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Re: bug-report: ld: hidden symbol `stat' in /usr/lib/libc_nonshared.a(stat.oS) is referenced by DSO


On Wed, Jan 21, 2004 at 11:22:34AM +0100, Stefaan wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I get the error
> "hidden symbol `stat' in /usr/lib/libc_nonshared.a(stat.oS) is referenced
> by DSO"
> both on debian/unstable and redhat 9 with self-compiled binutils 2.14.
> 
> I produce it with the following code:
> main.c:
> int main() {};
> 
> libfile.c:
> #include <sys/stat.h>
> void func(void) {
>         stat(0, 0);
> };
> 
> gcc -o main.o -c main.c
> gcc -o libfile.o -c libfile.c
> ld -o libmylib.so -shared libfile.o
> gcc -o exec main.o -L. -lmylib
> 
> The last command invokes ld and gives the error.  I don't get this error
> when using binutils-2.13.2.  I also got this error using the
> binutils-weekly.

But the bug is on the line above the last.
You should never use ld directly unless you know what you're doing,
instead gcc or g++ drivers should be used because they know all the options
which must be passed to the linker.

	Jakub


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