Openbmc: nodejs-native fails to build on Ubuntu 14.04

[mine260309]

On Ubuntu14.04, building nodejs-native fails with link error:

Build Configuration:
BB_VERSION           = "1.38.0"
BUILD_SYS            = "x86_64-linux"
NATIVELSBSTRING      = "ubuntu-14.04"
TARGET_SYS           = "arm-openbmc-linux-gnueabi"
MACHINE              = "romulus"
DISTRO               = "openbmc-phosphor"
DISTRO_VERSION       = "0.1.0"
TUNE_FEATURES        = "arm armv6 thumb arm1176jzs"
TARGET_FPU           = "soft"
meta
meta-poky
meta-oe
meta-networking
meta-perl
meta-python
meta-webserver
meta-virtualization
meta-phosphor
meta-aspeed
meta-openpower
meta-ibm
meta-romulus
workspace            = "master:cab598657fa2a71342db62b297d7f3d5038a38e4"
...
| /home/leiyu/openbmc/build/tmp/work/x86_64-linux/nodejs-native/8.9.4-r0/node-v8.9.4/out/Release/obj.target/node/src/node_crypto.o: In function `node::crypto::RandomBytesWork(uv_work_
s*)':
| node_crypto.cc:(.text+0x21): undefined reference to `RAND_poll'
| node_crypto.cc:(.text+0x2a): undefined reference to `RAND_status'
| node_crypto.cc:(.text+0x42): undefined reference to `RAND_bytes'
...
| /home/leiyu/openbmc/build/tmp/work/x86_64-linux/nodejs-native/8.9.4-r0/node-v8.9.4/out/Release/obj.target/node/src/node_crypto_bio.o: In function `node::crypto::NodeBIO::New()':
| node_crypto_bio.cc:(.text+0x7b): undefined reference to `BIO_new'
| collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
| make[1]: *** [/home/leiyu/openbmc/build/tmp/work/x86_64-linux/nodejs-native/8.9.4-r0/node-v8.9.4/out/Release/cctest] Error 1
| rm 5bbf302c4e3ce1c7223f3a497a1c376889490055.intermediate
| make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/leiyu/openbmc/build/tmp/work/x86_64-linux/nodejs-native/8.9.4-r0/node-v8.9.4/out'
| make: *** [node] Error 2
| ERROR: oe_runmake failed
| WARNING: /home/leiyu/openbmc/build/tmp/work/x86_64-linux/nodejs-native/8.9.4-r0/temp/run.do_compile.17835:1 exit 1 from 'exit 1'
| ERROR: Function failed: do_compile (log file is located at /home/leiyu/openbmc/build/tmp/work/x86_64-linux/nodejs-native/8.9.4-r0/temp/log.do_compile.17835)

[mine260309]

The issue is related to link order and ld version.

1. The link order of cctest is like below from cctest.target.mk

  1 LIBS := \
  2     -L/home/leiyu/openbmc/build/tmp/work/x86_64-linux/nodejs-native/8.9.4-r0/recipe-sysroot-native/usr/lib/pkgconfig/../../../usr/lib \
  3     -lz \
  4     -L/home/leiyu/openbmc/build/tmp/work/x86_64-linux/nodejs-native/8.9.4-r0/recipe-sysroot-native/usr/lib/pkgconfig/../../../usr//lib \
  5     -lcrypto \
  6     -lssl \
  7     $(builddir)/obj.target/node/src/async-wrap.o \
  8     $(builddir)/obj.target/node/src/env.o \
  9     $(builddir)/obj.target/node/src/node.o \
 10     $(builddir)/obj.target/node/src/node_buffer.o \
 11     $(builddir)/obj.target/node/src/node_debug_options.o \
 12     $(builddir)/obj.target/node/src/node_i18n.o \
 13     $(builddir)/obj.target/node/src/node_perf.o \
 14     $(builddir)/obj.target/node/src/node_platform.o \
 15     $(builddir)/obj.target/node/src/node_url.o \
 16     $(builddir)/obj.target/node/src/util.o \
 17     $(builddir)/obj.target/node/src/string_bytes.o \
 18     $(builddir)/obj.target/node/src/string_search.o \
 19     $(builddir)/obj.target/node/src/stream_base.o \
 20     $(builddir)/obj.target/node/src/node_constants.o \
 21     $(builddir)/obj.target/node/src/tracing/agent.o \
 22     $(builddir)/obj.target/node/src/tracing/node_trace_buffer.o \
 23     $(builddir)/obj.target/node/src/tracing/node_trace_writer.o \
 24     $(builddir)/obj.target/node/src/tracing/trace_event.o \
 25     $(builddir)/obj.target/node/gen/node_javascript.o \
 26     $(builddir)/obj.target/node/src/node_crypto.o \
 27     $(builddir)/obj.target/node/src/node_crypto_bio.o \
 28     $(builddir)/obj.target/node/src/node_crypto_clienthello.o \
 29     $(builddir)/obj.target/node/src/tls_wrap.o \
 30     $(builddir)/obj.target/node/src/backtrace_posix.o \
 31     -lm \
 32     -ldl \
 33     -lrt

Note that -lcrypto and -lssl are in the middle and there are .o files after them.

1. Ubuntu 14.04 comes with ld v2.24, and it causes the link error.

The issue can be fixed:

1. Either by adjusting the link order, putting-lcrypto and -lssl at last of the link command;
2. Or upgrading ld to v2.26.

Adjusting link order means patches to nodejs, so it is easier to upgrade ld on Ubuntu 14.04:

sudo apt-get install binutils-2.26
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/ld ld /usr/bin/ld-2.26 60

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