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Re: RFC: linker enhancements
On Wed, Mar 17, 2004 at 02:06:46PM -0800, H. J. Lu wrote:
> I don't see how it can happen. A definition in regular object will
> never be overridden by a dynamic definition. If it does happen, it
> is not intended. I'd like to fix it.
elflink.c:1036
We prefer a non-weak definition in a shared library to a weak
definition in the executable unless it comes from a DT_NEEDED
entry of a shared object, in which case, the DT_NEEDED entry
may not be required at the run time. */
elflink.c:1197
/* Handle the special case of a weak definition in a regular object
followed by a non-weak definition in a shared object. In this
case, we prefer the definition in the shared object unless it
comes from a DT_NEEDED entry of a shared object, in which case,
the DT_NEEDED entry may not be required at the run time. */
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Alan Modra
IBM OzLabs - Linux Technology Centre