Bug#386815: gtk+2.0: FTBFS (ppc64): sibling call optimization to `IA__gdk_display_open' does not allow automatic multiple TOCs; recompile with -mminimal-toc or -fno-optimize-sibling-calls

[Loïc Minier]

# bumping severity
severity 386815 important
stop

On Sun, Sep 10, 2006, Andreas Jochens wrote:
> Package: gtk+2.0
> Version: 2.8.20-1
> Severity: wishlist
...
> /usr/bin/ld: /gtk+2.0-2.8.20/build-tree/gtk+-2.8.20-static/gdk/.libs/libgdk-x11-2.0.a(gdk.o)(.text+0x574): sibling call optimization to `IA__gdk_display_open' does not allow automatic multiple TOCs; recompile with -mminimal-toc or -fno-optimize-sibling-calls, or make `IA__gdk_display_open' extern
> /usr/bin/ld: /gtk+2.0-2.8.20/build-tree/gtk+-2.8.20-static/gdk/.libs/libgdk-x11-2.0.a(gdk.o)(.text+0x5ec): sibling call optimization to `IA__gdk_display_open' does not allow automatic multiple TOCs; recompile with -mminimal-toc or -fno-optimize-sibling-calls, or make `IA__gdk_display_open' extern
...
> With the attached patch, which adds '-mminimal-toc' to CFLAGS
> for each call of 'configure', the packages can be compiled on ppc64.

 Is this still useful?  I'd like to merge the patch if it is.

 Is there a corresponding binutils bug open?  Is this fixed in newer
 binutils?

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Loïc Minier