Amit Gud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'm compiling the GNU/Linux kernel as a shared library and I've found > that relocation entries are created even for absolute symbols. Is > there any work-around for this, or is it a known bug?
That is correct behaviour if the symbol is globally visible. In a shared library, by default, any symbol may be overridden by the main executable. That means that a relocation entry is required. One fix would be to force the symbol to be hidden using an attribute or a linker script. Ian _______________________________________________ bug-binutils mailing list bug-binutils@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-binutils