[Llvm-bgq-discuss] Linker error: undefined reference to `vtable for std::nested_exception'
Hal Finkel
hfinkel at anl.gov
Fri Jul 18 17:06:28 CDT 2014
Roy,
Ah, that certainly explains things.
Michael, if you edit the variables at the top of the bgclang wrapper script, you'll make things work again.
I need to put together a new release soon anyway (upstream 3.5 is almost out...)
-Hal
----- Original Message -----
> From: "Roy Musselman" <roymuss at us.ibm.com>
> To: "Hal Finkel" <hfinkel at anl.gov>
> Cc: llvm-bgq-discuss at lists.alcf.anl.gov, llvm-bgq-discuss-bounces at lists.alcf.anl.gov, "Michael Schlottke"
> <m.schlottke at fz-juelich.de>
> Sent: Friday, July 18, 2014 5:02:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [Llvm-bgq-discuss] Linker error: undefined reference to `vtable for std::nested_exception'
>
>
>
> Hi Hal & Michael,
>
> We installed V1R2M2 here at LLNL. Note that the subdirectory is 4.4.7
> for V1R2M2, not 4.4.6 as it was for V1R2M1.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Roy Musselman
> HPC Application Analyst at LLNL
> email: roymuss at us.ibm.com
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>
> Inactive hide details for Hal Finkel ---07/18/2014 12:20:12
> PM---Michael, The relevant parts of the log are:Hal Finkel
> ---07/18/2014 12:20:12 PM---Michael, The relevant parts of the log
> are:
>
> From: Hal Finkel <hfinkel at anl.gov>
> To: Michael Schlottke <m.schlottke at fz-juelich.de>
> Cc: llvm-bgq-discuss at lists.alcf.anl.gov
> Date: 07/18/2014 12:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [Llvm-bgq-discuss] Linker error: undefined reference to
> `vtable for std::nested_exception'
> Sent by: llvm-bgq-discuss-bounces at lists.alcf.anl.gov
>
>
>
>
> Michael,
>
> The relevant parts of the log are:
>
> ignoring nonexistent directory
> "/bgsys/drivers/V1R2M2/ppc64/gnu-linux/powerpc64-bgq-linux/include/c++/4.4.6"
>
> ignoring nonexistent directory
> "/bgsys/drivers/V1R2M2/ppc64/gnu-linux/powerpc64-bgq-linux/include/c++/4.4.6/powerpc64-bgq-linux"
>
> Where did these files go on your system?
>
> -Hal
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Michael Schlottke" <m.schlottke at fz-juelich.de>
> > To: llvm-bgq-discuss at lists.alcf.anl.gov, hfinkel at anl.gov
> > Sent: Friday, July 18, 2014 3:23:59 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Llvm-bgq-discuss] Linker error: undefined reference
> > to `vtable for std::nested_exception'
> >
> > Hi Hal,
> >
> > Thanks for checking this out. I installed the last RPMs that we
> > knew
> > worked before the toolchain upgrade (r201012-20140207), but to no
> > avail.
> > When trying to compile the same MWE program, we get a compiler
> > (preprocessor?) error instead, but again it seems to be centered
> > around
> > exceptions (I've attached the log). Maybe this sheds some more
> > light
> > on
> > the issues we're having.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Michael
> >
> > P.S.: As before, the error occurs only when using bgclang++11 or
> > when
> > manually adding -stdlib=libc++ to bgclang++. Otherwise it compiles
> > &
> > runs just fine.
> >
> > On 17.07.2014 19:21, Hal Finkel wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > This error almost always occurs when you pick up the old
> > > libstdc++
> > > library instead of the one from the 4.7.2 toolchain. I'll look at
> > > your verbose logs later.
> > >
> > > -Hal
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > >> From: "Sandipan Mohanty" <s.mohanty at fz-juelich.de>
> > >> To: llvm-bgq-discuss at lists.alcf.anl.gov
> > >> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2014 11:53:07 AM
> > >> Subject: Re: [Llvm-bgq-discuss] Linker error: undefined
> > >> reference
> > >> to `vtable for std::nested_exception'
> > >>
> > >> Hi!
