Prelink logs "Cannot safely convert .rel.dyn' section from REL to RELA" message in prelink.log.

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Prelink running via cron every day outputs the following messages to /var/log/prelink/prelink.log:
   /usr/sbin/prelink: /usr/lib/xulrunner/libxul.so: Cannot safely convert .rel.dyn' section from REL to RELA
   /usr/sbin/prelink: Could not prelink /usr/lib/xulrunner/libxpcom.so because its dependency /usr/lib/xulrunner/libxul.so could not be prelinked
   /usr/sbin/prelink: Could not prelink /usr/lib/xulrunner/plugin-container because its dependency /usr/lib/xulrunner/libxpcom.so could not be prelinked

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • prelink-0.4.6-3.el6.i686

Subscriber exclusive content

A Red Hat subscription provides unlimited access to our knowledgebase of over 48,000 articles and solutions.

Current Customers and Partners

Log in for full access

Log In
Close

Welcome! Check out the Getting Started with Red Hat page for quick tours and guides for common tasks.