ports/138481: lang/tcc: tcc compiled executables segfault

 

 

Every executable compiled using tcc segfaults. Interestingly,
if the "-run" is used, the program executes as expected. See
the "how to repeat the problem" below.

I tried tcc version 0.9.24 (via pkg_add) and 0.9.25 (via ports,
using gcc 4.2.1) with the same results.

This seems to be FreeBSD specific since I cannot reproduce this
on Linux (Arch, with gcc 4.4.1) at all.

echo 'main(){puts("hello");}' | tcc -o output - && ./output
Segmentation fault (core dumped)

And with "-run":
echo 'main(){puts("hello");}' | tcc -run -
hello

 

Responsible Changed
From-To:	freebsd-ports-bugs->dinoex
By:	edwin
When:	Wed Sep 2 12:40:16 UTC 2009
Why:	Over to maintainer (via the GNATS Auto Assign Tool)

State Changed
From-To:	open->analyzed
By:	dinoex
When:	Sun Sep 6 10:23:02 CEST 2009
Why:	Verfied, the executables are not valid for FreeBSD 6 or FreeBSD 7 even ldd crashes on analyzing the executabe. The problem is known upstream, but no patch availible: http://www.mail-archive.com/tinycc-devel@nongnu.org/msg00129.html --------- Sergey Lyubka Sat, 23 Jul 2005 05:44:45 -0700 tcc builds ELF executable in the way not understood by FreeBSD. There is no quick fix for that, afaik. ELF executable linkage part of tcc must be adopted for building native FreeBSD exe-s. However, building Linux executables and linking them against /usr/compat/linux libraries might work. I spent some time before, trying to make 'native linkage' work on FreeBSD, but not finished the work yet. It is half-way complete. Simple programs do execute, more complex ones coredump. --------- Patches welcome.