Error "ld: Can't find library or mismatched ABI for -lutil"

[aarvee]

Hi,
We are migrating a pro*c application from PA-RISC based server (B.11.11) to Itanium server (B.11.23). The problem is when compiling the code I am getting the below mentioned error
"ld: Can't find library or mismatched ABI for -lutil"

along with a few warnings like

cc: warning 901: unknown option: `+DA2.0W': use +help for online documentation

The warning I guess can be sorted out by changing the cflags. But not able to sort out the error. Can any one of you please help me out in this.

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi:

Either the linker can't find the object in it's LD_LIBRARY_PATH or SHLIB_PATH or you are mixing 32-bit and 64-bit objects. The "bitness" that the linker matches every object to is that of the first object it sees.

Regards!

...JRF...

[aarvee]

JRF:
Can you please elaborate the mixing 32 bit and 64bit objects. You can treat me as Novice in this area.

Thanks
RV

[Dennis Handly]

First of all you should install the latest linker patch so you get a better message that doesn't jam two errors into one.

>The warning I guess can be sorted out by changing the cflags.

You MUST change +DA2.0W to +DD64! Both on PA and IPF. +DA* isn't supported on IPF.

>Can you please elaborate the mixing 32 bit and 64bit objects.

All of your objects and libs must be either 32 or 64 bit. If you have a better linker, you will know if you have this issue at all.

In general, do you have a -L path that points to libutil.x? (Where x is .a, .so or .sl.)

>JRF: Either the linker can't find the object in its LD_LIBRARY_PATH or SHLIB_PATH

This is a linker error not dld.so, so these variables have nothing to do with it.