target/8569: gcc on alpha does not support global variables in shared objects

[Glen Nakamura]

The following reply was made to PR target/8569; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Glen Nakamura <glen@imodulo.com>
To: kelledin@users.sourceforge.net, gcc-gnats@gcc.gnu.org,
	gcc-bugs@gcc.gnu.org
Cc:  
Subject: Re: target/8569: gcc on alpha does not support global variables in shared objects
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 22:23:30 -1000

 http://gcc.gnu.org/cgi-bin/gnatsweb.pl?cmd=view%20audit-trail&database=gcc&pr=8569
 
 I remember running into this "gp-relative relocation" problem before...
 Compiling with "-mno-explicit-relocs" seemed to get things working, so
 I didn't investigate any further.  Hopefully, someone with a better
 understanding can provide you with a proper solution.
 
 - glen