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diff --git a/chapter06/binutils-pass2.xml b/chapter06/binutils-pass2.xml index 7b0f1fc20..983aaee2f 100644 --- a/chapter06/binutils-pass2.xml +++ b/chapter06/binutils-pass2.xml @@ -43,11 +43,17 @@ <sect2 role="installation"> <title>Installation of Binutils</title> - <!-- Don't remove this until Binutils upstream updates the libtool - copy. On some host distros the issue doesn't show up. --> - <para>Binutils ships an outdated copy of libtool in the tarball. It lacks - sysroot support, so the produced binaries will be mistakenly linked to - libraries from the host distro. Work around this issue:</para> + <!-- Don't remove this until Binutils upstream resolves this issue. + We can test by building Binutils on a complete system with + zlib (libz.so) installed, passing enable-shared and + without-system-zlib. If the resulted libctf.so still links against + libz.so (check with readelf -d) despite we are saying + without-system-zlib, then the issue is still unresolved. --> + <para>Binutils building system relies on an shipped libtool copy to link against + internal static libraries, but the libiberty and zlib copies shipped + in the package do not use libtool. This inconsistency may cause + produced binaries mistakenly linked against libraries from the host + distro. Work around this issue:</para> <screen><userinput remap="pre">sed '6009s/$add_dir//' -i ltmain.sh</userinput></screen> |