1111370 - linking libxul.so Unified_cpp_dom_indexedDB0.o: requires unsupported dynamic reloc R_ARM_REL32; recompile with -fPIC

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Core :: Storage: IndexedDB, defect)

Description

[Bob Clary [:bc] (inactive)]

Attachment: fennec link error on linux x86_64

I ran into this compiling debug fennec on fedora 20 x86_64 during linking libxul.so

Unified_cpp_dom_indexedDB0.o: requires unsupported dynamic reloc R_ARM_REL32; recompile with -fPIC

fennec opt compiled fine. I bisected down to:

user:        Ben Turner <[e-mail]>
date:        Wed Oct 15 21:56:52 2014 -0700
summary:     Bug 1092311 - Fix IndexedDB profiler markers and logging, r=khuey.

Comment 1

[Bob Clary [:bc] (inactive)]

Attachment: mozconfig-fennec-linux-intel64-debug

This is the mozconfig I used.

Comment 2

[Bob Clary [:bc] (inactive)]

bent, Is this just fall out from the split apk work or should I just adjust my mozconfig?

Comment 4

[Kelsey Gilbert [:jgilbert]]

Attachment: 0001-Fix-linking-error.patch

This fixes it for me.

Comment 5

[Ben Turner (not reading bugmail, use the needinfo flag!)]

Comment on attachment 8536870 [details] [diff] [review]
0001-Fix-linking-error.patch

Thanks!

Comment 6

[Paul Kerr [:pkerr]]

Jeff, what was solved by moving the static const string definitions? I am triggering the same problem with new code I am merging into the media/webrtc source.

Comment 7

[Kelsey Gilbert [:jgilbert]]

(In reply to Paul Kerr [:pkerr] from comment #6)
> Jeff, what was solved by moving the static const string definitions? I am
> triggering the same problem with new code I am merging into the media/webrtc
> source.

Some linker error.
You should be able to fix this by moving the definitions to a .cpp file.

Comment 8

[Kelsey Gilbert [:jgilbert]]

I don't get this problem anymore.