Debian Bug report logs - #45038
ar complains: invalid string offset 1769472 >= 2042 for section `.shstrtab'

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Laurent Bonnaud <Laurent.Bonnaud@irisa.fr>

To: submit@bugs.debian.org

Subject: ar complains: invalid string offset 1769472 >= 2042 for section `.shstrtab'

Date: 13 Sep 1999 19:10:35 +0200

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Message #10 received at 45038@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Laurent Bonnaud <Laurent.Bonnaud@irisa.fr>

To: 45038@bugs.debian.org

Subject: more info

Date: 15 Sep 1999 10:46:20 +0200

Hi,

I tried the same compilation with gcc-2.95.1 installed from sources.

There are fewer "invalid string offset" errors, but later ld crashes:

g++ -shared -o libfoo.so *.o
collect2: ld terminated with signal 11 [Segmentation fault], core dumped
/usr/bin/ld: bfd assertion fail ../../bfd/elf32-i386.c:621
[...]
/usr/bin/ld: bfd assertion fail ../../bfd/elf32-i386.c:1414

So there is definitely a bug in binutils.

-- 
Laurent.

Message #15 received at 45038@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Laurent Bonnaud <Laurent.Bonnaud@irisa.fr>

To: 45038@bugs.debian.org

Subject: still more info

Date: 15 Sep 1999 17:44:40 +0200

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Hi again,

after many tests, I've come to the conclusion that the bug is in the
Linux NFS client code.  Object files were simply corrupted.

However, there is still a bug in ld, which should not crash anyway.
I've enclosed in this message a file which triggers the bug:

$ g++ -shared -o l.so bug.o  
collect2: ld terminated with signal 11 [Segmentation fault]
/usr/bin/ld: bfd assertion fail elf32-i386.c:621
/usr/bin/ld: bfd assertion fail elf32-i386.c:621
/usr/bin/ld: bfd assertion fail elf32-i386.c:621
/usr/bin/ld: bfd assertion fail elf32-i386.c:621
/usr/bin/ld: bfd assertion fail elf32-i386.c:621
/usr/bin/ld: bfd assertion fail elf32-i386.c:621
/usr/bin/ld: bfd assertion fail elf32-i386.c:1414

As this would probably not happen on a non-corrupted file, I will
downgrade the severity of this bug to normal.

-- 
Laurent.

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Message #22 received at 45038@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Laurent Bonnaud <Laurent.Bonnaud@inpg.fr>

To: 45038@bugs.debian.org

Subject: updated info for newer binutils

Date: 07 Oct 1999 09:43:34 +0200

Hi,

binutils_2.9.5.0.12-2 does not fix the problem.  Only line numbers
of assertions changed:

$ g++ -shared -o l.so bug.o  
collect2: ld terminated with signal 11 [Segmentation fault], core dumped
/usr/bin/ld: bfd assertion fail ../../bfd/elf32-i386.c:633
/usr/bin/ld: bfd assertion fail ../../bfd/elf32-i386.c:633
/usr/bin/ld: bfd assertion fail ../../bfd/elf32-i386.c:633
/usr/bin/ld: bfd assertion fail ../../bfd/elf32-i386.c:633
/usr/bin/ld: bfd assertion fail ../../bfd/elf32-i386.c:633
/usr/bin/ld: bfd assertion fail ../../bfd/elf32-i386.c:633
/usr/bin/ld: bfd assertion fail ../../bfd/elf32-i386.c:1510

-- 
Laurent.

Message #27 received at 45038@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Christopher C Chimelis <chris@debian.org>

To: Laurent Bonnaud <Laurent.Bonnaud@inpg.fr>, 45038@bugs.debian.org

Cc: debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#45038: updated info for newer binutils

Date: Thu, 7 Oct 1999 22:29:40 -0400 (EDT)

On 7 Oct 1999, Laurent Bonnaud wrote:

> binutils_2.9.5.0.12-2 does not fix the problem.  Only line numbers
> of assertions changed:
> 
> $ g++ -shared -o l.so bug.o  
> collect2: ld terminated with signal 11 [Segmentation fault], core dumped
> /usr/bin/ld: bfd assertion fail ../../bfd/elf32-i386.c:633
> /usr/bin/ld: bfd assertion fail ../../bfd/elf32-i386.c:633
> /usr/bin/ld: bfd assertion fail ../../bfd/elf32-i386.c:633
> /usr/bin/ld: bfd assertion fail ../../bfd/elf32-i386.c:633
> /usr/bin/ld: bfd assertion fail ../../bfd/elf32-i386.c:633
> /usr/bin/ld: bfd assertion fail ../../bfd/elf32-i386.c:633
> /usr/bin/ld: bfd assertion fail ../../bfd/elf32-i386.c:1510

I'm about to upload a new version.  It might fix the problem, but I'm not
sure.  If you'd like to test it in advance, let me know and I'll place
it up for public ftp.

FYI, I finally got an i386 to work with, so I can offer i386 debs :-)

C

Message #32 received at 45038@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Laurent Bonnaud <Laurent.Bonnaud@inpg.fr>

To: 45038@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#45038: updated info for newer binutils

Date: 10 Nov 1999 11:32:41 +0100

>>>>> "Christopher" == Christopher C Chimelis <chris@debian.org> writes:
Christopher> 
Christopher> I'm about to upload a new version.  It might fix the
Christopher> problem, but I'm not sure.  If you'd like to test it in
Christopher> advance, let me know and I'll place it up for public ftp.

Thank you, but I just waited for a newer binutil to appear in the
archive mirrors.  So I tested binutils_2.9.5.0.19-1 and the bug is
still there.

-- 
Laurent.

Message #37 received at 45038@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Christopher C Chimelis <chris@debian.org>

To: Laurent Bonnaud <Laurent.Bonnaud@inpg.fr>, 45038@bugs.debian.org

Cc: debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#45038: updated info for newer binutils

Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 10:37:50 -0500 (EST)

On 10 Nov 1999, Laurent Bonnaud wrote:

> Thank you, but I just waited for a newer binutil to appear in the
> archive mirrors.  So I tested binutils_2.9.5.0.19-1 and the bug is
> still there.

Ok...I'll look deeper into it.

C

Message #42 received at 45038@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: "Christopher C. Chimelis" <chris@debian.org>

To: Laurent Bonnaud <Laurent.Bonnaud@irisa.fr>

Cc: 45019@bugs.debian.org, 45038@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Can you still reproduce these bugs?

Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 23:52:30 -0500 (EST)

Hi...

I've done ALOT of changes to binutils since these bugs were reported.  If
you can, could you see if these bugs are still capable of being
reproduced?  If so, can you send me source so I can properly trace/debug
this situation?

If you can't still reproduce them, just let me know and I'll close the
bugs (I'm trying to follow up on my bug reports before release..sorry for
the delay).  If they are still reproduced, I can send a proper bug report
upstream.  Thanks!

C

Message #47 received at 45038-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: "Christopher C. Chimelis" <chris@debian.org>

To: 45019-done@bugs.debian.org, 45038-done@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Closed...can't reproduce and no feedback from bug submitter

Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2000 02:14:50 -0400 (EDT)

I'm closing these bugs since I can no longer reproduce them with current
binutils from either potato or woody and also haven't received a reply
from the bug submitter to verify that the bugs have been fixed on their
systems.

C

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