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Re: glibc 2.1.2pre3
- To: Geoff Keating <geoffk@ozemail.com.au>,minyard@acm.org
- Subject: Re: glibc 2.1.2pre3
- From: Franz Sirl <Franz.Sirl-kernel@lauterbach.com>
- Date: Sun, 5 Sep 1999 23:28:18 +0200
- Cc: drepper@cygnus.com,libc-alpha@sourceware.cygnus.com,x-linux-gcc@vger.rutgers.edu
- References: <m34shnpla7.fsf@localhost.localnet> <4.2.0.58.19990827151722.00b85af0@mail.lauterbach.com> <199908280148.LAA00653@gluttony.geoffk.wattle.id.au>
Am Sam, 28 Aug 1999 schrieb Geoff Keating:
>> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 15:25:44 +0200
>> From: Franz Sirl <Franz.Sirl-kernel@lauterbach.com>
>> Cc: drepper@cygnus.com, libc-alpha@sourceware.cygnus.com,
>> x-linux-gcc@vger.rutgers.edu
>
>> However, Corey Minyard pointed out a small omission in
>> sysdeps/powerpc/elf/start.S which hinders libgcj on PPC. __data_start
>> should be global. Uli, could you please apply the following obvious patch
>> for 2.1.2?
>
>Why? People should use 'data_start'. Symbols with underscores are
>glibc private.
Hmm, Corey questioned if it is safe to use the weak symbol in libgcj.
Corey?
Franz.