HP-UX 11 and ld +init

[Mark Mitchell]

> > supported in the 64-bit linker.  Was using +init with the 32-bit
> > linker intentional?  Or should those changes just be moved to
> > pa64-hpux.h?
>
> Yes, this was intentional.  The ld man page that I have lists these
> as common 32 and 64-bit options.  I have tested this feature and
> there was some previous discussion on the list.  The advantage of
> using these two options is that they work with shared libraries
> loaded with shl_load.

Well, that sounds great.

Unfortunately, we've got a brand-new fresh-from-the-factory HP-UX 11.11
machine, and its "ld" does not support "+init".  (Not only is +init not
documented on the man page; it also causes the linker to issue an error.)

On this system, /usr/bin/ld is a symlink to /usr/ccs/bin/ld.  There is also
/usr/ccs/lbin/ld{32,64}.  ld32 also rejects +init.  ld64 accepts it.

Both acc and aCC are installed on this system.

The manual page for "ld" says (at the very bottom)  "HP-UX Release 11i:
November 2000".

Do you have any idea in what way your system is different from ours?

Thanks,

-- Mark