bootes% grep -n 'rp->add' *.[ch] | grep e32 ldelf.c:709: rp->add = e->e32(sect->base+rp->off); ldmacho.c:807: rp->add = (int32)e->e32(s->p+rp->off) + rp->off + 4 - secaddr; ldmacho.c:809: rp->add = (int32)e->e32(s->p+rp->off); ldpe.c:294: rp->add = (int32)le32(rsect->base+rp->off); ldpe.c:300: rp->add = le32(rsect->base+rp->off); it seems that ldelf.c:709 is the only place that fits your instructions. doing the cast has no effect (i.e. fails building cmd/go with the same error messages) On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 11:54 AM, Rob Pike wrote: > that means you are building from source > > in the ld directory, look for assignments to rd->add from calls to e32. > two do not do a cast to int32. try casting those two and let me know if you > can > > i will be at work in a couple of hours, not on a phone, and can offer more > help then. > > > -rob > > On May 1, 2013, at 11:31 AM, Skip Tavakkolian > wrote: > > yes. > > > On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 11:11 AM, Rob Pike wrote: > >> Are you using Plan 9? Because I don't understand how you could get >> those messages on Plan 9, but I do on other systems. >> >> -rob >> >> >