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Re: PATCH: ld/2218: Weak undefined symbol doesn't work properly with PIE
On Sun, Feb 19, 2006 at 06:10:01PM -0800, H. J. Lu wrote:
> Do you have a patch for ia64?
Nope. I was leaving that to you.
> Also how do you address
>
> http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2251
Since that is a ld.so problem, I don't understand why you are asking.
> My patch changes to if we don't export all symbols into the dynamic
> symbol table, a symbol in PIE, which isn't defined in nor referenced
> by any dynamic object, has the hidden visibility.
Why is this a good idea, and why should this change only apply to pie?
ie. Why not do the same for non-pie executables. Wasn't this part of
your patch just a hack to fix up the fact that you made too many symbols
dynamic in the first place?
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