[Bug target/46072] AIX linker chokes on debug info for uninitialized static variables

[david.kirkby at onetel dot net]

http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=46072

--- Comment #20 from Dr. David Kirkby <david.kirkby at onetel dot net> 2011-04-07 17:15:07 UTC ---
(In reply to comment #18)
> > IBM is aware of the issue (via me and others).  The last tidbit I have is that
> > it appears as if it is another assembler bug but that is not confirmed yet.  I
> > don't have a fix nor do I have an APAR number yet.
> 
> Looks like this one is it:
> https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ98134


Yes, that looks like it. The title is just right. "IZ98134: ASSEMBLER GENERATES
INVALID OBJECT FILE WITH GCC-PRODUCED FILES"

But what does
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APAR status

    *
      Closed as program error.

Problem conclusion

    *

      Fix logic handling debugging pseudo-ops.

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mean? Does this mean IBM consider it a GCC bug? I don't find the explanations
on the page too useful. 



Dave