Bug in ld-linux 2.1.2pre2 - absolute symbols are relocated + Patch

Colin McCormack colin@field.medicine.adelaide.edu.au
Mon Aug 2 06:00:00 GMT 1999


Hi.

There's a bug in ld-linux and libdl.so glibc2.1.2pre2.

Absolute symbols in dynamically loaded ELF objects are relocated.

I believe this is contrary to the specs, and to the usual meaning of `absolute 
symbol'.

I have code which depends upon the ability to address absolutely, and am 
therefore interested in having this bug fixed.

Herewith a patch.  Is there any likelihood of its getting into 2.1.2?

Colin.




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