question about "invalid string offset" & "could not read symbols: Malformed archive" linker errors

[Roger Moore-2]

Hi,

Presently I am attempting to build an application on Linux with GNU ld
version 2.17.50.0.6-5.el5 20061020.  When I execute make, it compiles but
when it reaches the linker I receive the following error messages,

make[1]: Entering directory
`/mnt/hgfs/pclinux/trunk/branches/testapp-xvt5.8update/testappwin'
make[1]: Warning: File `../outdir/debug/libtestappwin.a' has modification
time 1.7e+03 s in the future
g++ -g ../outdir/debug/testappwin/testappwin.o -o
../outdir/debug/testappwin.exe -L../outdir/debug -L../winport
-L../outdir/debug/xvtlib -L/usr/X11R6/lib -L../license/lib/license -lflow
-ltestappwin -lcompress -lgeom3d -ltape -ltiff -lfreetype -lwinport
-lxispread -lpwr -lrw -lxvtxmapi -lxvtxmhb500 -lxvtxmba500 -lxvtxmhi500
-lnxpro -lm -lGL -lGLU -lX11 -lXm -llicense -lpthread -lstdc++  
/usr/bin/ld: ../outdir/debug/libxvtxmapi.a(tapp.o): invalid string offset
369098752 >= 0 for section `'
/usr/bin/ld: ../outdir/debug/libxvtxmapi.a(tapp.o): invalid string offset
33554432 >= 0 for section `'
/usr/bin/ld: ../outdir/debug/libxvtxmapi.a(tapp.o): invalid string offset
134217728 >= 0 for section `'
/usr/bin/ld: ../outdir/debug/libxvtxmapi.a(tapp.o): invalid string offset
352321536 >= 0 for section `'
../outdir/debug/libxvtxmapi.a: could not read symbols: Malformed archive
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[1]: *** [../outdir/debug/testappwin.exe] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory
`/mnt/hgfs/pclinux/trunk/branches/testapp-xvt5.8update/testappwin'
make: *** [debug] Error 2
[rmoore@localhost testapp-xvt5.8update]$

Do you have any suggestions as to what may the cause of the problem?  
Please let me know if you want to see some of the source from tapp.c.

Any help at all would be greately appreciated.  Thank you for your time
and I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Roger




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[Nick Clifton]

Hi Roger,

> Presently I am attempting to build an application on Linux with GNU ld
> version 2.17.50.0.6-5.el5 20061020.

Please see if you can reproduce this problem using a linker built from
the head of the binutils CVS sources.  (I have a feeling that this is a
problem that has already been fixed).  If it is still present please
file a bug report at http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/.  Please include a
small test case that can reproduce the problem, and please also tell us
which version of gcc you used to compile the tapp.o file.  (This problem
could also theoretically be caused by gcc).

Cheers
   Nick



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