On Jun 25 14:08, Michael Haubenwallner wrote: > Hi, > > I'm encountering a package's configure script (openssh-7.7p1) that > successfully tests for the compiler flag "-mfunction-return=thunk", > which causes subsequent linker errors (and fails to identify zlib): > relocation truncated to fit: R_X86_64_32S against `.text' > > The compiler used is gcc-7.3.0 with binutils-2.29.1.20171006 (current), > and the easiest test case here is: > > $ echo 'int main() { return 0; }' > conftest.c > $ gcc -mfunction-return=thunk conftest.c > /tmp/ccv1Ird0.o:conftest.c:(.text+0x1a): relocation truncated to fit: R_X86_64_32S against `.text' > collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status > > Not sure though where to finally report this problem: > * openssh, as they should do a link-test rather than compile-test > * gcc, as their generated code is wrong for cygwin > * binutils, as their ld is unable to link that code > * cygwin, as the maintainers of cygwin support in binutils+gcc > > After all, openssh-7.7p1-1.src cygwin package currently fails to compile. configure with --without-hardening for the time being. Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Maintainer cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat