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Re: [Bug] ld aborts linking large ieee file


On Thu, Mar 13, 2003 at 12:09:29PM -0500, Smith, Gene wrote:
> Yes, the problems are related and occur only when the 3rd party file is
> linked (with ld) or copied (with objcopy). In both cases (according to the
> debugger) they are having problems with two symbols that appear 1st in the
> symbol table shown with objdump -xD (objdump works ok with the 3rd-p file).
> Here is how it looks:
> 
> SYMBOL TABLE:
> 00000000	*ABS* 0020 00 conlist
> 00000000	*ABS* 0021 00 globaltr
>    :

How can a symbol be neither local nor global?

ANW, have you tried localize (or globalize) these symbols with objcopy? 
Although you wrote that objcopy segfaults, I guess it doesn't always;
it depends on the operation you are asking.

Elias

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