[Bug 1271468] [NEW] collect2 --as-needed option causes build failure

[Marc Fournier]

Public bug reported:

Testing a package build on upcoming trusty, I encountered a rather
strange issue.

Given this simple program:

#include <amqp_tcp_socket.h>
int main () {
  return amqp_tcp_socket_new (0);
}

I installed "librabbitmq-dev" which provides amqp_tcp_socket.h, and then
ran "gcc -o /tmp/test -g -O2 -lrabbitmq -ldl amqp.c", which fails with:

/tmp/amqp.c:2: undefined reference to `amqp_tcp_socket_new'
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status

Using "gcc -v", I discovered that if /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-
gnu/4.8/collect2 was called without the --as-needed option, the program
builds fine.

I'm actually opening this bug against gcc and not librabbitmq-dev for a
reason: this simple C program builds perfectly on debian jessie/sid.
librabbitmq-dev/librabbitmq1 are exactly identical between trusty and
debian unstable. The problem also occurs when manually building
librabbitmq from the upstream source tarball.

Also, it's not just a matter of fixing my broken program or calling gcc
with some other option. This program actually is a stripped down version
of what is generated by autoconf (also same version and output on sid
and trusty, BTW) with this macro:

AC_CHECK_FUNC(amqp_tcp_socket_new, [with_amqp_tcp_socket="yes"],
[with_amqp_tcp_socket="no"])

Attaching the output of "gcc -v" on both trusty and jessie. Apart from a
couple of paths and version strings, collect2 is called with "--as-
needed" and "-z relro" on trusty but not on debian jessie.

"--as-needed" is what makes the difference between failing to build (on
trusty) or not (on jessie).

Thanks for taking a look at this !

** Affects: gcc-4.8 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Attachment added: "gcc -v on trusty"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1271468/+attachment/3954218/+files/gcc-v-trusty.txt

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Title:
  collect2 --as-needed option causes build failure

Status in “gcc-4.8” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Testing a package build on upcoming trusty, I encountered a rather
  strange issue.

  Given this simple program:

  #include <amqp_tcp_socket.h>
  int main () {
    return amqp_tcp_socket_new (0);
  }

  I installed "librabbitmq-dev" which provides amqp_tcp_socket.h, and
  then ran "gcc -o /tmp/test -g -O2 -lrabbitmq -ldl amqp.c", which fails
  with:

  /tmp/amqp.c:2: undefined reference to `amqp_tcp_socket_new'
  collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status

  Using "gcc -v", I discovered that if /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-
  gnu/4.8/collect2 was called without the --as-needed option, the
  program builds fine.

  I'm actually opening this bug against gcc and not librabbitmq-dev for
  a reason: this simple C program builds perfectly on debian jessie/sid.
  librabbitmq-dev/librabbitmq1 are exactly identical between trusty and
  debian unstable. The problem also occurs when manually building
  librabbitmq from the upstream source tarball.

  Also, it's not just a matter of fixing my broken program or calling
  gcc with some other option. This program actually is a stripped down
  version of what is generated by autoconf (also same version and output
  on sid and trusty, BTW) with this macro:

  AC_CHECK_FUNC(amqp_tcp_socket_new, [with_amqp_tcp_socket="yes"],
  [with_amqp_tcp_socket="no"])

  Attaching the output of "gcc -v" on both trusty and jessie. Apart from
  a couple of paths and version strings, collect2 is called with "--as-
  needed" and "-z relro" on trusty but not on debian jessie.

  "--as-needed" is what makes the difference between failing to build
  (on trusty) or not (on jessie).

  Thanks for taking a look at this !

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