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[Bug libc/3946] New: Weak definitions aren't so weak


Attached is a testcase for weak references: two libraries define the safe symbol f, one as a weak definition, the other as a strong definition, and a program calls it. When run with ld-linux 2.3.6 and 2.5, the link order matters, while with ld-linux 2.2.5, the strong definition always wins.

I would have expected to always get the 2.2.5's "strong always wins" behavior (and that's what I can read when googling), is there a reason for 2.3.6 and above to behave differently? (I can't see what weak definitions can be used for in such case).

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           Summary: Weak definitions aren't so weak
           Product: glibc
           Version: 2.3.6
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: libc
        AssignedTo: drepper at redhat dot com
        ReportedBy: samuel dot thibault at ens-lyon dot org
                CC: glibc-bugs at sources dot redhat dot com


http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3946

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