Why does m32r-elf use REL relocations?

[Kazuhiro Inaoka]

Hi Nick

From: "Nick Clifton" <nickc@redhat.com>
> Hi Kazuhiro,
> 
> > Would you tell me why M32R target uses REL relocations instead of RELA?
> 
> Because that is what Mitsubishi requested.  They were concerned about
> the size of object files and wanted to use REL relocations as these
> are smaller.
Maybe, we thought that it's good smaller object files as possible. (-_-;)

> > Can we change them ?
> 
> The problem would be incompatibility with already existing m32r object
> files.  (In libraries for instance).
Yes. 

> 
> Cheers
>         Nick
Thanks

Kazuhiro