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Re: Binutils status on Linux/MIPS?
- To: "MacGyver" <macgyver at tos dot net>
- Subject: Re: Binutils status on Linux/MIPS?
- From: Ian Lance Taylor <ian at zembu dot com>
- Date: 08 Jun 2001 09:17:09 -0700
- Cc: <binutils at sourceware dot cygnus dot com>
- References: <00ce01c0f02f$6e570620$94bcd4d1@intrepid>
"MacGyver" <macgyver@tos.net> writes:
I can't answer most of your questions, but I can answer this one:
> What is the difference between elf32lsmip and elf32lmip? Looking
> through the parameter templates in ldscripts I don't see any major
> obvious differences...but then again, I'm not overly familiar with the
> inners of binutils.
The difference is the default entry symbol which is used. For
elf32lmip, the linker expects to see an entry symbol named `start'.
For elf32lsmip, the linker expects to see an entry symbol named
`__start'. The latter is appropriate for use on a typical Unix
system.
Ian