On May 23 09:06, marco atzeri wrote: > using > $ nm --version > GNU nm (GNU Binutils) 2.22.52.20120326 > > I see on an npi (libmpi.dll.a) library > > d002278.o: > 00000000 i .idata$4 > 00000000 i .idata$5 > 00000000 i .idata$6 > 00000000 i .idata$7 > 00000000 t .text > U __head_cygmpi_1_dll > 00000000 I __imp__ompi_mpi_comm_world > 00000000 I __nm__ompi_mpi_comm_world > > but there is no "I" on the nm manual : > --------------------------------------------------------------- > "i" For PE format files this indicates that the symbol is in a > section specific to the implementation of DLLs. For ELF format > files this indicates that the symbol is an indirect function. > This is a GNU extension to the standard set of ELF symbol > types. It indicates a symbol which if referenced by a > relocation does not evaluate to its address, but instead must > be invoked at runtime. The runtime execution will then return > the value to be used in the relocation. > > "N" The symbol is a debugging symbol. > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > what is "I" for ?
Import? Indirection? Maybe you should ask on the binutils list, they might be interested to fix the man page. Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Project Co-Leader cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
