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libsdl1.2 package

multi-arch ld cannot find -lSDL or -LSDL-1.2

Bug #1481440 reported by Bryce Schober
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This bug affects 2 people
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libsdl1.2 (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

I'm trying to compile a 32-bit application on Trusty x86-64. I've installed the libsdl1.2-dev and libsdl1.2debian:i386 packages successfully. When I try to compile any 32-bit application that links to -lSDL, it fails to link.

#include <SDL/SDL.h>
int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
 if (SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO) != 0) {
  exit(1);
 }
 SDL_Quit();
 return 0;
}

The above trivial C application below builds just fine as 64-bit with the following command: gcc main.c -lSDL
But when I try to build it with the -m32 flag, using the command: gcc -m32 main.c -Wl,--verbose -lSDL
I get the following output:

GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Ubuntu) 2.24
  Supported emulations:
   elf_x86_64
   elf32_x86_64
   elf_i386
   i386linux
   elf_l1om
   elf_k1om
   i386pep
   i386pe
using internal linker script:
==================================================
/* Script for -z combreloc: combine and sort reloc sections */
OUTPUT_FORMAT("elf32-i386", "elf32-i386",
       "elf32-i386")
OUTPUT_ARCH(i386)
ENTRY(_start)
SEARCH_DIR("/usr/i386-linux-gnu/lib32"); SEARCH_DIR("/usr/x86_64-linux-gnu/lib32"); SEARCH_DIR("=/usr/local/lib/i386-linux-gnu"); SEARCH_DIR("=/usr/local/lib32"); SEARCH_DIR("=/lib/i386-linux-gnu"); SEARCH_DIR("=/lib32"); SEARCH_DIR("=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu"); SEARCH_DIR("=/usr/lib32"); SEARCH_DIR("=/usr/local/lib"); SEARCH_DIR("=/lib"); SEARCH_DIR("=/usr/lib");

<snipped/>

==================================================
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../../lib32/crt1.o succeeded
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../../lib32/crt1.o
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../../lib32/crti.o succeeded
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../../lib32/crti.o
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/32/crtbegin.o succeeded
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/32/crtbegin.o
attempt to open /tmp/ccZi14Qh.o succeeded
/tmp/ccZi14Qh.o
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/32/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/32/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../i386-linux-gnu/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-liGNU ld (GNU Binutils for Ubuntu) 2.24
  Supported emulations:
   elf_x86_64
   elf32_x86_64
   elf_i386
   i386linux
   elf_l1om
   elf_k1om
   i386pep
   i386pe
using internal linker script:
==================================================
/* Script for -z combreloc: combine and sort reloc sections */
OUTPUT_FORMAT("elf32-i386", "elf32-i386",
       "elf32-i386")
OUTPUT_ARCH(i386)
ENTRY(_start)
SEARCH_DIR("/usr/i386-linux-gnu/lib32"); SEARCH_DIR("/usr/x86_64-linux-gnu/lib32"); SEARCH_DIR("=/usr/local/lib/i386-linux-gnu"); SEARCH_DIR("=/usr/local/lib32"); SEARCH_DIR("=/lib/i386-linux-gnu"); SEARCH_DIR("=/lib32"); SEARCH_DIR("=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu"); SEARCH_DIR("=/usr/lib32"); SEARCH_DIR("=/usr/local/lib"); SEARCH_DIR("=/lib"); SEARCH_DIR("=/usr/lib");

