powerpc64 11.0-CURRENT's clang binds -m32 -mcpu=powerpc a.out to /libexec/ld-elf.so.1

[Konstantin Belousov]

On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 11:06:51PM -0800, Mark Millard wrote:
> # more main.c
> int main()
> {
>     return 0;
> }
> 
> 
> 
> # ls -l `which cc`
> -r-xr-xr-x  7 root  wheel  54137976 Dec 14 00:06 /usr/bin/cc
> 
> # cc --version
> FreeBSD clang version 3.7.0 (tags/RELEASE_370/final 246257) 20150906
> Target: powerpc64-unknown-freebsd11.0
> Thread model: posix
> 
> # cc -m32 -mcpu=powerpc main.c
> # file a.out
> a.out: ELF 32-bit MSB executable, PowerPC or cisco 4500, version 1 (FreeBSD), dynamically linked, interpreter /libexec/ld-elf.so.1, FreeBSD-style, for FreeBSD 11.0 (1100091), not stripped
> 
> 
> 
> By contrast powerpc64-gcc binds the a.out produced to /libexec/ld-elf32.so.1 instead:
> 
> # ls -l `which gcc`
> lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel  48 Dec  5 05:38 /usr/bin/gcc -> /usr/local/bin/powerpc64-portbld-freebsd11.0-gcc
> 
> # gcc --version
> gcc (FreeBSD Ports Collection for powerpc64) 5.2.0
> Copyright (C) 2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
> warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
> 
> # gcc -m32 -mcpu=powerpc main.c
> # file a.out
> a.out: ELF 32-bit MSB executable, PowerPC or cisco 4500, version 1 (FreeBSD), dynamically linked, interpreter /libexec/ld-elf32.so.1, FreeBSD-style, for FreeBSD 11.0 (1100091), not stripped
> 
This is a bug in gcc, most likely in the spec file. All FreeBSD
ABIs use either /libexec/ld-elf.so.1 or (for older versions)
/usr/libexec/ld-elf.so.1.

> 
> Context details:
> 
> # freebsd-version -ku; uname -aKU
> 11.0-CURRENT
> 11.0-CURRENT
> FreeBSD FBSDG5C0 11.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 11.0-CURRENT #1 r291891M: Wed Dec  9 09:15:33 PST 2015     root at FBSDG5C0:/usr/obj/xtoolchain/powerpc.powerpc64/usr/src/sys/GENERIC64vtsc-NODEBUG  powerpc 1100091 1100091
> 
> # pkg info powerpc64-gcc
> powerpc64-gcc-5.2.0_1
> Name           : powerpc64-gcc
> Version        : 5.2.0_1
> Installed on   : Wed Dec  9 02:18:14 2015 PST
> Origin         : devel/powerpc64-gcc
> Architecture   : freebsd:11:powerpc:64
> Prefix         : /usr/local
> Categories     : devel
> . . .
> 
> ===
> Mark Millard
> markmi at dsl-only.net
> 
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