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From: Ralf Baechle <ralf@oss.sgi.com>
To: Klaus Naumann <spock@mgnet.de>
Cc: "H . J . Lu" <hjl@lucon.org>,
	linux-mips@oss.sgi.com, binutils@sourceware.cygnus.com
Subject: Re: The Linux binutils 2.11.92.0.7 is released.
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 17:18:23 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20011023171823.B3644@dea.linux-mips.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0110231440550.1967-100000@spock.mgnet.de>; from spock@mgnet.de on Tue, Oct 23, 2001 at 02:41:33PM +0200

On Tue, Oct 23, 2001 at 02:41:33PM +0200, Klaus Naumann wrote:

> > > > 1. You don't compile shared libraries with -fpic/-fPIC.
> > > > 2. Even if you do, you may overflow GOT table.
> > > 
> > > Well, even adding -fpic doesn't help a whole lot.
> > > What is a GOT table ? And do you see any fix for the problem ?
> > 
> > -fpic is default on Linux/MIPS and as such adding that option won't have any
> > effect.
> 
> I also tried -fPIC . -Wa,-xgot is also the default. -G X doesn't
> change anything ...

-G is not supported with PIC and unless somebody really had his crack
bucketwise or otherwise hates performance -Wa,-xgot isn't default.  ATM
-fPIC is the same as -fpic but this might be changes to imply a large GOT
code model.

  Ralf

  reply	other threads:[~2001-10-23 15:18 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2001-10-17  3:13 The Linux binutils 2.11.92.0.7 is released H . J . Lu
2001-10-17 15:06 ` Leonard N. Zubkoff
     [not found] ` <Pine.LNX.4.21.0110211317450.17620-100000@spock.mgnet.de>
2001-10-21 16:11   ` H . J . Lu
2001-10-22 20:43     ` Klaus Naumann
2001-10-22 22:12       ` H . J . Lu
2001-10-23 11:17       ` Ralf Baechle
2001-10-23 12:41         ` Klaus Naumann
2001-10-23 15:18           ` Ralf Baechle [this message]
2001-10-24  6:43             ` Klaus Naumann
2001-10-24 23:19               ` Ralf Baechle

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