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Re: sh-elf shared library dilemma
- To: rth at redhat dot com (Richard Henderson)
- Subject: Re: sh-elf shared library dilemma
- From: Toshi Morita <tm2 at best dot com>
- Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 20:03:20 -0800 (PST)
- Cc: binutils at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
> I see two solutions:
>
> (1) Stop doing partial-in-place stuff and use the RELA addend
> as it's supposed to.
>
> (2) Leave the object file relocations alone and use REL dynamic
> relocations.
>
> Both solutions have binary compatibility issues: the later only
> affects sh-linux; the former affects everyone. The former seems
> more Correct.
>
> So: I'm soliciting opinions from those affected by this problem.
>
>
> r~
>
DO both of these solutions:
1) Preserve the ability to link with SHC-generated object files
(which use REL)?
2) Preserve the linker relaxation capability?
Toshi