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Re: PATCH: Tweaks to ARM SymbianOS configuration
On Sun, Jan 23, 2005 at 12:07:06PM -0800, Mark Mitchell wrote:
> Daniel Jacobowitz wrote:
> >On Sun, Jan 23, 2005 at 11:27:32AM -0800, Mark Mitchell wrote:
> >
> >>Daniel Jacobowitz wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>>! /* SymbianOS uses this symbol. */
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Should these changes by in a Symbian-specific file, or are they really
> >>>applicable to all BPABI targets?
> >>
> >>I inentionally punted on that issue because Symbian has raised that
> >>issue for discussion by the ARM ABI group. The BPABI doesn't presently
> >>specify these symbols, but Symbian is requesting that it should. ARM's
> >>toolchain generates these symbols, which is why SymbianOS depends on
> >>them; it's very likely that other BPABI platforms (PalmOS) do, but I
> >>have no direct evidence one way or the other.
> >
> >
> >OK, that makes sense. What about the other changes, for instance, in
> >placement of .plt?
>
> I think that change is harmless on other platforms, and avoiding
> additional (already hairy) conditionalization seemed worthwhile. I
> don't mind parameterizing either the symbols or the section order if
> people think that's important; it just seemed like undue complication to me.
Fine by me then.
--
Daniel Jacobowitz