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Re: PATCH for i386: --no-copy-relocs

To: binutils at sources dot redhat dot com, jluu at mainsoft dot com
Subject: Re: PATCH for i386: --no-copy-relocs
From: "H . J . Lu" <hjl at lucon dot org>
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 12:05:41 -0700
References: <002101c0f82c$935bf2a0$18671ed4@fr.mainsoft.com> <si3d8xe0ev.fsf@daffy.airs.com> <20010619083710.A16422@lucon.org> <sibsnj7h0k.fsf@daffy.airs.com>

On Wed, Jun 20, 2001 at 12:22:03AM -0700, Ian Lance Taylor wrote:
> 
> The COPY reloc is used when a variable appears in a shared library,
> and it is referenced by the main executable, and the main executable
> does not use the GOT to reference it.  We have two choices: 1) put a

I see. So if the main executable is compiled with PIC, should the
linker still generate the COPY reloc?


H.J.

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