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Re: what is libc_pic.a ?


On Jan 11, 2008 9:49 PM, Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org> wrote:
> On Friday 11 January 2008, Metuki Sabhe wrote:
> > what is the purpose of libc_pic.a ?
>
> it is a static archive of libc that is completely built as PIC
>
> > can you give an example of application that uses it ?
>
> it doesnt get installed so it only gets used by the glibc build system

thank you Mike. I was wondering about libc_pic.a while looking for the
definition of __umoddi3(). Before I realized that function belongs to
libgcc, I found
it also in libc_pic.a...

I just wonder now whether libgcc can issue any system calls ? Now I really
think not.

> -mike
>


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