https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=65780
--- Comment #33 from H.J. Lu <hjl.tools at gmail dot com> --- (In reply to Jeffrey A. Law from comment #32) > HJ, you're missing my point. I need to understand the meaning of the > variable defined_locally to move forward with the patch. Is it a must > property (ie, if true, the symbol is always defined locally), or is it a may > property (ie, if set, the symbol may be defined locally, but might also be > defined externally). > > Much of the correctness of the patch hinges on that question. There are 2 variables, defined_locally and resolved_locally. A symbol can be defined locally, but not resolved locally, depending on PIC and/or visibility.
