93711 - Mozilla fails to build on Linux/mips{,el}

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(SeaMonkey :: Build Config, defect)

Description

[Ryan Murray]

Mozilla doesn't build on Linux/mips, failing with errors of the form:
/usr/lib/gcc-lib/mipsel-linux/2.95.4/crtbeginS.o(.text+0x4c): relocation
truncated to fit: R_MIPS_GOT16 __deregister_frame_info@@GLIBC_2.0

This is because the GOT16 table is too small.  It appears that NetBSD has
already run into this problem:
config/rules.mk:

ifeq ($(OS_ARCH),NetBSD)
ifneq (,$(filter arc cobalt hpcmips mipsco newsmips pmax sgimips,$(OS_TEST)))
ifeq ($(MODULE),layout)
OS_CFLAGS += -Wa,-xgot
OS_CXXFLAGS += -Wa,-xgot
endif
endif
endif

The same CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS are needed on Linux/mips and Linux/mipsel to solve
the problem.

Comment 1

[cls]

Attachment: Add -Wa,-xgot to C{XX}FLAGS when building layout on Linux/mips{sel}

Comment 2

[Brian Ryner (not reading)]

r=bryner

Comment 3

[cls]

Patch has been checked in.