Build Error Ubuntu 16.04 about mcsema HOT 6 CLOSED

Pin's release notes say:

Note, however, that you cannot use gcc versions 4.5 or newer to compile
Probe mode tools, since these versions create files with a new OS ABI version
which is not compatible with the pin kit. You can also use Intel(R) C++
compiler.

This might be referring to the new C++11 libstdc++ ABI which has a new std::string implementation and changed its mangling to avoid cross-linking. (Well, it seems that gcc 4.5 does have a new ABI which did not get enabled by default, so the blame still goes to gcc 5+.) To get around this you can try building an /opt prefix with all libraries built using -D_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI=0 -fabi-version=2. Or just grab an older system and put it under systemd-nspawn.

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That's fine then, the llvm38 branch eliminates PIN dependencies ;-)

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same issue with gcc 6.2 on arch linux

namely, the following two sections are triggered

/* compiler_version_check2.H:101-103 */
#if !defined(__GXX_ABI_VERSION) || CC_USED_ABI_VERSION != __GXX_ABI_VERSION
#error The C++ ABI of your compiler does not match the ABI of the pin kit.
#endif
// ...
/* compiler_version_check2.H:116-118 */
#if CC_USED_ABI_VERSION != __GXX_ABI_VERSION
#error This kit requires gcc 3.4 or later
#endif

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Hrmm... can you run echo | clang -dM -E - and echo | gcc -dM -E - and grep out and paste here the relevant macros uses in the #if checks posted by @incertia?

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Closing this unless the issue remains on the llvm38 branch.

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Hey.... This is an Intel Pin/libstdc++ compatibility problem. It's expected to persist in all future versions of mcsema until Intel switches to the new (gcc 4.5+) C++ ABI.

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