[Bug libc/5104] New: ld.so ignores symbols with the STT_COMMON type

["nickc at redhat dot com" <sourceware-bugzilla at sourceware dot org>]

The loader does not handle symbols with the STT_COMMON type.

We (the Binutils project) are currently examining the possibilty of having the
linker set the type of common symbols to STT_COMMON instead of STT_OBJECT. See
the thread starting here:

http://sources.redhat.com/ml/binutils/2007-10/msg00046.html

It was pointed out however that the loader would not currently handle such
symbols properly, so for now, the patch is not going to be applied.  It would be
good however if the loader could process such symbols, so that we might then
allow the linker to generate them.

Cheers
  Nick Clifton

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           Summary: ld.so ignores symbols with the STT_COMMON type
           Product: glibc
           Version: unspecified
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: libc
        AssignedTo: drepper at redhat dot com
        ReportedBy: nickc at redhat dot com
                CC: glibc-bugs at sources dot redhat dot com
 GCC build triplet: any
  GCC host triplet: any
GCC target triplet: any


http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5104

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