Re: other/4878: gcc 3.0.2 output crashes HP-UX linker

[Harri Porten <porten at trolltech dot com>]

The following reply was made to PR other/4878; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Harri Porten <porten@trolltech.com>
To: rodrigc@gcc.gnu.org, gcc-bugs@gcc.gnu.org, gcc-prs@gcc.gnu.org,
    nobody@gcc.gnu.org, gcc-gnats@gcc.gnu.org
Cc:  
Subject: Re: other/4878: gcc 3.0.2 output crashes HP-UX linker
Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2002 11:19:18 +0100 (CET)

 On 5 Jan 2002 rodrigc@gcc.gnu.org wrote:
 
 > State-Changed-From-To: open->closed
 > State-Changed-By: rodrigc
 > State-Changed-When: Fri Jan  4 21:46:00 2002
 > State-Changed-Why:
 >     gcc 3.0 works better with GNU binutils than
 >     the native utilities on HP:
 >     http://gcc.gnu.org/install/specific.html#hppa*-hp-hpux*
 >     
 >     You are better off using GNU binutils.
 
 I already do. My original report stated that I am using binutils 2.11.2.
 Quote from compiling with -v:
 
 /opt/gcc-3.0.2/lib/gcc-lib/hppa1.1-hp-hpux10.20/3.0.2/../../../../hppa1.1-hp-hpux10.20/bin/as
 -o /var/tmp/ccppVe6D.o /var/tmp/ccYO5OWi.s
 
 Whereas
 /opt/gcc-3.0.2/lib/gcc-lib/hppa1.1-hp-hpux10.20/3.0.2/../../../../hppa1.1-hp-hpux10.20/bin/as
 -v results in:
 
 GNU assembler version 2.11.2 (hppa1.1-hp-hpux10.20) using BFD version 
 2.11.2
 
 I've played around with the assembler output a bit. Seems like gcc is not
 outputting some symbols which then make the linker crash. gas does
 accept (faulty?) assembler code that is missing symbol definitions (_foo).
 The system assembler says "as: error 7403: undefined label - _foo (7403)".
 But that's something I rather should report elsewhere.
 
         .SPACE $TEXT$
         .SUBSPA $CODE$,ACCESS=0x2c
 
 _FOO
         .PROC
         .CALLINFO CALLS
 
         .word P%_foo
         NOP
 
         .PROCEND
 
 Please reopen this report.
 
 Harri.