[Bug 2134326] [NEW] objcopy fails to recognize x86-64 libraries

[Heinrich Schuchardt]

Public bug reported:

I am running amd64 Ubuntu 26.04 with binutils 2.45.50.20251125-1ubuntu1

When building upstream U-Boot (https://source.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot.git)
with

make sandbox_defconfig
make V=1

I get an error

  objcopy -j .header -j .text -j .sdata -j .data -j .dynamic -j .dynstr  -j .dynsym -j .rel* -j .reloc --target=efi-app-x86_64 lib/efi_loader/helloworld_efi.so lib/efi_loader/helloworld.efi
objcopy: lib/efi_loader/helloworld_efi.so: file format not recognized

$ file lib/efi_loader/helloworld_efi.so
lib/efi_loader/helloworld_efi.so: ELF 64-bit LSB shared object, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked, stripped

When reverting to bintuils 2.45-7ubuntu1.1 the error disappears.
--- 
ProblemType: Bug
ApportVersion: 2.33.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CurrentDesktop: KDE
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 26.04
InstallationDate: Installed on 2025-07-10 (150 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 25.10 "Questing Quokka" - Daily amd64 (20250710)
Package: binutils 2.45.50.20251125-1ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: amd64
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.17.0-6.6-generic 6.17.1
Tags: resolute
Uname: Linux 6.17.0-6-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to resolute on 2025-11-24 (13 days ago)
UserGroups: N/A
_MarkForUpload: True

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


** Tags: apport-collected resolute

** Tags added: apport-collected resolute

** Description changed:

  I am running amd64 Ubuntu 26.04 with binutils 2.45.50.20251125-1ubuntu1
  
  When building upstream U-Boot (https://source.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot.git)
  with
  
  make sandbox_defconfig
  make V=1
  
  I get an error
  
    objcopy -j .header -j .text -j .sdata -j .data -j .dynamic -j .dynstr  -j .dynsym -j .rel* -j .reloc --target=efi-app-x86_64 lib/efi_loader/helloworld_efi.so lib/efi_loader/helloworld.efi
  objcopy: lib/efi_loader/helloworld_efi.so: file format not recognized
  
  $ file lib/efi_loader/helloworld_efi.so
  lib/efi_loader/helloworld_efi.so: ELF 64-bit LSB shared object, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked, stripped
  
  When reverting to bintuils 2.45-7ubuntu1.1 the error disappears.
+ --- 
+ ProblemType: Bug
+ ApportVersion: 2.33.1-0ubuntu3
+ Architecture: amd64
+ CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
+ CurrentDesktop: KDE
+ DistroRelease: Ubuntu 26.04
+ InstallationDate: Installed on 2025-07-10 (150 days ago)
+ InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 25.10 "Questing Quokka" - Daily amd64 (20250710)
+ Package: binutils 2.45.50.20251125-1ubuntu1
+ PackageArchitecture: amd64
+ ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.17.0-6.6-generic 6.17.1
+ Tags: resolute
+ Uname: Linux 6.17.0-6-generic x86_64
+ UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to resolute on 2025-11-24 (13 days ago)
+ UserGroups: N/A
+ _MarkForUpload: True

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Title:
  objcopy fails to recognize x86-64 libraries

Status in binutils package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I am running amd64 Ubuntu 26.04 with binutils
  2.45.50.20251125-1ubuntu1

  When building upstream U-Boot
  (https://source.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot.git) with

  make sandbox_defconfig
  make V=1

  I get an error

    objcopy -j .header -j .text -j .sdata -j .data -j .dynamic -j .dynstr  -j .dynsym -j .rel* -j .reloc --target=efi-app-x86_64 lib/efi_loader/helloworld_efi.so lib/efi_loader/helloworld.efi
  objcopy: lib/efi_loader/helloworld_efi.so: file format not recognized

  $ file lib/efi_loader/helloworld_efi.so
  lib/efi_loader/helloworld_efi.so: ELF 64-bit LSB shared object, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked, stripped

  When reverting to bintuils 2.45-7ubuntu1.1 the error disappears.
  --- 
  ProblemType: Bug
  ApportVersion: 2.33.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
  CurrentDesktop: KDE
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 26.04
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2025-07-10 (150 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 25.10 "Questing Quokka" - Daily amd64 (20250710)
  Package: binutils 2.45.50.20251125-1ubuntu1
  PackageArchitecture: amd64
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.17.0-6.6-generic 6.17.1
  Tags: resolute
  Uname: Linux 6.17.0-6-generic x86_64
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to resolute on 2025-11-24 (13 days ago)
  UserGroups: N/A
  _MarkForUpload: True

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