[bug-recutils] recfix tests fail on Ubuntu 64-Bit systems

[Sven Wick]

Hi,

I am not sure if this is a bug of recutils,
but Ubuntu uses some LDFLAGS for building der DEB Packages
which causes the recfix tests to fail on 64-Bit systems.

They use

  LDFLAGS = -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions

  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DistCompilerFlags

The LDFLAGS seem to be no problem on 32-Bit systems.

Here is what I tested:

1) Running dpkg-buildpackage which creates Debian Packages

   Debian uses "LDFLAGS = " for dpkg-buildpackage
   and Ubuntu "LDFLAGS = -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions"

2) Patching dpkg-buildpackage to use "LDFLAGS = "

3) Running "./configure" and "make check" of the original tarball

4) Running "./configure" and "make check" of the original tarball
   with "LDFLAGS = -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions":

   LDFLAGS="-Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions"
   export LDFLAGS
   ./configure
   make check


Debian Sid 32-Bit
-----------------

- 1 (works)
- 2 (not needed)
- 3 (works)
- 4 (works)

Ubuntu Lucid 32-Bit
-------------------

- 1 (works)
- 2 (not needed)
- 3 (works)
- 4 (works)

Debian Sid 64-Bit
-----------------

- 1 (works)
- 2 (not needed)
- 3 (works)
- 4 (fails)

Ubuntu Lucid 64-Bit
-------------------

- 1 (fails)
- 2 (works)
- 3 (works)
- 4 (fails)

Here is the output of "make check"
on 64-Bit Systems with "LDFLAGS = -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions":

Running recfix test(s): 
  recfix-type-int-valid ok
  recfix-type-int-invalid xfail
  recfix-type-real-valid ok
  recfix-type-real-invalid xfail
  recfix-duplicated-keys xfail
  recfix-missing-mandatory xfail
  recfix-several-unique xfail
  recfix-referred-type ok
  recfix-hidden-type ok
  recfix-ranges-ok ok
  recfix-ranges-xfail-1 xfail
  recfix-ranges-xfail-2 xfail
  recfix-one-rec ok
  recfix-multiple-rec-in-descriptor xfail
  recfix-enum-valid ok
  recfix-enum-invalid-1 xfail
  recfix-enum-invalid-2 xfail
  recfix-prohibited-fields-ok ok
  recfix-prohibited-fields-fail xfail
  recfix-auto-int ok
  recfix-auto-range ok
  recfix-auto-date ok
  recfix-auto-notype xfail
  recfix-auto-nofex xfail
  recfix-size-invalid-1 xfail
  recfix-size-invalid-2 xfail
  recfix-size-exact-zero error (see recfix-size-exact-zero.err)
  recfix-size-exact-zero-invalid xfail
  recfix-size-exact error (see recfix-size-exact.err)
  recfix-size-exact-invalid xfail
  recfix-size-less ok
  recfix-size-less-invalid error (expected failure)
  recfix-size-less-equal ok
  recfix-size-less-equal-invalid error (expected failure)
  recfix-size-bigger error (see recfix-size-bigger.err)
  recfix-size-bigger-invalid xfail
  recfix-size-bigger-equal error (see recfix-size-bigger-equal.err)
  recfix-size-bigger-equal-invalid xfail
  recfix-size-several xfail
FAIL: recfix.sh

And here the contents of the errors:

  $ cat torture/utils/recfix-size-exact-zero.err
 
    stdin: error: the number of records of type foo shall be 0.

  $ cat torture/utils/recfix-size-exact.err

    stdin: error: the number of records of type foo shall be 2.

  $ cat torture/utils/recfix-size-bigger.err 

    stdin: error: too few records of type foo. Minimum allowed are 2.

  $ cat torture/utils/recfix-size-bigger-equal.err 

    stdin: error: too few records of type foo. Minimum allowed are 2.


If this is not a bug,
then I have to figure out,
how to unset Ubuntu's LDFLAGS...