Linux release job fails building hls-wrapper for `ubuntu-latest` (now `ubuntu-20.04`)

[jneira]

• As detected in the preparation of the 1.1.0 (April 2021) release: April 2021 Monthly Release #1681
• Skipped using explicitly the old ubuntu version 18.04: Prepare ghcide 1.2.0.2 and HLS 1.1.0 #1722
• Jobs with errors:
  • https://github.com/haskell/haskell-language-server/runs/2323788057?check_suite_focus=true
  • https://github.com/haskell/haskell-language-server/runs/2321922916?check_suite_focus=true
• Actual error (including linker warnings, maybe relevant):

Linking /home/runner/work/haskell-language-server/haskell-language-server/dist-newstyle/build/x86_64-linux/ghc-8.10.4/hls-1.1.0.0/x/hls-wrapper/opt/build/hls-wrapper/hls-wrapper ...
/opt/ghc/8.10.4/lib/ghc-8.10.4/process-1.6.9.0/libHSprocess-1.6.9.0.a(runProcess.o):function runInteractiveProcess: warning: Using 'getpwuid_r' in statically linked applications requires at runtime the shared libraries from the glibc version used for linking
/opt/ghc/8.10.4/lib/ghc-8.10.4/process-1.6.9.0/libHSprocess-1.6.9.0.a(runProcess.o):function runInteractiveProcess: warning: Using 'initgroups' in statically linked applications requires at runtime the shared libraries from the glibc version used for linking
/opt/ghc/8.10.4/lib/ghc-8.10.4/unix-2.7.2.2/libHSunix-2.7.2.2.a(User.o):function ghczuwrapperZC0ZCunixzm2zi7zi2zi2ZCSystemziPosixziUserZCendpwent: warning: Using 'endpwent' in statically linked applications requires at runtime the shared libraries from the glibc version used for linking
/opt/ghc/8.10.4/lib/ghc-8.10.4/unix-2.7.2.2/libHSunix-2.7.2.2.a(User.o):function ghczuwrapperZC1ZCunixzm2zi7zi2zi2ZCSystemziPosixziUserZCsetpwent: warning: Using 'setpwent' in statically linked applications requires at runtime the shared libraries from the glibc version used for linking
/opt/ghc/8.10.4/lib/ghc-8.10.4/unix-2.7.2.2/libHSunix-2.7.2.2.a(User.o):function ghczuwrapperZC2ZCunixzm2zi7zi2zi2ZCSystemziPosixziUserZCgetpwent: warning: Using 'getpwent' in statically linked applications requires at runtime the shared libraries from the glibc version used for linking
/opt/ghc/8.10.4/lib/ghc-8.10.4/unix-2.7.2.2/libHSunix-2.7.2.2.a(User.o):function ghczuwrapperZC3ZCunixzm2zi7zi2zi2ZCSystemziPosixziUserZCgetpwnamzur: warning: Using 'getpwnam_r' in statically linked applications requires at runtime the shared libraries from the glibc version used for linking
/opt/ghc/8.10.4/lib/ghc-8.10.4/unix-2.7.2.2/libHSunix-2.7.2.2.a(User.o):function ghczuwrapperZC4ZCunixzm2zi7zi2zi2ZCSystemziPosixziUserZCgetpwuidzur: warning: Using 'getpwuid_r' in statically linked applications requires at runtime the shared libraries from the glibc version used for linking
/opt/ghc/8.10.4/lib/ghc-8.10.4/unix-2.7.2.2/libHSunix-2.7.2.2.a(User.o):function ghczuwrapperZC5ZCunixzm2zi7zi2zi2ZCSystemziPosixziUserZCgetgrnamzur: warning: Using 'getgrnam_r' in statically linked applications requires at runtime the shared libraries from the glibc version used for linking
/opt/ghc/8.10.4/lib/ghc-8.10.4/unix-2.7.2.2/libHSunix-2.7.2.2.a(User.o):function ghczuwrapperZC6ZCunixzm2zi7zi2zi2ZCSystemziPosixziUserZCgetgrgidzur: warning: Using 'getgrgid_r' in statically linked applications requires at runtime the shared libraries from the glibc version used for linking
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm-2.31.a(s_atan.o)(.note.stapsdt+0x14): error: relocation refers to local symbol "" [1], which is defined in a discarded section
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm-2.31.a(s_atan.o)(.note.stapsdt+0x70): error: relocation refers to local symbol "" [1], which is defined in a discarded section
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm-2.31.a(s_tan.o)(.note.stapsdt+0x14): error: relocation refers to local symbol "" [1], which is defined in a discarded section
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm-2.31.a(sincos32.o)(.note.stapsdt+0x14): error: relocation refers to local symbol "" [1], which is defined in a discarded section
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm-2.31.a(sincos32.o)(.note.stapsdt+0x5c): error: relocation refers to local symbol "" [1], which is defined in a discarded section
