DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.1 sourceware.org 9D4443858C27
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2022 09:43:08 +0100 (CET)
From: Mario Mattl <mario.mattl1@inode.at>
To: "cygwin@cygwin.com" <cygwin@cygwin.com>
Message-ID: <906245968.1727862.1644309788282@webmail.mymagenta.at>
In-Reply-To: <d958864a3e524a40b47f3049abc57465@frims060.wamas.com>
References: <0a45073e2ce940309b82d74f3baa667a@frims060.wamas.com>
 <97de4ae40364445d92e8b8ed682890d6@frims060.wamas.com>
 <172810776.1509902.1644265991761@webmail.mymagenta.at>
 <877da5ao0r.fsf@Otto.invalid>
 <d958864a3e524a40b47f3049abc57465@frims060.wamas.com>
Subject: Re: WG: [UNVERIFIED SENDER]Re: Cygwin latest: grep and other
 self-compiled Cygwin-programs are crashing
MIME-Version: 1.0
Importance: Normal
Precedence: list
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
Errors-To: cygwin-bounces+archive-cygwin=delorie.com@cygwin.com
Sender: "Cygwin" <cygwin-bounces+archive-cygwin=delorie.com@cygwin.com>
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Cygwin <cygwin-bounces+mario.mattl=ssi-schaefer.com@cygwin.com> Im Auftrag von ASSI
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 8. Februar 2022 07:09
> An: cygwin@cygwin.com
> Betreff: [UNVERIFIED SENDER]Re: Cygwin latest: grep and other self-compiled Cygwin-programs are crashing
> 
> CAUTION: This email originated from outside SSI SCHAEFER Group. Do not click or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and know the content is safe.
> 
> 
> 
> Mario Mario.mattl2@inode.at writes:
> > grep-3.7-2 from your GIT-repo
> > and compiled using "cygport"
> >
> > The linked binary grep.exe crashes
> 
> Either update gnulib (or at least threadlib.m4) or add
> 
> export gl_cv_have_weak=no
> 

Yes. Setting this environment helps to solve the issue.
Tested with packages "grep" and "diffutils"


> to the cygport (or set it as an environment variable during configure).
> 
> > Maybe the newer binutils require additional compiler flags, those haven't been provided yet?
> 
> The newer binutils changed they way weak symbols (which are not available for non-ELF platforms) are treated for PE/PEP object files and that triggered a latent bug in how gnulib tested for their usability.
> The binutils issue is still under investigation, I expect that the next release will have a fix.
> 

Thank you for your really helpful hint and the explanation.

Looking forward to the upcoming binutil release....

Regards, Mario

> 
> Regards,
> Achim.
> --
> +<[Q+ Matrix-12 WAVE#46+305 Neuron microQkb Andromeda XTk Blofeld]>+
> 
> Wavetables for the Terratec KOMPLEXER:
> http://Synth.Stromeko.net/Downloads.html#KomplexerWaves
> 
> --
> Problem reports:      https://cygwin.com/problems.html
> FAQ:                  https://cygwin.com/faq/
> Documentation:        https://cygwin.com/docs.html
> Unsubscribe info:     https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
>

-- 
Problem reports:      https://cygwin.com/problems.html
FAQ:                  https://cygwin.com/faq/
Documentation:        https://cygwin.com/docs.html
Unsubscribe info:     https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple