"Warning: size of symbol FOO changed from X to Y in OBJ"

[Ian Lance Taylor]

Philip Blundell <philb@gnu.org> writes:

> Despite the use of the word "warning", the linker seems to regard this as a 
> fatal error.  I think a warning is probably more appropriate; anybody disagree?

I certainly agree.  A symbol size change is not a fatal error.

Looking at the code, though, it doesn't seem to be a fatal error.  It
just seems to issue the warning and move on.  What's the test case?

Ian