From: Kevin Day <Kevin@kevux.org>
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2026 04:46:33 +0000 (-0600)
Subject: Bugfix: Linking problem with cap_free and other dependencies not being found.
X-Git-Url: https://www.git.kevux.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=c9c5b50aed375ccf560685dee156f1c1a3f43369;p=kevux-firewall

Bugfix: Linking problem with cap_free and other dependencies not being found.

The linker has some order of operations problem where the static library being dependended on must be added after the library depending on it is declared.

Therefore `libcap.a` must be after `libfll.a` and similar.

Featureless Make might need changes to improve control over the order of linkage.
---

diff --git a/data/build/settings b/data/build/settings
index 07d4837..68a2633 100644
--- a/data/build/settings
+++ b/data/build/settings
@@ -41,12 +41,17 @@ build_libraries_shared-individual_thread -lf_thread
 build_libraries_shared-level -lfll_2 -lfll_1 -lfll_0
 build_libraries_shared-monolithic -lfll
 
-build_libraries_static -l:libc.a -l:libcap.a
+build_libraries_static -l:libc.a
 build_libraries_static-individual -l:libfll_error.a -l:libfll_execute.a -l:libfll_fss.a -l:libfll_print.a -l:libfll_program.a -l:libfl_control_group.a -l:libfl_conversion.a -l:libfl_environment.a -l:libfl_fss.a -l:libfl_print.a -l:libf_abstruse.a -l:libf_capability.a -l:libf_color.a -l:libf_compare.a -l:libf_console.a -l:libf_control_group.a -l:libf_conversion.a -l:libf_directory.a -l:libf_environment.a -l:libf_execute.a -l:libf_file.a -l:libf_fss.a -l:libf_limit.a -l:libf_memory.a -l:libf_parse.a -l:libf_path.a -l:libf_pipe.a -l:libf_print.a -l:libf_rip.a -l:libf_signal.a -l:libf_status_string.a -l:libf_string.a -l:libf_type_array.a -l:libf_utf.a
 build_libraries_static-individual_thread -l:libf_thread.a
 build_libraries_static-level -l:libfll_2.a -l:libfll_1.a -l:libfll_0.a
 build_libraries_static-monolithic -l:libfll.a
 
+# The libcap static must be added after libfll and others or some linkers might have problems linking and might fail to find libcap data, such as cap_free.
+build_libraries_static-individual -l:libcap.a
+build_libraries_static-level -l:libcap.a
+build_libraries_static-monolithic -l:libcap.a
+
 build_sources_headers common.h common/define.h common/enumeration.h common/string.h common/type.h
 build_sources_headers print/debug.h print/error.h print/message.h print/warning.h
 build_sources_headers operate.h operate/buffer.h operate/chains.h operate/create.h operate/default.h operate/delete.h operate/process.h operate/rules.h operate/show.h