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Re: [patch] gas: MIPS64/ELF: Another RELA problem
- From: Eric Christopher <echristo at redhat dot com>
- To: "Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro at ds2 dot pg dot gda dot pl>
- Cc: binutils at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: 12 Jun 2002 15:56:14 -0700
- Subject: Re: [patch] gas: MIPS64/ELF: Another RELA problem
- References: <Pine.GSO.3.96.1020612143054.1806C-100000@delta.ds2.pg.gda.pl>
> OK to apply?
>
OK.
> 2002-06-12 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@ds2.pg.gda.pl>
>
> * config/tc-mips.c (md_apply_fix3): Don't subtract the symbol's
> value twice for RELA relocations.
>
> BTW, this whole bfd_install_relocation() and add/subtract twice
> implementation seems seriously broken for me. It was already discussed
> here a few times. I can't recall reasons for not fixing it properly
> before, but maybe it's now the right time to do so? Or do we want to
> carry the broken code forever?
>
I'd be a big fan of fixing it, I don't know what the problems were
either. Hopefully Ian or Richard do and will speak up.
-eric
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