<snipped/>

==================================================
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../../lib32/crt1.o succeeded
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../../lib32/crt1.o
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../../lib32/crti.o succeeded
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../../lib32/crti.o
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/32/crtbegin.o succeeded
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/32/crtbegin.o
attempt to open /tmp/ccZi14Qh.o succeeded
/tmp/ccZi14Qh.o
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/32/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/32/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../i386-linux-gnu/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../i386-linux-gnu/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../../lib32/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../../lib32/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open /lib/../lib32/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open /lib/../lib32/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/../lib32/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/../lib32/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../i386-linux-gnu/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../i386-linux-gnu/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../libSDL.so failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../libSDL.a failed
attempt to open /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open /usr/i386-linux-gnu/lib32/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open /usr/i386-linux-gnu/lib32/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open /usr/x86_64-linux-gnu/lib32/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open /usr/x86_64-linux-gnu/lib32/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open //usr/local/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open //usr/local/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open //usr/local/lib32/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open //usr/local/lib32/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open //lib/i386-linux-gnu/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open //lib/i386-linux-gnu/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open //lib32/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open //lib32/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open //usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open //usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open //usr/lib32/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open //usr/lib32/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open //usr/local/lib/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open //usr/local/lib/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open //lib/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open //lib/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open //usr/lib/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open //usr/lib/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/32/libgcc.so failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/32/libgcc.a succeeded
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/32/libgcc_s.so succeeded
-lgcc_s (/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/32/libgcc_s.so)
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/32/libc.so failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/32/libc.a failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../i386-linux-gnu/libc.so failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../i386-linux-gnu/libc.a failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../../lib32/libc.so succeeded
opened script file /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../../lib32/libc.so
opened script file /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../../lib32/libc.so
attempt to open /lib32/libc.so.6 succeeded
/lib32/libc.so.6
attempt to open /usr/lib32/libc_nonshared.a succeeded
(/usr/lib32/libc_nonshared.a)elf-init.oS
attempt to open /lib32/ld-linux.so.2 succeeded
/lib32/ld-linux.so.2
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lSDL
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
nux-gnu/4.8/../../../i386-linux-gnu/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../../lib32/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../../lib32/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open /lib/../lib32/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open /lib/../lib32/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/../lib32/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/../lib32/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../i386-linux-gnu/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../i386-linux-gnu/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../libSDL.so failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../libSDL.a failed
attempt to open /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open /usr/i386-linux-gnu/lib32/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open /usr/i386-linux-gnu/lib32/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open /usr/x86_64-linux-gnu/lib32/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open /usr/x86_64-linux-gnu/lib32/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open //usr/local/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open //usr/local/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open //usr/local/lib32/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open //usr/local/lib32/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open //lib/i386-linux-gnu/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open //lib/i386-linux-gnu/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open //lib32/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open //lib32/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open //usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open //usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open //usr/lib32/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open //usr/lib32/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open //usr/local/lib/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open //usr/local/lib/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open //lib/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open //lib/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open //usr/lib/libSDL.so failed
attempt to open //usr/lib/libSDL.a failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/32/libgcc.so failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/32/libgcc.a succeeded
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/32/libgcc_s.so succeeded
-lgcc_s (/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/32/libgcc_s.so)
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/32/libc.so failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/32/libc.a failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../i386-linux-gnu/libc.so failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../i386-linux-gnu/libc.a failed
attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../../lib32/libc.so succeeded
opened script file /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../../lib32/libc.so
opened script file /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../../lib32/libc.so
attempt to open /lib32/libc.so.6 succeeded
/lib32/libc.so.6
attempt to open /usr/lib32/libc_nonshared.a succeeded
(/usr/lib32/libc_nonshared.a)elf-init.oS
attempt to open /lib32/ld-linux.so.2 succeeded
/lib32/ld-linux.so.2
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lSDL
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status

Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in libsdl1.2 (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Revision history for this message
Christian Ehrhardt  (paelzer) wrote :

I know it is a long time, but to close it out since there was a recent bump.

$ gcc main.c -lSDL
But
$
$ gcc main.c -lSDL -m32
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lSDL
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status

So much as reported.

# install libs
$ sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt-get install libsdl1.2-dev:i386

$ gcc main.c -lSDL -m32
# Working fine now.

Likely no one cares anyway, but I wanted to document the right solution.

Changed in libsdl1.2 (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Opinion
status: Opinion → Invalid
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