> > >>
> > >> The linker error Michael mentioned also appears for a simple
> > >> hello world
> > >> program:
> > >>
> > >> #include <iostream>
> > >>
> > >> int main()
> > >> {
> > >> std::cout << "Hello, World!\n";
> > >> }
> > >>
> > >> Compiling it with bgclang++ is fine. Compiling with bgclang++11,
> > >> which also
> > >> links with libc++, produces the linker error he mentioned about
> > >> nested_exception. The nested_exception class members are defined
> > >> inside the
> > >> exception.cpp file in the libc++ source. But there are lots of
> > >> macros
> > >> influencing what sections get compiled. Is the libc++ in the RPM
> > >> compiled with
> > >> libsupc++, libcxxrt or libcxxabi as the LIBCXX_CXX_ABI ?
> > >>
> > >> /Sandipan
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Thursday 17 Jul 2014 11:30:35 Rob Latham wrote:
> > >>> See http://www.alcf.anl.gov/user-guides/bgclang-compiler#faq ,
> > >>> which
> > >>> I
> > >>> myself was just staring at last night:
> > >>>
> > >>> Linking code compiled with bgclang++ together with code
> > >>> compiled
> > >>> with
> > >>> bgclang++11 does not work, why?
> > >>>
> > >>> Code compiled using bgclang++ uses the same libstdc++ standard
> > >>> template
> > >>> library (STL) implementation as the system-default GNU
> > >>> powerpc64-bgq-linux-g++ compiler. This provides compatibility
> > >>> with
> > >>> C++
> > >>> libraries, including some system libraries, compiled with the
> > >>> GNU
> > >>> toolchain. This STL implementation, however, cannot provide a
> > >>> conforming
> > >>> C++11 programming environment, and so bgclang++11 uses an
> > >>> up-to-date STL
> > >>> implementation derived from LLVM's libc++. Unfortunately, this
> > >>> STL
> > >>> implementation is incompatible with libstdc++, and so linking
> > >>> errors
> > >>> will result for functions that use STL objects as part of their
> > >>> signatures (i.e. parameter or return types).
> > >>>
> > >>> ==rob
> > >>>
> > >>> On 07/17/2014 08:48 AM, Michael Schlottke wrote:
> > >>>> Hi Hal,
> > >>>>
> > >>>> We tried to install the new version of clang on the BG/Q @ FZ
> > >>>> Juelich
> > >>>> from your rpms, which worked like a breeze (thanks again for
> > >>>> your
> > >>>> effors!). However, with the new installation we are not able
> > >>>> to
> > >>>> link
> > >>>> even simple problems against libcxx, as all attempts end with
> > >>>> the
> > >>>> following error:
> > >>>>
> > >>>> /bgsys/local/clang/r209570-20140527/libc++/lib/libc++.a(exception.cpp.o):(
> > >>>> .toc+0x0): undefined reference to `vtable for
> > >>>> std::nested_exception'
> > >>>> clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v
> > >>>> to
> > >>>> see
> > >>>> invocation)
> > >>>>
> > >>>> It happens as soon as we try to compile & link a dummy program
> > >>>> that has
> > >>>> at least one std library include file. If we use bgclang++,
> > >>>> the
> > >>>> error
> > >>>> does not occur, but it does when using either -stdlib=libc++
> > >>>> or
> > >>>> bgclang++11.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Do you have any idea what the source of the problem could be?
> > >>>> I
> > >>>> attached
> > >>>> a MWE and the output of running bgclang++11 with -v.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Regards,
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Michael
> > >>>>
> > >>>> P.S.: We had a driver/toolchain upgrade on JUQUEEN and thus
> > >>>> our
> > >>>> old
> > >>>> clang installations are not working anymore. Maybe this could
> > >>>> be
> > >>>> related
> > >>>> to the problem?
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