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From: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] iptables: patch to correct linker flag sequence
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2017 11:18:39 +0100
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On Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 12:10:54AM -0600, Jay Shah wrote:
> From: Yogesh Prasad <yogesh.prasad@rockwellcollins.com>
> 
> Description
> This patch will correct the sequence of -pie and -shared options.
>  When used together, -pie should be provided to the linker before
>  -shared. If -pie is provided after -shared, the linker throws an
>  error shown below as example.
> 
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> /host/lib/gcc/powerpc-buildroot-linux-gnu/6.4.0/../../../..
> /powerpc-buildroot-linux-gnu/bin/ld: BFD (GNU Binutils) 2.28.1
>  assertion fail elf32-ppc.c:8923
> collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
>         + ./libxt_SYNPROXY.man
> make[4]: *** [libxt_TCPOPTSTRIP.so] Error 1
>         + ./libip6t_mh.man
> /host/powerpc-buildroot-linux-gnu/sysroot/usr/lib/Scrt1.o:(.data+0x4):
>  undefined reference to `main'
> /host/lib/gcc/powerpc-buildroot-linux-gnu      + ./libxt_TCPMSS.man
> /6.4.0/../../../../powerpc-buildroot-linux-gnu/bin/ld:
>  BFD (GNU Binutils) 2.28.1 assertion fail elf32-ppc.c:8923
> collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Applied.

Out of curiosity: Does it say anywhere that the options need to be in
a specific order, eg. documentation.