[PATCH v1 2/8] arm: Fix "file truncated" linker errors from empty built-in.a in SPL/TPL/VPL builds

[Marek Vasut]

On 11/27/25 3:12 AM, Yuslaimi, Alif Zakuan wrote:

Hello everyone,

> I already have the referenced commit in my test branch, and I can 
> confirm that the same compilation error still appears on CycloneV when 
> certain directories produce no SPL objects.
> 
> The existing fix ensures that built-in.o is always present, but it does 
> not prevent ar from generating empty built-in.a archives, which older 
> ARM 32-bit linkers (such as CycloneV toolchains) reject as “file 
> truncated”.

Which toolchain is this ?

> This patch complements the earlier fix by ensuring that each SPL 
> directory contributes at least one real object, so the resulting built- 
> in.a archives are non-empty and accepted by all toolchains. It does not 
> change runtime behavior—only ensures the archives remain valid.
> 
> Thanks,
> Alif
> 


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Best regards,
Marek Vasut