https://gcc.gnu.org/g:4a4bd60fa08b9e1079ebead6cb8c3ce82c7f9ef6
commit r15-5346-g4a4bd60fa08b9e1079ebead6cb8c3ce82c7f9ef6
Author: Gerald Pfeifer <ger...@pfeifer.com>
Date: Sat Nov 16 16:46:50 2024 +0100
doc: Streamline hppa*-hp-hpux11 installation instructions
A HP/UX linker patch from the GCC 3.3 era and Binutils 2.14
no longer should require special mention.
These originally came in via commit c51244972206 in April 2004 as
* doc/install.texi: Update HP-UX 11 installation procedure.
gcc:
PR target/69374
* doc/install.texi (Specific) <hppa*-hp-hpux11>: Remove references
to HP/UX linker patch from 2004 and Binutils 2.14.
Diff:
---
gcc/doc/install.texi | 24 ------------------------
1 file changed, 24 deletions(-)
diff --git a/gcc/doc/install.texi b/gcc/doc/install.texi
index 705440ffd330..fc74ee3d0e16 100644
--- a/gcc/doc/install.texi
+++ b/gcc/doc/install.texi
@@ -4222,30 +4222,6 @@ result, it's not possible to switch linkers in the
middle of a GCC build.
This has been reported to sometimes occur in unified builds of binutils
and GCC@.
-A recent linker patch must be installed for the correct operation of
-GCC 3.3 and later. @code{PHSS_26559} and @code{PHSS_24304} are the
-oldest linker patches that are known to work. They are for HP-UX
-11.00 and 11.11, respectively. @code{PHSS_24303}, the companion to
-@code{PHSS_24304}, might be usable but it hasn't been tested. These
-patches have been superseded. Consult the HP patch database to obtain
-the currently recommended linker patch for your system.
-
-The patches are necessary for the support of weak symbols on the
-32-bit port, and for the running of initializers and finalizers. Weak
-symbols are implemented using SOM secondary definition symbols. Prior
-to HP-UX 11, there are bugs in the linker support for secondary symbols.
-The patches correct a problem of linker core dumps creating shared
-libraries containing secondary symbols, as well as various other
-linking issues involving secondary symbols.
-
-GCC 3.3 uses the ELF DT_INIT_ARRAY and DT_FINI_ARRAY capabilities to
-run initializers and finalizers on the 64-bit port. The 32-bit port
-uses the linker @option{+init} and @option{+fini} options for the same
-purpose. The patches correct various problems with the +init/+fini
-options, including program core dumps. Binutils 2.14 corrects a
-problem on the 64-bit port resulting from HP's non-standard use of
-the .init and .fini sections for array initializers and finalizers.
-
Only the HP linker is supported for the @samp{hppa64-hp-hpux11*} target.
At this time, the GNU linker does not support the creation of long
