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Re: Not linking 32-bit and 64-bit objects

From: Thiemo Seufer <ica2_ts at csv dot ica dot uni-stuttgart dot de>
To: binutils at sources dot redhat dot com
Cc: Andreas Jaeger <aj at suse dot de>
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2002 19:22:37 +0100
Subject: Re: Not linking 32-bit and 64-bit objects
References: <holmcyt59w.fsf@gee.suse.de> <20020312114556.GJ1598@bubble.sa.bigpond.net.au> <20020312113215.A25603@nevyn.them.org>

Daniel Jacobowitz wrote:
[snip]
> Is there any architecture where linking together objects with a
> different bits_per_word is really legal?

Some DSP's possibly allow this.

> If not, adding it to
> bfd_default_compatible seems like the logical step.  For instance, I
> don't think MIPS-ELF32 and MIPS-ELF64 could really be linked together.

FWIW, I can't see how this should work. BTW, the MIPS linker already
complains when checking the ELF header flags.

Thiemo

References:
- Not linking 32-bit and 64-bit objects
  - From: Andreas Jaeger
- Re: Not linking 32-bit and 64-bit objects
  - From: Alan Modra
- Re: Not linking 32-bit and 64-bit objects
  - From: Daniel Jacobowitz

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