Binary is not PIE (Position-independent code)

[DanTulovsky]

Component(s)

cmd/otelcontribcol

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

It looks like the binary for linux produced from this repo is not PIE (Position-independent code). I was wondering if this was a conscious decision. If not, would it be possible to start publishing PIE binaries for otel-collector-contrib?

My specific use case right now is that I am trying to run this on Unikraft Cloud (https://unikraft.org/docs/concepts/compatibility) and they require that binaries be PIE.

My workaround is to build from source, but I'd prefer to not have to do that.

Describe the solution you'd like

Linux binaries published by this project are PIE.

Describe alternatives you've considered

Building from source is a viable alternative.

Additional context

This is the error returned by the platform (confirmed by the people who run it).

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[    0.004302] ERR:  [appelfloader] otelcol-contrib: ELF executable is not position-independent!
[    0.005081] ERR:  [appelfloader] otelcol-contrib: Parsing of ELF image failed: Exec format error (-8)

[DanTulovsky]

fyi, it looks like this is requested here: #618

[mx-psi]

Yes, this looks like a duplicate of #618. @DanTulovsky, would you be willing to file a PR for this?

[mx-psi]

Closing as duplicate of #618