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Re: RFC: linker enhancements
On Thu, Mar 18, 2004 at 08:18:55AM +1030, Alan Modra wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 17, 2004 at 10:26:16AM -0800, H. J. Lu wrote:
> > On Wed, Mar 17, 2004 at 10:41:49PM +1030, Alan Modra wrote:
> > > On Wed, Mar 17, 2004 at 07:31:16AM +0100, Jakub Jelinek wrote:
> > > > > One side-effect of this patch is that when --only-if-needed is in
> > > > > effect, weak definitions in normal files won't be overridden by
> > > > > a strong definition in a shared library. I'm not sure whether that's
> > > > > a bug or a feature..
> > > >
> > > > Only if the library is not included, or when it is actually needed as well?
> > >
> > > Potentially both cases. elf_link_add_object_symbols won't use a strong
> > > definition in the lib in preference to a weak definition in a regular
> > > file until some other definition is needed from the library. At that
> > > point, further weak definitions in regular objects will be overridden.
> >
> > Do you have a testcase for that? I think the current linker will never
> > let any definition from a shared libray override a weak definition in
> > a regular file.
>
> Search for dt_needed in elflink.c and elflink.h. You'll soon see what
> I'm talking about.
>
I don't see how it can happen. A definition in regular object will
never be overridden by a dynamic definition. If it does happen, it
is not intended. I'd like to fix it.
H.J.