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm-2.31.a(sincos32.o)(.note.stapsdt+0xa4): error: relocation refers to local symbol "" [1], which is defined in a discarded section
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm-2.31.a(sincos32.o)(.note.stapsdt+0xf4): error: relocation refers to local symbol "" [1], which is defined in a discarded section
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm-2.31.a(s_atan-fma.o)(.note.stapsdt+0x14): error: relocation refers to local symbol "" [1], which is defined in a discarded section
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm-2.31.a(s_atan-fma.o)(.note.stapsdt+0x70): error: relocation refers to local symbol "" [1], which is defined in a discarded section
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm-2.31.a(s_tan-fma.o)(.note.stapsdt+0x14): error: relocation refers to local symbol "" [1], which is defined in a discarded section
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm-2.31.a(sincos32-fma.o)(.note.stapsdt+0x14): error: relocation refers to local symbol "" [1], which is defined in a discarded section
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm-2.31.a(sincos32-fma.o)(.note.stapsdt+0x5c): error: relocation refers to local symbol "" [1], which is defined in a discarded section
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm-2.31.a(sincos32-fma.o)(.note.stapsdt+0xa4): error: relocation refers to local symbol "" [1], which is defined in a discarded section
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm-2.31.a(sincos32-fma.o)(.note.stapsdt+0xf4): error: relocation refers to local symbol "" [1], which is defined in a discarded section
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm-2.31.a(s_atan-fma4.o)(.note.stapsdt+0x14): error: relocation refers to local symbol "" [1], which is defined in a discarded section
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm-2.31.a(s_atan-fma4.o)(.note.stapsdt+0x70): error: relocation refers to local symbol "" [1], which is defined in a discarded section
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm-2.31.a(s_tan-fma4.o)(.note.stapsdt+0x14): error: relocation refers to local symbol "" [1], which is defined in a discarded section
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm-2.31.a(sincos32-fma4.o)(.note.stapsdt+0x14): error: relocation refers to local symbol "" [1], which is defined in a discarded section
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm-2.31.a(sincos32-fma4.o)(.note.stapsdt+0x5c): error: relocation refers to local symbol "" [1], which is defined in a discarded section
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm-2.31.a(sincos32-fma4.o)(.note.stapsdt+0xa4): error: relocation refers to local symbol "" [1], which is defined in a discarded section
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm-2.31.a(sincos32-fma4.o)(.note.stapsdt+0xf4): error: relocation refers to local symbol "" [1], which is defined in a discarded section
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm-2.31.a(s_atan-avx.o)(.note.stapsdt+0x14): error: relocation refers to local symbol "" [1], which is defined in a discarded section
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm-2.31.a(s_atan-avx.o)(.note.stapsdt+0x70): error: relocation refers to local symbol "" [1], which is defined in a discarded section
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm-2.31.a(s_tan-avx.o)(.note.stapsdt+0x14): error: relocation refers to local symbol "" [1], which is defined in a discarded section
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
`cc' failed in phase `Linker'. (Exit code: 1)
Error: Process completed with exit code 1.

[jneira]

I would run the build job periodically (once a week?) to catch those errores earlier and plan the release knowing its state

[jneira]

• Here it is suggested to use ghc-option: -optl-fuse-ld=bfd
• In the same issue the workaround was avoid creating a static binary to not iclude libm (i guess, not a linux expert)

[michaelpj]

Closing as old