Backport #8009: `make MAINLIBS=-ltcmalloc` does not work with new versions of gcc

• Status: Closed
• Assignee: usa (Usaku NAKAMURA)

[tmm1 (Aman Karmani)]

With newer versions of gcc, linker arguments must appear after object files.

diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 45eb7c6..a93a1e6 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -194,12 +194,12 @@ all:
miniruby$(EXEEXT):
@-if test -f $@; then $(MV) -f $@ $@.old; $(RM) $@.old; fi
$(ECHO) linking $@

•           $(Q) $(PURIFY) $(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $(XLDFLAGS) $(MAINLIBS) $(NORMALMAINOBJ) $(MINIOBJS) $(COMMONOBJS) $(DMYEXT) $(DTRACE_OBJ) $(LIBS) $(OUTFLAG)$@
  

•           $(Q) $(PURIFY) $(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $(XLDFLAGS) $(NORMALMAINOBJ) $(MINIOBJS) $(COMMONOBJS) $(DMYEXT) $(DTRACE_OBJ) $(MAINLIBS) $(LIBS) $(OUTFLAG)$@
  

$(PROGRAM):
@$(RM) $@
$(ECHO) linking $@

•           $(Q) $(PURIFY) $(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $(XLDFLAGS) $(MAINLIBS) $(MAINOBJ) $(EXTOBJS) $(LIBRUBYARG) $(LIBS) $(EXTLIBS) $(OUTFLAG)$@
  

•           $(Q) $(PURIFY) $(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $(XLDFLAGS) $(MAINOBJ) $(EXTOBJS) $(LIBRUBYARG) $(MAINLIBS) $(LIBS) $(EXTLIBS) $(OUTFLAG)$@
            $(Q) $(POSTLINK)
  

We must `rm' the library each time this rule is invoked because "updating" a

[nobu (Nobuyoshi Nakada)]

• Status changed from Open to Closed
• % Done changed from 0 to 100

This issue was solved with changeset r39578.
Aman, thank you for reporting this issue.
Your contribution to Ruby is greatly appreciated.
May Ruby be with you.

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Makefile.in: move MAINLIBC after objects

• Makefile.in (miniruby, ruby): move MAINLIBC because linker arguments
  must appear after object files with newer versions of gcc. patch by
  tmm1 (Aman Gupta) in [ruby-core:53121] [Bug #8009]

[nobu (Nobuyoshi Nakada)]

• Tracker changed from Bug to Backport
• Project changed from Ruby master to Backport200
• Category deleted (build)
• Status changed from Closed to Assigned
• Assignee changed from nobu (Nobuyoshi Nakada) to nagachika (Tomoyuki Chikanaga)

[nagachika (Tomoyuki Chikanaga)]

• Status changed from Assigned to Closed

This issue was solved with changeset r39911.
Aman, thank you for reporting this issue.
Your contribution to Ruby is greatly appreciated.
May Ruby be with you.

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merge revision(s) 39578: [Backport #8009]

* Makefile.in (miniruby, ruby): move MAINLIBC because linker arguments
  must appear after object files with newer versions of gcc.  patch by
  tmm1 (Aman Gupta) in [ruby-core:53121] [Bug #8009]

[tmm1 (Aman Karmani)]

Thanks. Could you backport this to 1.9.3 as well?

[usa (Usaku NAKAMURA)]

• Project changed from Backport200 to Backport193
• Status changed from Closed to Assigned
• Assignee changed from nagachika (Tomoyuki Chikanaga) to usa (Usaku NAKAMURA)

[usa (Usaku NAKAMURA)]

• Status changed from Assigned to Closed

This issue was solved with changeset r40098.
Aman, thank you for reporting this issue.
Your contribution to Ruby is greatly appreciated.
May Ruby be with you.

---

merge revision(s) 39578: [Backport #8009]

* Makefile.in (miniruby, ruby): move MAINLIBC because linker arguments
  must appear after object files with newer versions of gcc.  patch by
  tmm1 (Aman Gupta) in [ruby-core:53121] [Bug #8009]