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Re: HP-UX 11 and ld +init
Zack wrote:
The need for this linker patch should be documented in install.texi.
Could you prepare a diff? I see that there is mention of one of the
earlier HPUX linker patches already, but nothing about +init/+fini.
zw
I went to add it, but it looks like it is already there :)
http://gcc.gnu.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/gcc/gcc/doc/install.texi.diff?r1=1.165&r2=1.166&sortby=date&only_with_tag=MAIN
> +GCC 3.3 nows uses the ELF DT_INIT_ARRAY and DT_FINI_ARRAY capability
> +to run initializers and finalizers on the 64-bit port. The feature
> +requires CVS binutils as of January 2, 2003, or a subsequent release
> +to correct a problem arising from HP's non-standard use of the .init
> +and .fini sections. The 32-bit port uses the linker @option{+init}
> +and @option{+fini} options. As with the support for secondary symbols,
> +there have been bugs in the order in which these options are executed
> +by the HP linker. So, again a recent linker patch is recommended.
Kelley Cook