Re: Build regressions/improvements in v4.4

[Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>]

On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 09:29:52AM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 9:28 AM, Geert Uytterhoeven
> <geert@linux-m68k.org> wrote:
> > JFYI, when comparing v4.4[1] to v4.4-rc8[3], the summaries are:
> >   - build errors: +13/-13
> 
> > [1] http://kisskb.ellerman.id.au/kisskb/head/9774/ (all 259 configs)
> 
>   + /tmp/cc0jJBdq.s: Error: can't resolve `_start' {*UND* section} -
> `L0^A' {.text section}:  => 43
>   + /tmp/ccAZ4Auh.s: Error: can't resolve `_start' {*UND* section} -
> `L0^A' {.text section}:  => 43
>   + /tmp/ccB0ZRvh.s: Error: can't resolve `_start' {*UND* section} -
> `L0^A' {.text section}:  => 403, 41
>   + /tmp/ccMX3tVu.s: Error: can't resolve `_start' {*UND* section} -
> `L0^A' {.text section}:  => 43
>   + /tmp/ccRRACJX.s: Error: can't resolve `_start' {*UND* section} -
> `L0^A' {.text section}:  => 43
>   + /tmp/ccV0AVwo.s: Error: can't resolve `_start' {*UND* section} -
> `L0^A' {.text section}:  => 44
>   + /tmp/ccYG07Rw.s: Error: can't resolve `_start' {*UND* section} -
> `L0^A' {.text section}:  => 49, 378
>   + /tmp/ccZgopoJ.s: Error: can't resolve `_start' {*UND* section} -
> `L0^A' {.text section}:  => 49, 366
>   + /tmp/ccdDASPC.s: Error: can't resolve `_start' {*UND* section} -
> `L0^A' {.text section}:  => 43
>   + /tmp/cclXFWlr.s: Error: can't resolve `_start' {*UND* section} -
> `L0^A' {.text section}:  => 43
>   + /tmp/ccnzCwY6.s: Error: can't resolve `_start' {*UND* section} -
> `L0^A' {.text section}:  => 43
>   + /tmp/ccyAN6Ix.s: Error: can't resolve `_start' {*UND* section} -
> `L0^A' {.text section}:  => 43
> 
> Various MIPS, the saga continues...
> 

Hi Geert,

do you know which version of binutils is used by kisskb ?
If it is 2.23.90 or similar (ie below 2.24 and third level version
has more than one digit), there is a patch pending to fix it.

Thanks,
Guenter