[MacPorts] #39052: clang-3.2: can't compile a program that writes to stderr on PPC

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#39052: clang-3.2: can't compile a program that writes to stderr on PPC
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  Reporter:  tenomoto   |      Owner:  jeremyhu
      Type:  defect     |     Status:  closed
  Priority:  Normal     |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports      |    Version:  2.1.3
Resolution:  wontfix    |   Keywords:
      Port:  clang-3.2  |
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Comment (by kencu):

 Some progress over the years -- this is on Tiger PPC:

 {{{
 $ port -v installed clang-3.4
 The following ports are currently installed:
   clang-3.4 @3.4.2_14+analyzer (active) platform='darwin 8' archs='ppc'
 date='2020-11-22T06:21:40-0800'

 $ port -v installed cctools
 The following ports are currently installed:
   cctools @949.0.1_0 (active) platform='darwin 8' archs='ppc'
 date='2021-01-30T12:15:33-0800'

 $ port -v installed | grep ld64
   ld64 @3_3+ld64_97 (active) platform='darwin 8' archs='ppc'
 date='2020-05-01T20:27:38-0700'
   ld64-97 @97.17_11 (active) platform='darwin 8' archs='ppc'
 date='2019-09-11T19:25:08-0700'
 }}}

 {{{
 $ cat hello.c
 #include <stdio.h>

 int main()
 {
         printf("hello, world!\n");
         return 0;
 }

 }}}

 {{{
 $ clang-mp-3.4 -o hello hello.c
 /usr/libexec/gcc/powerpc-apple-darwin8/4.0.1/ld: /var/tmp/hello-5a28d3.o
 has external relocation entries in non-writable section (__TEXT,__text)
 for symbols:
 _printf$LDBL128
 collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
 clang: error: linker (via gcc) command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to
 see invocation)
 }}}
 but if we do this:
 {{{
 sudo port select gcc apple-gcc42
 }}}
 now the linker works:
 {{{
 $ clang-mp-3.4 -o hello hello.c

 $ ./hello
 hello, world!
 }}}

 and for this example:
 {{{
 $ cat hello2.c
 #include <stdio.h>

 int main()
 {
         fprintf(stderr, "hello, world!\n");
         return 0;
 }

 }}}

 we try:

 {{{
 $ clang-mp-3.4 -o hello2 hello2.c
 ld: absolute address to symbol ___sF in a different linkage unit not
 supported in _main from /var/tmp/hello2-d3a630.o
 collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
 clang: error: linker (via gcc) command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to
 see invocation)
 }}}

 but if we add {{{-fpic}}} then we get success:
 {{{
 $ clang-mp-3.4 -fpic -o hello2 hello2.c
 $ ./hello2
 hello, world!
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/39052#comment:11>
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