ld linker script error

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The project I'm currently working on uses a bunch of dynamic libs bundled together with the source code. There is a subset of libs which is named as follows:

for a given lib libABC, there are four files:

libABC.so

libABC.so.4

libABC.so.4.5

libABC.so.4.5.0

They are daisy-chained like this:

the first file, libABC.so, contains the following:

link libABC.so.4

whereas the next file, libABC.so.4, contains the following:

link libABC.so.4.5

and so on till the actual lib file, libABC.so.4.5.0.

I know that this kind of stuff should be done using symlinks, but we can't change that, it's a commercial project. So the linker chokes on that!

/usr/bin/ld: path/to/the/packaged/libs/libABC.so:unrecognized file format, treating as linker script

(which it actually is, heh)

/usr/bin/ld: path/to/the/packaged/libs/libABC.so:1:syntax error

Now I can't seem to find any info on the GNU ld linker script command "link" or any complete reference to the GNU ld linker script commands.

What could that be?

My, haven't you got spunk! You really should just read the manual. — Tom O'Connor
– Tom O'Connor, Commented Dec 13, 2011 at 16:47

Ted Mielczarek · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-25 12:53:10Z

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The linker script format is described in the GNU ld manual.

answered Mar 25, 2011 at 12:53

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edgsousa · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-18 15:02:48Z

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I found this issue myself today, and what happens is when you do a checkout using SVN on Windows (e.g. TortoiseSVN), the Linux symlink is converted into a text file.

Then, on the build process, ld is receiving a text file instead of a symlink that would lead to the concrete file.

Solution: svn checkout on the Linux machine.

answered Dec 18, 2015 at 15:02

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fabian Over a year ago

Had exactly the same issue. Used Git to checkout code under windows and mounted it as volumne in a docker linux container... Checking out from the container directly indeed solves the issue...

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