Recipe for x64.release fails on version 4.8

[Brandon Sides]

Hey folks,

I'm trying to build V8 for the first time and I'm working on Getting Started with Embedding.  I installed depot_tools, fetched v8, switched to a branch containing version 4.8 as instructed in the link, and ran a gclient sync to make sure all my dependencies were in order.  However, upon trying to make x64.release, the recipe fails:

  LINK(target) /home/brandon/v8/out/x64.release/mksnapshot

/home/brandon/v8/third_party/binutils/Linux_x64/Release/bin/ld.gold: error: /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/5.4.0/../../../x86_64-linux-gnu/crti.o: unsupported reloc 42 against global symbol __gmon_start__

/home/brandon/v8/third_party/binutils/Linux_x64/Release/bin/ld.gold: error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc_nonshared.a(atexit.oS): unsupported reloc 42 against global symbol __dso_handle

/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/5.4.0/../../../x86_64-linux-gnu/crti.o(.init+0x7): error: unsupported reloc 42

/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc_nonshared.a(atexit.oS):function atexit: error: unsupported reloc 42

clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)

tools/gyp/mksnapshot.target.x64.release.mk:255: recipe for target '/home/brandon/v8/out/x64.release/mksnapshot' failed

make[1]: *** [/home/brandon/v8/out/x64.release/mksnapshot] Error 1

make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/brandon/v8/out'

Makefile:310: recipe for target 'x64.release' failed

make: *** [x64.release] Error 2

Frankly, I'm lost.  If I've made an error in getting everything set up, I can't find it, and I can't seem to find anyone else who's having similar problems.  Are there any V8 gurus out there who might be able to shed some light?

[Brandon Sides]

Nothing seems to help me find a solution on my own like posting a question claiming I can't possibly find a solution on my own :P

Apparently, the problem is a bug in the bundled toolchain.  As such, a user in this issue thread recommended using the system-wide toolchain instead by issuing the make command as follows:

make native GYPFLAGS="-Dlinux_use_bundled_gold=0"

Which, now that I've had time to let it finish working, actually fails at a different place:

  LINK(target) /home/brandon/v8/out/native/cctest
  RULE test_cctest_cctest_gyp_cctest_run_target_isolate_0 /home/brandon/v8/out/native/cctest.isolated
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/brandon/v8/tools/swarming_client/isolate.py", line 27, in <module>
    import auth
  File "/home/brandon/v8/tools/swarming_client/auth.py", line 19, in <module>
    from utils import on_error
  File "/home/brandon/v8/tools/swarming_client/utils/on_error.py", line 22, in <module>
    from . import net
  File "/home/brandon/v8/tools/swarming_client/utils/net.py", line 25, in <module>
    from third_party import requests
  File "/home/brandon/v8/tools/swarming_client/third_party/requests/__init__.py", line 53, in <module>
    from .packages.urllib3.contrib import pyopenssl
  File "/home/brandon/v8/tools/swarming_client/third_party/requests/packages/urllib3/contrib/pyopenssl.py", line 42, in <module>
    ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv3: OpenSSL.SSL.SSLv3_METHOD,
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'PROTOCOL_SSLv3'
test/cctest/cctest_run.target.native.mk:10: recipe for target '/home/brandon/v8/out/native/cctest.isolated' failed
make[1]: *** [/home/brandon/v8/out/native/cctest.isolated] Error 1

make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/brandon/v8/out'

Makefile:317: recipe for target 'native' failed
make: *** [native] Error 2

But, who knows, if someone else has the above issue then this solution may be worth trying.  I guess if I can't work out this new error then I'll ask about it in a different thread.

[Brandon Sides]

OK, to end my monologue, I came across a StackOverflow thread addressing the AtrributeError seen above.  After trying literally every solution there in succession, the build process has completed and in reward for a day and a half worth of effort, "Hello, World" has at last been printed to my terminal :^)

Hopefully someone else comes across this and finds some of it useful so my suffering isn't in vain.