what can link.exe do that cygwin32-ld can't ?
ian@cygnus.com
ian@cygnus.com
Thu Jul 3 21:35:00 GMT 1997
In cygnus.gnu-win32 you write:
>In the FAQ, under the heading
>"Can I mix objects compiled with msvc++ and gcc? "
>it is said: "The key seems to be using MS's LINK.EXE
>to do the linking instead of GNU ld."
>Could somebody enlighten me why that is the case? It prevents me from using a cross
>compiler/linker.
It's because the implementation of the PE format in the b18 release is
incorrect. PE appears to be like COFF, but, unfortunately, differs in
a key respect: in PE, symbol values are section relative, whereas in
COFF, symbol values are absolute addresses.
I've corrected this in the development sources; they now generate
correct PE files. Unfortunately, this means that in the next cygwin
release, everybody will have to rebuild their .o and .a files.
Ian
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