Tried, but can't test that. Putting the old binutils on the machine just makes the build fail:
Linking CXX executable ../../bin/mir_unit_tests.bin /usr/bin/ld: /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/5/../../../x86_64-linux-gnu/crti.o: unrecognised relocation (0x2a) in section `.init' /usr/bin/ld: final link failed: Bad value or starting again from scratch gives the same error and reports it as: CMake Error at /usr/share/cmake-3.2/Modules/CMakeTestCCompiler.cmake:61 (message): The C compiler "/usr/bin/cc" is not able to compile a simple test program. Would need to downgrade the compilers on the machine too :P That said, I think there's also a chance that some 3rd party library we're pulling in (and have always pulled in) might cause this on xenial. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to binutils in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1522726 Title: [regression] Linking mir_unit_tests.bin now takes a very long time (minutes) even on a fast machine (previously just seconds) Status in Mir: Incomplete Status in binutils package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: [regression] Linking mir_unit_tests.bin now takes a very long time (minutes) even on a fast machine (previously just seconds) --- ApportVersion: 2.19.2-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 Dependencies: gcc-5-base 5.2.1-27ubuntu1 libc6 2.21-0ubuntu4 libgcc1 1:5.2.1-27ubuntu1 zlib1g 1:1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu4 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-12-03 (1 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20151202) Package: binutils 2.25.90.20151125-2ubuntu1 PackageArchitecture: amd64 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-19.23-generic 4.2.6 Tags: xenial Uname: Linux 4.2.0-19-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo _MarkForUpload: True To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/mir/+bug/1522726/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
