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Re: ELF extension for starting symbol search from module dependencies
- From: "Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro at ds2 dot pg dot gda dot pl>
- To: Luca Barbieri <ldb at ldb dot ods dot org>
- Cc: Debian-Devel ML <debian-devel at lists dot debian dot org>, GNU binutils ML <binutils at sources dot redhat dot com>, GNU libc ML <libc-alpha at sources dot redhat dot com>
- Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 21:35:37 +0200 (MET DST)
- Subject: Re: ELF extension for starting symbol search from module dependencies
- Organization: Technical University of Gdansk
On 22 Aug 2002, Luca Barbieri wrote:
> > Hmm, what if two functions which get imported from different versions of
> > the same library operate on a static (private to the library) variable
> > that is needed for a proper operation for some reason? You'd better
> > rebuild the sources to use a single version of each library instead.
> I don't see how this could cause problems. Each png library should bind
> its own references to its own symbols.
Do you suggest your proposed change should only be activated for the png
library?
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