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From: Kurt Jaeger <lists@opsec.eu>
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Subject: Re: Unable to build webkit-gtk2 after updating ICU
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Hi!

> I tried that and virtually every other thing I can think of. It still fails
> with this message:
> 
>   CXXLD    libWTF.la
>   CXXLD    Programs/LLIntOffsetsExtractor
> /usr/bin/ld:./.libs/libWTF.a: file format not recognized; treating as linker script
> /usr/bin/ld:./.libs/libWTF.a:1: syntax error
> c++: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
> GNUmakefile:40539: recipe for target 'Programs/LLIntOffsetsExtractor' failed
> gmake[1]: *** [Programs/LLIntOffsetsExtractor] Error 1
> gmake[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/ports/www/webkit-gtk3/work/webkitgtk-2.4.8'
> *** Error code 1
See

https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2015-January/097534.html

The webkit-gtk2 build fails if the ports 'ar' is found before the system 'ar'.

Check $PATH and put /usr/bin before /usr/local/bin.

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