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Re: Results for binutils 2.14.90 20030505 testsuite on i686-pc-linux-gnu

On Mon, May 05, 2003 at 07:39:34PM +0200, Christian Joensson wrote:
> So, what might the trouble be with the SREC stuff when compiling with
> -fPIC/-fpic?

The srec linker only handles generic relocations.  Anything slightly
"magic", like GOT or PLT relocs, won't work.  GOT and PLT relocs set
up space in the .got and/or .plt (the "magic" bit) as well as
relocating an instruction.

-- 
Alan Modra
IBM OzLabs - Linux Technology Centre
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