[Bug ld/10361] New: linker doesn't throw an error in case of missing libraries

[booleandomain at gmail dot com]

I'm trying to compile bash-4.0 with gcc-4.3.3-r2 and binutils-2.19.1-r1.

Bash was configured with the following options: --prefix=/tools
--build=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu --host=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu

Please notice I have set CFLAGS environment variable to: -O2 -march=core2
-Wl,--dynamic-linker=/tools/lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2

Of course I have glibc installed in /tools.

Well, bash get configured and compiled fine, but then if I issue ldd bash I get
the following:

linux-vdso.so.1 =>  (0x00007fffcb3ff000)
libncurses.so.5 => not found
libdl.so.2 => /tools/lib/libdl.so.2 (0x00007f14c2e65000)
libc.so.6 => /tools/lib/libc.so.6 (0x00007f14c2b0d000)
/tools/lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00007f14c3069000)

I have not installed ncurses in /tools. If I install it before attempting to
compile bash, the problem is fixed.

But I wonder why ld does not complain at build-time... Perhaps it is a bug.

-- 
           Summary: linker doesn't throw an error in case of missing
                    libraries
           Product: binutils
           Version: 2.19
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: ld
        AssignedTo: unassigned at sources dot redhat dot com
        ReportedBy: booleandomain at gmail dot com
                CC: bug-binutils at gnu dot org
 GCC build triplet: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
  GCC host triplet: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
GCC target triplet: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu


http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10361

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