[Python-Dev] binutils/solaris -- one more thing (original) (raw)

Neal Norwitz neal@metaslash.com
Mon, 23 Sep 2002 11:41:13 -0400

Guido van Rossum wrote:

> Assuming that the binutils developers do conclude that the -zcombreloc > problem is to be fixed, not worked around (as I think they will), > there is still one more binutils-related build problem that I > encountered with Solaris: At binutils 2.12, the output from "ld -V" > changed in a way that invalidated the previous way of testing for > the presence of dynamic linking. > > Someone--I forget who--gave me a patch that solved the problem; > I believe that this patch is necessary to build Python on Solaris > with binutils 2.12 or later. Can I ask someone to check whether > it is already part of 2.2.2?

I believe it was Martin that provided the patch.
And this patch is in 2.2.2.

[Guido]

But what if this code is used with a version of binutils prior to 2.12?

On Linux (but I think it's the same on Solaris):

[neal@epoch src]$ ld -V GNU ld version 2.11.90.0.8 (with BFD 2.11.90.0.8)

[neal@epoch src]$ gcc -Xlinker --help 2>&1 | grep export-dynamic -E, --export-dynamic Export all dynamic symbols

Neal