[Bug binutils/26357] New: Building binutils with plugins enabled breaks ar/ranlib symbol table on 32-bit HP-UX

[danglin at gcc dot gnu.org]

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=26357

            Bug ID: 26357
           Summary: Building binutils with plugins enabled breaks
                    ar/ranlib symbol table on 32-bit HP-UX
           Product: binutils
           Version: unspecified
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: binutils
          Assignee: unassigned at sourceware dot org
          Reporter: danglin at gcc dot gnu.org
  Target Milestone: ---
              Host: hppa2.0w-hp-hpux11.11
            Target: hppa2.0w-hp-hpux11.11
             Build: hppa2.0w-hp-hpux11.11

../src/configure --prefix=/opt/gnu --disable-nls --disable-gdb

-bash-4.4$ cd binutils
-bash-4.4$ ./ar r libx.a *.o
./ar: creating libx.a
-bash-4.4$ /usr/ccs/bin/nm libx.a

nm:  addr2line.o:  bad magic

nm:  ar.o:  bad magic

nm:  arlex.o:  bad magic

nm:  arparse.o:  bad magic

nm:  arsup.o:  bad magic

nm:  bfdtest1.o:  bad magic

nm:  bfdtest2.o:  bad magic

nm:  binemul.o:  bad magic

nm:  binutils_tg.o:  bad magic

nm:  bucomm.o:  bad magic

nm:  cxxfilt.o:  bad magic

nm:  debug.o:  bad magic

nm:  dwarf.o:  bad magic

nm:  elfcomm.o:  bad magic

nm:  elfedit.o:  bad magic

nm:  emul_vanilla.o:  bad magic

nm:  filemode.o:  bad magic

nm:  is-ranlib.o:  bad magic

nm:  is-strip.o:  bad magic

nm:  nm.o:  bad magic

nm:  not-ranlib.o:  bad magic

nm:  not-strip.o:  bad magic

nm:  objcopy.o:  bad magic

nm:  objdump.o:  bad magic

nm:  prdbg.o:  bad magic

nm:  rdcoff.o:  bad magic

nm:  rddbg.o:  bad magic

nm:  readelf.o:  bad magic

nm:  rename.o:  bad magic

nm:  size.o:  bad magic

nm:  stabs.o:  bad magic

nm:  strings.o:  bad magic

nm:  sysinfo.o:  bad magic

nm:  syslex_wrap.o:  bad magic

nm:  testglue.o:  bad magic

nm:  unwind-ia64.o:  bad magic

nm:  version.o:  bad magic

nm:  wrstabs.o:  bad magic
-bash-4.4$ file addr2line.o
addr2line.o:    PA-RISC1.1 relocatable object

It appears the symbol table is created using magic value for an elf archive. 
This doesn't bother GNU nm, etc, but HP ld can't link executables using
these archives.

--disable-plugins works around the issue but this is not obvious.

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