topic Re: Error archiving ELF-64 relocatable object files in Operating System - Linux

Error archiving ELF-64 relocatable object files

Dattesh Lotlikar — Tue, 30 Aug 2005 10:14:37 GMT

All,
This problem is related to archiving 64bit object files.
I have a static library of 64bit compiled object files. Now when I use this library to built a shared library / executable(using 64bit CC flags) linker throws following error.

ld: (Warning) Cannot load library symbol table in /project/lib/libasn.a, it might be missing or corrupted. Skipping library /project/lib/libasn.a.
1 warnings.

When I did "nm /project/lib/libasn.a" it gives following error:
nm: bits.o: File format not recognized

I guess this is common issue, most of you must have faced while trying to build 64bit executables. Do reply if you have any clue or pointers on this.
Thanks & Regards,
Dattesh Lotlikar

Re: Error archiving ELF-64 relocatable object files

Laurent Menase — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 03:36:51 GMT

Hi,
You should try a
file libasn.a
mkdir /tmp/extract;cd /tmp/extract
ar x /project/lib/libasn.a
file *
I think probably bits.o will not be of the right type.

Re: Error archiving ELF-64 relocatable object files

Vibhor Kumar Agarwal — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 04:11:03 GMT

have you run strip or something on that library.

What were the tags you used to build library.
Either the library is corrupted or symbol table is not available.

You can check for library corruption by
file lib.a