This is the mail archive of the
gcc-bugs@gcc.gnu.org
mailing list for the GCC project.
[Bug c++/17338] Linker error message is a triumph of misdirection
- From: "eddy at opera dot com" <gcc-bugzilla at gcc dot gnu dot org>
- To: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: 7 Sep 2004 13:48:04 -0000
- Subject: [Bug c++/17338] Linker error message is a triumph of misdirection
- References: <20040906172654.17338.eddy@opera.com>
- Reply-to: gcc-bugzilla at gcc dot gnu dot org
------- Additional Comments From eddy at opera dot com 2004-09-07 13:47 -------
Subject: Re: Linker error message is a triumph of misdirection
> no we cannot do this because the error is outputted by ld (which is
> owned by different people and is not part of GCC). Also the
> defintion of Base::Method could be in a different translational unit
> so GCC cannot say that it is undefined when compiling to assembly.
You're right, of course; duly forwarded to bug-binutils at gnu dot org.
Sorry to be distracting with mis-directed report ...
(I tried supplying this via bugzilla so I could confirm it as
resolved, but it wanted a password ...)
Eddy.
--
http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17338