Re: pkg/46478: www/curl does not compile on Solaris/sparc with compiler not configured with devel/libelf

[David Holland <dholland-pbugs%netbsd.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/46478; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: David Holland <dholland-pbugs%netbsd.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: pkg/46478: www/curl does not compile on Solaris/sparc with
 compiler not configured with devel/libelf
Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 08:15:08 +0000

 On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 06:55:02AM +0000, J?rn Clausen wrote:
  >  >   Do you have any idea how libelf is affecting gcc and/or native ld?
  >  >   That in theory at least shouldn't happen...
  >  
  >  No. Unfortunately, the generated object file is deleted immediately, so 
  >  I have no chance to analyze it. I've already extracted the code fragment 
  >  from the configure script, but I can't remember if I was even able to 
  >  reproduce the error. I'll try to dig a little bit deeper into the GCC 
  >  tool chain and catch the file.
 
 Blah, that's a mess...
 
 possible theory: is one or more of the tools linked against a base
 system libelf, such that if pkgsrc's libelf is installed it ends up
 using that at runtime instead? If so, that could certainly explain it
 not working.
 
 If not, I really have no idea...
 
 -- 
 David A. Holland
 dholland%netbsd.org@localhost