Created attachment 1001905 [details]
build.log

Sorry, I was looking at the wrong error.  The actual error is:

gcc -static -O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Werror=format-security -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector-strong --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -grecord-gcc-switches -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-hardened-cc1 -m64 -mtune=generic -static -Wl,-z,relro -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-hardened-ld -o init init-init.o
/usr/bin/ld: /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/5.0.0/../../../../lib64/libc.a(libc-start.o): relocation R_X86_64_32 against `_dl_starting_up' can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/5.0.0/../../../../lib64/libc.a: error adding symbols: Bad value

Note that we are compiling statically, so the error is bogus.

See attached complete build log.

Hi Richard,
I would like to help fix this.
Can you please help me understand how should I proceed on this?

(In reply to Prabhjyot Sodhi[:psd] from comment #2)
> Hi Richard,
> I would like to help fix this.
> Can you please help me understand how should I proceed on this?

I don't understand the question.

can we not compile to the lib with -fPIC?

Fixed by:
http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/cgit/supermin.git/commit/

The URL about should be:
http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/cgit/supermin.git/commit/?id=8c0345898be04eea1bc6ef6684ffd6a7d04ddd2c

What happens when you put this in under %build section:

CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -fPIC -pie -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now"
CXXFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -fPIC -pie -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now"

export CFLAGS
export CXXFLAGS

This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora 23 development cycle.
Changing version to '23'.

(As we did not run this process for some time, it could affect also pre-Fedora 23 development
cycle bugs. We are very sorry. It will help us with cleanup during Fedora 23 End Of Life. Thank you.)

More information and reason for this action is here:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers/HouseKeeping/Fedora23

(In reply to Moez Roy from comment #7)
> What happens when you put this in under %build section:
> 
> CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -fPIC -pie -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now"
> CXXFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -fPIC -pie -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now"
> 
> export CFLAGS
> export CXXFLAGS

The answer is the same error.

Note that init is a *static linked binary*.

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*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 1287743 ***