R_MIPS_GOT16 error with --version-script option to ld in 2.10.1

[Daniel Jacobowitz]

On Tue, Dec 03, 2002 at 04:28:48PM -0500, Jeff Baker wrote:
> I'm having a problem building shared objects for MIPS while using the
> --version-script option in binutils 2.10.1.  The problem no longer exists in
> 2.12.1.  Does anyone remember what the fix was for this specific problem?

Well, what's the assertion? :)

> Here's a snippet of the errors:
> 
> __dn_comp.o(.text+0x28): relocation truncated to fit: R_MIPS_GOT16 __dn_comp
> /usr/bin/ntomips-ld: bfd assertion fail ../../bfd/elf32-mips.c:5353
> /usr/bin/ntomips-ld: bfd assertion fail ../../bfd/elf32-mips.c:5356
> __res_close.o: In function `res_close':
> __res_close.o(.text+0x20): relocation truncated to fit: R_MIPS_GOT16
> __res_close
> /usr/bin/ntomips-ld: bfd assertion fail ../../bfd/elf32-mips.c:5353
> /usr/bin/ntomips-ld: bfd assertion fail ../../bfd/elf32-mips.c:5356
> __res_send.o: In function `res_send':
> __res_send.o(.text+0x20): relocation truncated to fit: R_MIPS_GOT16
> __res_send
> /usr/bin/ntomips-ld: bfd assertion fail ../../bfd/elf32-mips.c:5353
> /usr/bin/ntomips-ld: bfd assertion fail ../../bfd/elf32-mips.c:5356
> connect.o: In function `connect':
> connect.o(.text+0x90): relocation truncated to fit: R_MIPS_GOT16
> __try_auto_connect
> /usr/bin/ntomips-ld: bfd assertion fail ../../bfd/elf32-mips.c:5353
> /usr/bin/ntomips-ld: bfd assertion fail ../../bfd/elf32-mips.c:5356
> connect.o(.text+0xa0): relocation truncated to fit: R_MIPS_GOT16 autoconnect
> /usr/bin/ntomips-ld: bfd assertion fail ../../bfd/elf32-mips.c:5353
> /usr/bin/ntomips-ld: bfd assertion fail ../../bfd/elf32-mips.c:5356
> getaddrinfo.o: In function `getanswer':
> getaddrinfo.o(.text+0x12d4): relocation truncated to fit: R_MIPS_GOT16
> __res_hnok
> /usr/bin/ntomips-ld: bfd assertion fail ../../bfd/elf32-mips.c:5353
> /usr/bin/ntomips-ld: bfd assertion fail ../../bfd/elf32-mips.c:5356
> getaddrinfo.o(.text+0x13b4): relocation truncated to fit: R_MIPS_GOT16
> __res_hnok
> 
> 

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Daniel Jacobowitz
MontaVista Software                         Debian GNU/Linux Developer