Re: [Gimp-developer] please help me compile gimp

[Ell <ell_se yahoo com>]

On June 28, 2019 9:14:14 AM GMT+02:00, Marco Ciampa via gimp-developer-list <gimp-developer-list gnome org> 
wrote:
> Hello devs,
> I'm very sorry to bother you,
> but I do not know what to do and who to ask,
> and it is definitely my fault...
> I messed up my distro deleting some packages I should not remove.
> (Ubuntu 18.04 64)
> Now it seems to work perfectly again after reinstall of those packages
> (all other apps and compilations work) but apparently something is
> wrong, 
> and gimp (2.10 from git) compilation don't work again...
>
> This is the output after a make clean ; make -j4
>
> ar: `u' modifier ignored since `D' is the default (see `U')
> /usr/bin/ld: core/libappcore.a(gimp-parallel.o): relocation R_X86_64_32
> against `.rodata.str1.1' can not be used when making a PIE object;
> recompile with -fPIC
> /usr/bin/ld: core/libappcore.a(gimpbrush-transform.o): relocation
> R_X86_64_32 against `.text' can not be used when making a PIE object;
> recompile with -fPIC
> /usr/bin/ld: core/libappcore.a(gimppickable-contiguous-region.o):
> relocation R_X86_64_32 against `.rodata.str1.1' can not be used when
> making a PIE object; recompile with -fPIC
> /usr/bin/ld: paint/libapppaint.a(gimpbrushcore-loops.o): relocation
> R_X86_64_32 against `.rodata.str1.1' can not be used when making a PIE
> object; recompile with -fPIC
> /usr/bin/ld: paint/libapppaint.a(gimppaintcore-loops.o): relocation
> R_X86_64_32 against `.text' can not be used when making a PIE object;
> recompile with -fPIC
> /usr/bin/ld:
> operations/libappoperations.a(gimpoperationmaskcomponents.o):
> relocation R_X86_64_32 against `.bss' can not be used when making a PIE
> object; recompile with -fPIC
> /usr/bin/ld: gegl/libappgegl.a(gimp-gegl-loops.o): relocation
> R_X86_64_32 against `.text' can not be used when making a PIE object;
> recompile with -fPIC
> /usr/bin/ld: gegl/libappgegl.a(gimp-gegl-mask-combine.o): relocation
> R_X86_64_32S against `.rodata' can not be used when making a PIE
> object; recompile with -fPIC
> /usr/bin/ld: final link failed: Nonrepresentable section on output
> collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
> Makefile:1020: recipe for target 'gimp-console-2.10' failed
> make[3]: *** [gimp-console-2.10] Error 1
> make[3]: *** Attesa per i processi non terminati....
> /usr/bin/ld: core/libappcore.a(gimp-parallel.o): relocation R_X86_64_32
> against `.rodata.str1.1' can not be used when making a PIE object;
> recompile with -fPIC
> /usr/bin/ld: core/libappcore.a(gimpbrush-transform.o): relocation
> R_X86_64_32 against `.text' can not be used when making a PIE object;
> recompile with -fPIC
> /usr/bin/ld: core/libappcore.a(gimppickable-contiguous-region.o):
> relocation R_X86_64_32 against `.rodata.str1.1' can not be used when
> making a PIE object; recompile with -fPIC
> /usr/bin/ld: paint/libapppaint.a(gimpbrushcore-loops.o): relocation
> R_X86_64_32 against `.rodata.str1.1' can not be used when making a PIE
> object; recompile with -fPIC
> /usr/bin/ld: paint/libapppaint.a(gimppaintcore-loops.o): relocation
> R_X86_64_32 against `.text' can not be used when making a PIE object;
> recompile with -fPIC
> /usr/bin/ld:
> operations/libappoperations.a(gimpoperationmaskcomponents.o):
> relocation R_X86_64_32 against `.bss' can not be used when making a PIE
> object; recompile with -fPIC
> /usr/bin/ld: gegl/libappgegl.a(gimp-gegl-loops.o): relocation
> R_X86_64_32 against `.text' can not be used when making a PIE object;
> recompile with -fPIC
> /usr/bin/ld: gegl/libappgegl.a(gimp-gegl-mask-combine.o): relocation
> R_X86_64_32S against `.rodata' can not be used when making a PIE
> object; recompile with -fPIC
> /usr/bin/ld: final link failed: Nonrepresentable section on output
> collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
> Makefile:1016: recipe for target 'gimp-2.10' failed
> make[3]: *** [gimp-2.10] Error 1
> make[3]: uscita dalla directory "/home/marco/git/gitlab/gnome/gimp/app"
> Makefile:1240: recipe for target 'all-recursive' failed
> make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
> make[2]: uscita dalla directory "/home/marco/git/gitlab/gnome/gimp/app"
> Makefile:852: recipe for target 'all-recursive' failed
> make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
> make[1]: uscita dalla directory "/home/marco/git/gitlab/gnome/gimp"
> Makefile:753: recipe for target 'all' failed
> make: *** [all] Error 2
>
> any hint?

These are all C++ files, so there seems to be a mismatch between your gcc and g++ options with regard to PIC 
(esp., your gcc might be newer than your g++).  Try reinstalling g++, and make a (fully) clean build of GIMP.

--
Ell