kmflcomp version 0.9.8-1 failed to build on amd64 with GCC-4.6/oneiric

[Matthias Klose]

kmflcomp version 0.9.8-1 failed to build on amd64 with GCC-4.6/oneiric
Link to failed build: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/test-rebuild-20110413/+buildjob/2454645

Details about the rebuild:
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2011-April/033042.html

Direct link to the build log: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/test-rebuild-20110413/+buildjob/2454645/+files/buildlog_ubuntu-natty-amd64.kmflcomp_0.9.8-1_FAILEDTOBUILD.txt.gz

This log snippet might be of interest, since it triggered the matcher 'Purging chroot-autobuild'.
Excerpt 677 lines into the build log:

/build/buildd/kmflcomp-0.9.8/src/kmflcomp.c:1329: undefined reference to `XStringToKeysym'
../src/.libs/libkmflcomp.a(libkmflcomp_la-kmflcomp.o): In function `make_keysym':
/build/buildd/kmflcomp-0.9.8/src/kmflcomp.c:1350: undefined reference to `XOpenDisplay'
/build/buildd/kmflcomp-0.9.8/src/kmflcomp.c:1354: undefined reference to `XKeysymToKeycode'
/build/buildd/kmflcomp-0.9.8/src/kmflcomp.c:1355: undefined reference to `XKeycodeToKeysym'
/build/buildd/kmflcomp-0.9.8/src/kmflcomp.c:1356: undefined reference to `XCloseDisplay'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[3]: *** [kmflcomp] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/build/buildd/kmflcomp-0.9.8/kmfl_compiler'
make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/build/buildd/kmflcomp-0.9.8'
make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/build/buildd/kmflcomp-0.9.8'
make: *** [debian/stamp-makefile-build] Error 2
dpkg-buildpackage: error: debian/rules build gave error exit status 2
******************************************************************************
Build finished at 20110423-2218
FAILED [dpkg-buildpackage died]
Purging chroot-autobuild/build/buildd/kmflcomp-0.9.8

[Kyle Williams (dappermuis)]

Fixed for LD --as-needed

[Stefano Rivera (stefanor)]

Patch forwarded upstream: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3403804&group_id=130915&atid=719368

[Stefano Rivera (stefanor)]

While we are here, can we empty the dependency_libs in the .la file?

Lintian says:
E: libkmflcomp-dev: non-empty-dependency_libs-in-la-file usr/lib/libkmflcomp.la

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package kmflcomp - 0.9.8-1ubuntu1

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kmflcomp (0.9.8-1ubuntu1) oneiric; urgency=low

  * Fix FTBFS with LD --as-needed LP: #771076
 -- Kyle Williams <email address hidden> Sat, 03 Sep 2011 20:59:26 +0200

[Dave Walker (davewalker)]

Removed ubuntu-sponsors, as Ubuntu task is complete. Thanks.