relocation R_X86_64_32 against a local symbol' error

Question

Hi,

I am trying to install subversion with apache support. I installed apr, apr-utils, neon, and openssl with the --enable-shared flag. However, I get the following error when trying to install subversion:

/usr/bin/ld: /usr0/software/openssl/ossl/lib/libssl.a(s23_clnt.o): relocation R_X86_64_32 against a local symbol' can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC /usr0/software/openssl/ossl/lib/libssl.a: could not read symbols: Bad value collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make[1]: *** [libserf-0.la] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory /usr0/sources/svn/subversion-1.6.3/serf' make: *** [external-all] Error 1

On the subversion FAQ it is stated that if I get this error, I should use the --anable-shared flag and it should work. However, that doesn't help. Any ideas on how to get around this?

Thanks! Gaurav

Answer 1

I figured out that the problem was with the openssl install. Reinstalling openssl with enable-shared worked.

Answer 2

I've run into this in a couple of other non-openssl scenarios, and I've found that this is generally related to not having shared libraries turned on.

Adding --enable-shared to your configure line seems to fix it.