clang --coverage cannot find libprofile_rt.a

[Greg Smolyn]

When compiling with --coverage, clang will fail the compile when trying to link with libprofile_rt.a

It expects this file in "/usr/bin/../lib/libprofile_rt.a", however it actually exists in "/usr/lib/llvm-3.0/lib"

Here's the output of the clang verbose mode:

me@my-vm:~$ clang -v --coverage test.c
Ubuntu clang version 3.0-6ubuntu1 (tags/RELEASE_30/final) (based on LLVM 3.0)
Target: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
Thread model: posix
 "/usr/bin/clang" -cc1 -triple x86_64-pc-linux-gnu -emit-obj -mrelax-all -disable-free -disable-llvm-verifier -main-file-name test.c -mrelocation-model static -mdisable-fp-elim -masm-verbose -mconstructor-aliases -munwind-tables -target-cpu x86-64 -target-linker-version 2.22 -momit-leaf-frame-pointer -v -femit-coverage-notes -femit-coverage-data -resource-dir /usr/bin/../lib/clang/3.0 -fmodule-cache-path /var/tmp/clang-module-cache -internal-isystem /usr/local/include -internal-isystem /usr/bin/../lib/clang/3.0/include -internal-externc-isystem /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu -internal-externc-isystem /usr/include -ferror-limit 19 -fmessage-length 151 -fgnu-runtime -fobjc-runtime-has-arc -fobjc-runtime-has-weak -fobjc-fragile-abi -fdiagnostics-show-option -fcolor-diagnostics -o /tmp/test-ktQPLM.o -x c test.c
clang -cc1 version 3.0 based upon llvm 3.0 hosted on x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
ignoring nonexistent directory "/usr/bin/../lib/clang/3.0/include"
ignoring nonexistent directory "/usr/bin/../lib/clang/3.0/include"
ignoring duplicate directory "/usr/local/include"
ignoring duplicate directory "/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu"
ignoring duplicate directory "/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu"
ignoring duplicate directory "/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu"
ignoring duplicate directory "/usr/include"
#include "..." search starts here:
#include <...> search starts here:
 /usr/local/include
 /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu
 /usr/include
 /usr/include/clang/3.0/include/
 /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.6/include/
 /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.6/include-fixed/
End of search list.
 "/usr/bin/ld" -z relro --hash-style=gnu --as-needed --build-id --eh-frame-hdr -m elf_x86_64 -dynamic-linker /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 -o a.out /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.6/../../../x86_64-linux-gnu/crt1.o /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.6/../../../x86_64-linux-gnu/crti.o /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.6/crtbegin.o -L/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.6 -L/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.6/../../../x86_64-linux-gnu -L/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu -L/lib/../lib64 -L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu -L/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.6/../../../x86_64-linux-gnu -L/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.6/../../.. -L/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu -L/lib -L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu -L/usr/lib /tmp/test-ktQPLM.o -lgcc --as-needed -lgcc_s --no-as-needed -lc -lgcc --as-needed -lgcc_s --no-as-needed /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.6/crtend.o /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.6/../../../x86_64-linux-gnu/crtn.o /usr/bin/../lib/libprofile_rt.a
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find /usr/bin/../lib/libprofile_rt.a: No such file or directory
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: clang 3.0-6ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-18.29-generic 3.2.9
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-18-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.94.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Mar 13 21:03:11 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120301)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_CA:en
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: clang
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Sylvestre Ledru (sylvestre)]

Ubuntu does not ship profile_rt.
Debian, in experimental, does.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package clang - 3.2~rc3-1~exp3ubuntu2

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clang (3.2~rc3-1~exp3ubuntu2) raring; urgency=low

  * Build-depend on python.
 -- Matthias Klose <email address hidden> Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:09:28 +0100