configure: add check for -no-pie if the compiler default to -fPIE

When Grub is compile with gcc 6.1 that have --enable-defult-pie set.
It fail with.
-ffreestanding   -m32 -Wl,-melf_i386 -Wl,--build-id=none  -nostdlib -Wl,-N -Wl,-r,-d   -
o trig.module  trig_module-trigtables.o
grep 'MARKER' gcry_whirlpool.marker.new > gcry_whirlpool.marker; rm -f
gcry_whirlpool.marker.new
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/6.1.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/bin/ld: -r and -
shared may not be used together
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
Makefile:26993: recipe for target 'trig.module' failed

Check that compiler supports -no-pie and add it to linker flags.

diff --git a/acinclude.m4 b/acinclude.m4
index 526f97a..7884c1b 100644 (file)
--- a/acinclude.m4
+++ b/acinclude.m4
@@ -390,6 +390,24 @@ else
 [fi]
 ])
 
+dnl Check if the Linker supports `-no-pie'.
+AC_DEFUN([grub_CHECK_NO_PIE],
+[AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether linker accepts -no-pie])
+AC_CACHE_VAL(grub_cv_cc_ld_no_pie,
+[save_LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
+LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -no-pie"
+AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[]], [[]])],
+              [grub_cv_cc_ld_no_pie=yes],
+              [grub_cv_cc_ld_no_pie=no])
+LDFLAGS="$save_LDFLAGS"
+])
+AC_MSG_RESULT([$grub_cv_cc_ld_no_pie])
+nopie_possible=no
+if test "x$grub_cv_cc_ld_no_pie" = xyes ; then
+  nopie_possible=yes
+fi
+])
+
 dnl Check if the C compiler supports `-fPIC'.
 AC_DEFUN([grub_CHECK_PIC],[
 [# Position independent executable.

diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3d25510..dc56564 100644 (file)
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1185,13 +1185,18 @@ CFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS"
 
 # Position independent executable.
 grub_CHECK_PIE
+grub_CHECK_NO_PIE
 [# Need that, because some distributions ship compilers that include
-# `-fPIE' or '-fpie' in the default specs.
+# `-fPIE' or '-fpie' and '-pie' in the default specs.
 if [ x"$pie_possible" = xyes ]; then
   TARGET_CFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS -fno-PIE -fno-pie"
+fi
+if [ x"$nopie_possible" = xyes ] &&  [ x"$pie_possible" = xyes ]; then
+  TARGET_LDFLAGS="$TARGET_LDFLAGS -no-pie"
 fi]
 
 CFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS"
+LDFLAGS="$TARGET_LDFLAGS"
 
 # Position independent executable.
 grub_CHECK_PIC