error: ld returned 1 exit status

[KarelWintersky]

$ make
g++ -O3 -std=c++11 -Wall -Werror   -c -o ethq.o ethq.cc
g++ -O3 -std=c++11 -Wall -Werror   -c -o interface.o interface.cc
g++ -O3 -std=c++11 -Wall -Werror   -c -o parser.o parser.cc
g++ -O3 -std=c++11 -Wall -Werror   -c -o drv_generic.o drv_generic.cc
g++ -O3 -std=c++11 -Wall -Werror   -c -o drv_bcm.o drv_bcm.cc
g++ -O3 -std=c++11 -Wall -Werror   -c -o drv_emulex.o drv_emulex.cc
g++ -O3 -std=c++11 -Wall -Werror   -c -o drv_intel.o drv_intel.cc
g++ -O3 -std=c++11 -Wall -Werror   -c -o drv_mellanox.o drv_mellanox.cc
g++ -O3 -std=c++11 -Wall -Werror   -c -o drv_amazon.o drv_amazon.cc
g++ -O3 -std=c++11 -Wall -Werror   -c -o drv_virtio.o drv_virtio.cc
g++ -O3 -std=c++11 -Wall -Werror   -c -o drv_vmware.o drv_vmware.cc
g++ -o ethq ethq.o ethtool++.o interface.o parser.o util.o drv_generic.o drv_bcm.o drv_emulex.o drv_intel.o drv_mellanox.o drv_amazon.o drv_virtio.o drv_vmware.o -O3 -std=c++11 -Wall -Werror -s -lncurses -ltinfo
/usr/bin/ld: ethtool++.o: relocation R_X86_64_32 against `.rodata.str1.1' can not be used when making a PIE object; recompile with -fPIE
/usr/bin/ld: util.o: relocation R_X86_64_32 against symbol `_ZNSt12system_errorD1Ev@@GLIBCXX_3.4.11' can not be used when making a PIE object; recompile with -fPIE
/usr/bin/ld: util.o: warning: relocation against `__errno_location@@GLIBC_2.2.5' in read-only section `.text'
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [Makefile:16: ethq] Error 1

[raybellis]

What specific Linux distro is this happening on?

[KarelWintersky]

Debian 11 (on VPS)

[raybellis]

@oerdnj Hi Ondrej - do you have any idea what might cause this C++ compilation error under Debian?

[oerdnj]

Adding -fPIE doesn't help?

[raybellis]

Without a Debian 11 system I can't test that.

It doesn't hurt at least, on my FC32 system, but I'm mystified as to why it would be necessary.

[raybellis]

It does build perfectly well with gcc 9.3.0 on one of our Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS systems (without -fPIE).

[KarelWintersky]

I compiled it on my server (Debian 11 on real hardware). No errors.
I think, it is a problem with virtual network card.

Also, in VULTR VPS compiled without errors.
in Timeweb VPS - had errors.

Adding -fPIE doesn't help?

where?

[raybellis]

They'd be added to the CXXFLAGS in the Makefile.

FWIW, the virtual network card can't affect compilation.