Re: PATCH: Tweaks to ARM SymbianOS configuration

[Daniel Jacobowitz <drow at false dot org>]

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