Inconsistency detected by ld.so: dynamic-link.h: 161: elf_get_dynamic_info: Assertion `info[15] == ((void *)0)' failed!

[Jeremy C. Reed]

I built glibc-2.3.2. I used the stdio-common/sscanf.c patch and I touched
stdio-common/errlist-compat.c (due to "errlist.c count 126 vs Versions
address@hidden count 123" error) before building.

I used GCC 3.3.1; the binutils is 2.13.2.1. I also included the
glibc-linuxthreads add-on.

It was configured with:
 --enable-add-ons=linuxthreads
 --sysconfdir=/etc
 --with-libintl-prefix=/usr
 --host=i386-pc-linux
 --prefix=/usr

I used install_root to choose where to install in a temporary location.

My install logging has many lines like:

 address@hidden detected by ld.so: dynamic-link.h:
 161: elf_get_dynamic_info: Assertion `info[15] == ((void *)0)' failed!

I assume this was just a locale related, so I ignored it.

Then, I cp -Rp all this installation to overwrite /

Then ls and all other commands reported same error:

 # vi
 Inconsistency detected by ld.so: dynamic-link.h: 161:
 elf_get_dynamic_info: Assertion `info[15] == ((void *)0)' failed!

I searched the bug-glibc archives and looked at the FAQ but didn't see any
reference to this. I also saw some postings via google, but didn't find
(or understand) any replies.

Can anyone tell me what this error means?

And what should I do to fix or workaround this?

If I overlooked some documentation about this, please point me to it.

Thank you,

   Jeremy C. Reed
   http://bsd.reedmedia.net/

p.s. I am working on adding glibc to pkgsrc -- which is a multi-platform,
categorized collection of software with building instructions for
installing software. Originally based on FreeBSD ports, it is primarily
used with NetBSD, but also widely used with Linux, Darwin, IRIX, Solaris,
HP-UX, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, and other operating systems for easily
configuring, building, installing, and managing software.