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From: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za>
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Subject: bin/239: Multiply defined symbols in the libraries
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>Number:         239
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       Multiply defined symbols in the libraries
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs (FreeBSD bugs mailing list)
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Sat Mar 11 14:30:01 1995
>Originator:     Mark Murray
>Organization:
GTA
>Release:        FreeBSD 2.1.0-Development i386
>Environment:

FreeBSD - very current.

>Description:

Making world breaks in gnu/usr.bin/gdb with:

Script started on Sat Mar 11 23:36:45 1995
bash# make
===> bfd
===> libiberty
===> mmalloc
===> gdb
cc -O2 -I/a/src/gnu/usr.bin/gdb/gdb/. -I/usr/include/readliner
     -I/a/src/gnu/usr.bin/gdb/gdb/../bfd    -o gdb [snip/snip] (MY FORMATTING)
     -lreadline  -ltermcap -lgnuregex
     -L/a/src/gnu/usr.bin/gdb/gdb/../libiberty/obj -liberty
     -L/a/src/gnu/usr.bin/gdb/gdb/../bfd/obj -lbfd
     -L/a/src/gnu/usr.bin/gdb/gdb/../mmalloc/obj -lmmalloc -lcompat

/usr/lib/libgnuregex.so.2.0: Definition of symbol `_regerror' (multiply defined)
/usr/lib/libcompat.a(regerror.o): Definition of symbol `_regerror' (multiply defined)
/usr/lib/libcompat.a(regex.o): Definition of symbol `_regerror' (multiply defined)
/usr/lib/libc.so.2.0: Definition of symbol `_regerror' (multiply defined)
*** Error code 1

Stop.
*** Error code 1

Stop.
bash# exit
exit

Script done on Sat Mar 11 23:37:22 1995

>How-To-Repeat:

make world. wait.

>Fix:
	
Nuke whichever regerrors are the least relevant.

>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:


:Mark Murray