Build failure on M3: ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture arm64

[theresa-m]

Java -version output

Attempting to build Java 21

Summary of problem

Build failure on Mac using Sonoma 14.4.1, Xcode 15.3, Apple clang version 15.0.0 (clang-1500.3.9.4) using configuration:
bash configure --with-boot-jdk=<bootjdk> --disable-ddr --disable-warnings-as-errors --with-noncompressedrefs

This failure so far has only been reproduced on an M3 chip. I compared my setup on M1 with the user and that is the only difference in setup so far that I have been able to identify.

The build failure is:

ld: load command #14 string extends beyond end of load command in '/Users/satya/openj9-openjdk-jdk21/build/macosx-aarch64-server-release/support/modules_libs/java.base/libjava.dylib'
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
make[3]: *** [/Users/satya/openj9-openjdk-jdk21/build/macosx-aarch64-server-release/support/modules_libs/java.base/libzip.dylib] Error 1
make[2]: *** [java.base-libs] Error 2

The release notes for Xcode 15 show that a new linker is being used. The user tried adding --with-extra-ldflags='-ld_classic -Wl' to the configuration to use the old linker resulting in the error:

ld: warning: ignoring file /Users/satya/openj9-openjdk-jdk21/build/macosx-aarch64-server-release/support/modules_libs/java.base/libjava.dylib, building for macOS-arm64 but attempting to link with file built for unknown-unsupported file format ( 0xCE 0xFA 0xED 0xFE 0x0C 0x00 0x00 0x01 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x06 0x00 0x00 0x00 )
Undefined symbols for architecture arm64:
  "_JNU_ThrowByName", referenced from:
      _checkInflateStatus in Inflater.o
  "_JNU_ThrowIllegalArgumentException", referenced from:
      _Java_java_util_zip_Deflater_init in Deflater.o
      _Java_java_util_zip_Deflater_setDictionary in Deflater.o
      _Java_java_util_zip_Deflater_setDictionaryBuffer in Deflater.o
      _Java_java_util_zip_Inflater_setDictionary in Inflater.o
      _Java_java_util_zip_Inflater_setDictionaryBuffer in Inflater.o
  "_JNU_ThrowInternalError", referenced from:
      _Java_java_util_zip_Deflater_init in Deflater.o
      _Java_java_util_zip_Deflater_setDictionary in Deflater.o
      _Java_java_util_zip_Deflater_setDictionaryBuffer in Deflater.o
      _Java_java_util_zip_Deflater_deflateBytesBytes in Deflater.o
      _Java_java_util_zip_Deflater_deflateBytesBuffer in Deflater.o
      _Java_java_util_zip_Deflater_deflateBufferBytes in Deflater.o
      _Java_java_util_zip_Deflater_deflateBufferBuffer in Deflater.o
      ...
  "_JNU_ThrowOutOfMemoryError", referenced from:
      _Java_java_util_zip_Deflater_init in Deflater.o
      _Java_java_util_zip_Deflater_deflateBytesBytes in Deflater.o
      _Java_java_util_zip_Deflater_deflateBytesBuffer in Deflater.o
      _Java_java_util_zip_Deflater_deflateBufferBytes in Deflater.o
      _Java_java_util_zip_Inflater_init in Inflater.o
      _Java_java_util_zip_Inflater_inflateBytesBytes in Inflater.o
      _checkInflateStatus in Inflater.o
      ...
  "_getErrorString", referenced from:
      _ZIP_ReadEntry in zip_util.o
ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture arm64
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
make[3]: *** [/Users/satya/openj9-openjdk-jdk21/build/macosx-aarch64-server-release/support/modules_libs/java.base/libzip.dylib] Error 1
make[2]: *** [java.base-libs] Error 2

Suggestions for what to try next are appreciated!

[theresa-m]

@dylanjtuttle confirmed that he is experiencing the same failure on his m3. Thanks Dylan!

[knn-k]

Could you share the binary build/macosx-aarch64-server-release/support/modules_libs/java.base/libjava.dylib, please?
I am going take a look into it.

[theresa-m]

Thanks @knn-k this is the file I received from the user.
libjava.dylib.zip

[knn-k]

I am not sure if this is the reason of the failure, but I see a garbage ^] in the Load command 13 of the otool output:

% otool -lv libjava.dylib | less
...
Load command 12
          cmd LC_LOAD_DYLIB
      cmdsize 52
         name /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib (offset 24)
   time stamp 2 Thu Jan  1 09:00:02 1970
      current version 1345.100.2
compatibility version 1.0.0
Load command 13
          cmd LC_LOAD_DYLIB
      cmdsize 48
         name /usr/lib/libobjc.A.dylib^] (offset 24) <-- HERE
   time stamp 2 Thu Jan  1 09:00:02 1970
      current version 228.0.0
compatibility version 1.0.0
Load command 14
      cmd LC_CODE_SIGNATURE
  cmdsize 16
  dataoff 130704
 datasize 20896

I don't see the garbage in the otool output for libjava.dylib from ibm-semeru-open-jdk_aarch64_mac_21.0.2_13_openj9-0.43.0.tar.gz.