On Tue, Jun 02, 2015 at 03:33:26PM +0200, Daniel Kiper wrote: > binutils 2.22 changed ld default from --copy-dt-needed-entries > to -no-copy-dt-needed-entries. This revealed that some objects > are linked implicitly with libtinfo and newer ld fails to build > relevant executables. > > Below is short explanation why we should not do that... > > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/UnderstandingDSOLinkChange says: > > The default behaviour for ld (my note: before version 2.22) allows > users to 'indirectly' link to required objects/libraries through > intermediate objects/libraries. While this is convenient, it can > also be dangerous because it makes your program's dependencies tied > to the dependencies of other objects. If those objects ever change > their linkages, they can break your program without any changes > to your own code! > > Please run autoconf in tools directory. > > Signed-off-by: Daniel Kiper <daniel.ki...@oracle.com>
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