vmware / vmware/photon

make build of aarch64 linux/linux-esx packages fail due to gcc 12.5.0 / binutils 2.46.1 requirements

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Description

Describe the bug

Hi @vbrahmajosyula1, Hi @sshedi ,

Since 5fce7ef, Photon 5 builds with gcc 12.5.0 and binutils 2.46.1.

GNU ld 2.46 advertises RELR support, so olddefconfig adds CONFIG_TOOLS_SUPPORT_RELR=y and CONFIG_RELR=y. Those two entries must be in the aarch64 configs (config_aarch64, config-esx_aarch64);

CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_RELR and CONFIG_CC_HAS_ASM_INLINE are already set. With the new symbols present, %prep’s config-applicability diff is a no-op.

Reproduction steps

5.0 aarch64 make build

Expected behavior

successful 5.0 aarch64 make build

Additional context

The following workaround patches config-esx_aarch64and config_aarch64.
fix-photon-aarch64-relr-config.sh

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Research direction

Start with config_aarch64 and config-esx_aarch64, then review the 5.0 aarch64 make build and the config-applicability check described in the issue. Confirm the RELR-related symbols are represented in both configs and rerun the aarch64 build; done means the package build succeeds without the workaround script.

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Assessment

Tech stack
linux
Domain
build-system, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
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Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
75/100

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