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Re: Problem with linker with binutils-040414
On Mon, Apr 19, 2004 at 02:20:42PM +0100, Nick Clifton wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>
> > The [BFD] library should never abort
>
> Alan Modra wrote:
>
> >>Yes, and gcc should never ICE. The situation is the same, I think.
> >>
> >>
> Similar, but
> a) GCC handles its ICEs more gracefully than does BFD. (Well unless
> we improve BFD).
> b) GCC is not a library, it is an entire application. It is able to
> detect and handle is internal errors in an entirely consistent manner.
>
> BFD is a library, and it should not dictate error handling policy to its
> users. Imagine if GCC used the BFD library but could not generate its
> ICE messages because the BFD library aborted before giving GCC the
> chance to intervene.
Gcc deserves whatever it gets in this case since it misuses a library
function.
H.J.