[Bug 1907789] [NEW] 2.35.50 breaks ld -no-pie

[Christian Ehrhardt ]

Public bug reported:

The qemu build reaches (and always did) a step where it tries to link some
img files. That is done via the command:
  $ ld -m elf_i386 -T /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/pc-bios/optionrom//flat.lds -no-pie -s -o multiboot.img multiboot.o

Recently that still works in Debian [1] but no more in Ubuntu [2].

I think that the new binutils broke me.
In hirsute proposed those are at 2.35.50.20201210-0ubuntu1

The issue is easily isolated, and by copying the two files around I
found the following:

Hirsute: 2.35.50.20201210-0ubuntu1 - bad
Hirsute: 2.35.50.20201207-0ubuntu1 - bad
Sid:     2.35.1-4                  - good
Groovy:  2.35.1-1ubuntu1           - good
Focal:   2.34-6ubuntu1             - good

I'll attach these two files to the bug, just thro them into a directory and
run the command:
 $ ld -m elf_i386 -T ./flat.lds -no-pie -s -o linuxboot.img linuxboot.o

If that is an intentional change please guide how this is now supposed
to work.

[1]: https://buildd.debian.org/status/fetch.php?pkg=qemu&arch=amd64&ver=1%3A5.2%2Bdfsg-2&stamp=1607598738&raw=1
[2]: https://launchpadlibrarian.net/510801929/buildlog_ubuntu-hirsute-amd64.qemu_1%3A5.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1~ppa2_BUILD

** Affects: binutils (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  2.35.50 breaks ld -no-pie

Status in binutils package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  The qemu build reaches (and always did) a step where it tries to link some
  img files. That is done via the command:
    $ ld -m elf_i386 -T /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/pc-bios/optionrom//flat.lds -no-pie -s -o multiboot.img multiboot.o

  Recently that still works in Debian [1] but no more in Ubuntu [2].

  I think that the new binutils broke me.
  In hirsute proposed those are at 2.35.50.20201210-0ubuntu1

  The issue is easily isolated, and by copying the two files around I
  found the following:

  Hirsute: 2.35.50.20201210-0ubuntu1 - bad
  Hirsute: 2.35.50.20201207-0ubuntu1 - bad
  Sid:     2.35.1-4                  - good
  Groovy:  2.35.1-1ubuntu1           - good
  Focal:   2.34-6ubuntu1             - good

  I'll attach these two files to the bug, just thro them into a directory and
  run the command:
   $ ld -m elf_i386 -T ./flat.lds -no-pie -s -o linuxboot.img linuxboot.o

  If that is an intentional change please guide how this is now supposed
  to work.

  [1]: https://buildd.debian.org/status/fetch.php?pkg=qemu&arch=amd64&ver=1%3A5.2%2Bdfsg-2&stamp=1607598738&raw=1
  [2]: https://launchpadlibrarian.net/510801929/buildlog_ubuntu-hirsute-amd64.qemu_1%3A5.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1~ppa2_BUILD

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