RFC: Can static executables contain relocations against symbols ?

[Nick Clifton]

Hi Alan,

>> Anyway, does the following fix the particular problem you are seeing?

I am not sure - I will have to investigate.  Reproducing the original
problem is difficult because it involves using the Rust compiler on
a non-x86_64 platform, so it may take me a while.

> I'm going to commit the patch even if it doesn't fix your problem
> since that 1995 comment from commit ede4eed48386 needs fixing, and
> it's wrong to use a non-alloc symtab with an alloc reloc section as
> others have commented.

That is a good point.  Thanks for creating a better patch.

Cheers
   Nick