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Re: [I don't think it's off-topic at all] Linking speed for C++

To: Geoff Keating <geoffk at geoffk dot org>
Subject: Re: [I don't think it's off-topic at all] Linking speed for C++
From: Richard Henderson <rth at redhat dot com>
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 15:02:12 -0700
Cc: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
References: <200105222034.NAA00918@toledo.synopsys.com> <Pine.GSO.4.33.0105292219130.21177-100000@platon> <20010529144104.C15479@redhat.com> <jm3d9nu8ww.fsf@geoffk.org>

On Tue, May 29, 2001 at 02:45:03PM -0700, Geoff Keating wrote:
> On some platforms, this doesn't work the way you'd like.  Instead, the
> PIC code is fully resolved at link time... and still generating PLT
> entries or COPY relocs.

Hmm.  Are you sure?  It shouldn't in the case of data symbols. 
For code symbols that is fine -- we'd be branching to the PLT
in any case.

I'd class this as a linker bug if it happens.

r~

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