: relocation > > R_X86_64_32S against `.text.unlikely' can not be used when making a > > shared object; recompile with -fPIC /usr/bin/ld: failed to set > > dynamic section sizes: bad value collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit > > status make: *** [ffbuild/library.mak:136: > > libswscale/libswscale.so.9] Error 1 > > > > I'm really lost as to what could be going wrong here. I even see -fPIC > > pop-up on htop while the compile job is running. > > > > Any idea how to pass fPIC or avoid having to do so? > > > > Thanks! > > > > PS: If you need the full config log and the configure command I can > > attach them. They're quite long. > > _______________________________________________ > > ffmpeg-user mailing list -- [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > ffmpeg-user mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] _______________________________________________ ffmpeg-user mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
