No .preinit_array/.init_array/.fini_array support?

[Nick Clifton]

Hi Franz,

> The following test program from the gcc-3.4.3 configury fails for me on a
> AMD K6 / Suse 7.3 system with binutils-2.15.94.0.2 and gcc-3.4.3 installed:
> 
> configure:8926: checking for .preinit_array/.init_array/.fini_array support
> configure:8947: gcc -o conftest -D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -I/usr/local/include/ncurses -pipe -pthread -O2 -fexpensive-optimizations -ffast-math -march=k6 -m3dnow -mmmx -D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -I/usr/local/include/ncurses  conftest.c  >&5
> configure:8950: $? = 0
> configure:8952: ./conftest
> configure:8955: $? = 255
> configure: program exited with status 255
> 
> static int x = -1;
> int main (void) { return x; }
> int foo (void) { x = 0; }
> int (*fp) (void) __attribute__ ((section (".init_array"))) = foo;
> 
> Is this to be expected in this configuration (i assumed otherwise)?

This test should pass, so there is a bug somewhere.  Not sure where 
though.  It would be interesting to know if the test passes when 
compiled without any optimisation options.

Cheers
   Nick