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binutils-multiarch trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/ld.bfd', which is also in package binutils 2.21-1ubuntu2

Bug #688497 reported by Marcin Juszkiewicz
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Binary package hint: binutils

11:01 root@home:archives# LC_ALL=C dpkg -i binutils-multiarch_2.21-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
(Reading database ... 281261 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace binutils-multiarch 2.20.90.20101121-0ubuntu1 (using binutils-multiarch_2.21-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement binutils-multiarch ...
dpkg: error processing binutils-multiarch_2.21-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb (--install):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/ld.bfd', which is also in package binutils 2.21-1ubuntu2
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 binutils-multiarch_2.21-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb

I am working on it now to provide fix.

Tags: patch
Marcin Juszkiewicz (hrw)
Changed in binutils (Ubuntu):
status: New → In Progress
Marcin Juszkiewicz (hrw)
Changed in binutils (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Marcin Juszkiewicz (hrw)
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Marcin Juszkiewicz (hrw) wrote :

fix for a problem

tags: added: patch
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Loïc Minier (lool) wrote :

Looks like an upstream bug, binutils will now install a ld.bfd by default, when absolutely no configure switch for gold/ld have been used:
../configure --enable-shared --enable-plugins --prefix=/usr --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-pkgversion="GNU Binutils for Ubuntu" --disable-werror \
  --with-sysroot=/ \
  --disable-werror \
  --enable-targets=alpha-linux-gnu,arm-linux-gnu,armel-linux-gnu,hppa-linux-gnu,i686-linux-gnu,ia64-linux-gnu,m68k-linux-gnu,m68k-rtems,mips-linux-gnu,mipsel-linux-gnu,mips64-linux-gnu,mips64el-linux-gnu,powerpc-linux-gnu,powerpc64-linux-gnu,s390-linux-gnu,s390x-linux-gnu,sh-linux-gnu,sh64-linux-gnu,sparc-linux-gnu,sparc64-linux-gnu,x86_64-linux-gnu,m32r-linux-gnu,spu
[...]
  /bin/bash ./libtool --mode=install /usr/bin/install -c ld-new '/build/buildd/binutils-2.21/debian/binutils-multiarch/usr/bin/./ld.bfd'

# Handle --enable-gold, --enable-ld.
# --disable-gold [--enable-ld]
# Build only ld. Default option.

So either the configure.ac comments or the behavior of binutils should be fixed to not install a ld.bfd when gold is not enabled at all.

I'm fine with your workaorund in any case, in fact you could remove ld.gold as well.

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Loïc Minier (lool) wrote :

This is also broken in Debian and we don't seem to have any delta, so I'll let Matthias sponsor this.

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Marcin Juszkiewicz (hrw) wrote :

You are right Loic. I added --disable-ld --disable-gold into multiarch configure flags and it works even better.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package binutils - 2.21-1ubuntu3

---------------
binutils (2.21-1ubuntu3) natty; urgency=low

  * Don't install ld.bfd in binutils-multiarch. LP: #688497.
  * Fix assembler bug blocking Thumb-2 kernel builds (CS issue #8775).
 -- Matthias Klose <email address hidden> Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:35:54 +0100

Changed in binutils (Ubuntu):
status: In Progress → Fix Released
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