Cross-Compiled boost for ppc64le fails link

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I'm trying to cross-compile boost library for ppc64le and I need it to run on RH9.

I'm doing the cross-compilation inside a container and using the at15.0 toolchain.

The compilation works, but when compiling my code I get this error:

libboost_system.a(error_code.o): in function `_GLOBAL__sub_I__ZN5boost6system6throwsE':
    error_code.cpp:(.text.startup+0x20): call to `boost::system::generic_category()' lacks nop, can't restore toc; (plt call stub)
    error_code.cpp:(.text.startup+0x24): call to `boost::system::generic_category()' lacks nop, can't restore toc; (plt call stub)
    error_code.cpp:(.text.startup+0x28): call to `boost::system::system_category()' lacks nop, can't restore toc; (plt call stub)
    error_code.cpp:(.text.startup+0x38): call to `boost::system::system_category()' lacks nop, can't restore toc; (plt call stub)
    /opt/at15.0/bin/powerpc64le-linux-gnu-ld: final link failed: bad value

This is the section of the dockerfile I use to cross compile (multi-stage build)

FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi:8.1 AS CrossCompileBase

# Install required packages
RUN yum -y update \
    # && yum install epel-release \
    # && yum update -y \
    && yum -y install \
            xz-5.2.4 \
            gcc-8.5.0 \
            gcc-c++-8.5.0 \
            make-4.2.1 \
            wget-1.19.5 \
            tar-1.30 \
            cmake-3.20.2 \
            autoconf-2.69 \
            automake-1.16.1 \
            libtool-2.4.6 \
            pkgconfig \
            bzip2-1.0.6 \
            zlib-devel-1.2.11 \
            rpm-build-4.14.3 \
            diffutils-3.6 \
            sudo \
            curl-7.61.1 \
            python36-3.6.8 \
            python36-devel-3.6.8 \
            python3-pip-9.0.3  \
    && yum -y clean all;

# Download and install the advance-toolchain-at15.0
RUN mkdir -p /tmp/at15  \
    && wget \
        -qO /tmp/at15/advance-toolchain-at15.0-cross-common-15.0-0.x86_64.rpm \
        "https://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/server/POWER/Linux/toolchain/at/redhat/RHEL8/at15.0/advance-toolchain-at15.0-cross-common-15.0-0.x86_64.rpm" \
        --no-check-certificate \
    && wget \
        -qO /tmp/at15/advance-toolchain-at15.0-cross-ppc64le-15.0-0.x86_64.rpm \
        "https://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/server/POWER/Linux/toolchain/at/redhat/RHEL8/at15.0/advance-toolchain-at15.0-cross-ppc64le-15.0-0.x86_64.rpm" \
        --no-check-certificate \
    && yum install -y /tmp/at15//*.rpm \
    && rm -rf /tmp/at15

# Set cross compile environment variables:
ENV CC=/opt/at15.0/bin/powerpc64le-linux-gnu-gcc 
ENV CXX=/opt/at15.0/bin/powerpc64le-linux-gnu-g++ 
ENV CMAKE_C_COMPILER=/opt/at15.0/bin/powerpc64le-linux-gnu-gcc 
ENV CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=/opt/at15.0/bin/powerpc64le-linux-gnu-g++ 
ENV PATH=$PATH:/opt/at15.0/bin:/opt/cmake/bin/ 


# install boost
FROM CrossCompileBase AS LibBoostBuilder
RUN mkdir -p /tmp/install/boost \
    && wget -qO /tmp/boost_1_64_0.tar.gz "https://boostorg.jfrog.io/artifactory/main/release/1.64.0/source/boost_1_64_0.tar.gz" --no-check-certificate \
    && cd /tmp \
    && tar xvf boost_1_64_0.tar.gz  
ENV CC=/opt/at15.0/bin/powerpc64le-linux-gnu-gcc 
ENV CXX=/opt/at15.0/bin/powerpc64le-linux-gnu-g++ 
COPY user-config.jam /tmp/boost_1_64_0/user-config.jam
RUN cd /tmp/boost_1_64_0 \
    && ./bootstrap.sh \
        --with-toolset=gcc \
        --prefix=/usr/local/boost \
        --without-libraries=python \
    && ./b2 \
        --user-config=/tmp/boost_1_64_0/user-config.jam \
            toolset=gcc \
            target-os=linux \
            link=static \
            variant=release \
        install \
            --with-filesystem \
            --with-system \
            --with-regex

user-config.jam contents:

import toolset ;
using gcc : : /opt/at15.0/bin/powerpc64le-linux-gnu-gcc ;

Tried to look at what ChatGPT has to say about this:

This error message indicates that there is an issue with the code that calls the boost::system::generic_category() function. The error message specifically mentions a missing "nop" instruction, which is a special instruction that is used to pad instructions in the code so that they align with a specific memory boundary.

The error message also mentions a problem with the "toc", which stands for "table of contents". The TOC is a data structure used by the PowerPC architecture to manage function calls and data accesses. The error message suggests that the boost::system::generic_category() function is being called using a "plt call stub", which is a mechanism used by the linker to enable dynamic linking of shared libraries.

Not sure what I'm doing wrong.

Cross-Compiled boost for ppc64le fails link

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