Re: /usr/local/lib/gcc46/gcc/x86_64-portbld-freebsd9.0/4.6.3/../../../libstdc++.a: could not read symbols: Bad value

On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 11:48:28AM +0100, O. Hartmann wrote:
> Hello out here.
> 
> I run into a problem since one of the last portupdates and I do not know
> whether this has to do with binutils or gcc46 or even FreeBSD 9.0/10.0
> AMD64.
> 
> Background:
> We use a scientific graphical toolset for planetary research called
> ISIS3, which is provided by the USGS. We patched ISIS3 to run on FreeBSD
> 8/9/10 so far and it ran well with FreeBSD 8.2-STABLE and 9.0-PRE a
> couple of weeks ago.
> On all of my boxes, I do frequently a portupgrade, so I saw binutils got
> bumped up and gcc 4.6 is also getting really frequently changed these days.
> After a some portupdates within the last weeks, I just decided to
> compile ISIS3 again to keep it "fresh and on track", but it won't
> compile anymore.
> 
> On all FreeBSD 9.0-PRERELEASE and FreeBSD 10.0-CURRENT (all AMD64 and
> CLANG built) I receive in some subfolders containing sources the
> follwoing error:
> 
> [...]
>     Adding API object [UniqueIOCachingAlgorithm]
>     Adding API object [UniversalGroundMap]
>     Adding API object [UserInterface]
>     Adding API object [VariableLineScanCameraDetectorMap]
>     Adding API object [VecFilter]
>     Adding API object [WorldMapper]
>     Adding API object [iException]
>     Adding API object [iString]
>     Adding API object [iTime]
>   Working on Package [mex] (11:30:15)
>     Adding API object [HrscCamera]
> /usr/local/bin/ld:
> /usr/local/lib/gcc46/gcc/x86_64-portbld-freebsd9.0/4.6.3/../../../libstdc++.a(functexcept.o):
> relocation R_X86_64_32 against `std::bad_exception::~bad_exception()'
> can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
> /usr/local/lib/gcc46/gcc/x86_64-portbld-freebsd9.0/4.6.3/../../../libstdc++.a:
> could not read symbols: Bad value
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> gmake[5]: *** [plugin] Error 1
> cp: libHrscCamera.so: No such file or directory
> gmake[4]: *** [install] Error 1
The error is completely clear as it is: the build tries to link static
library libstdc++.so into shared object. This is not supported.