Re: The Linux binutils 2.11.92.0.7 is released.

[Ralf Baechle <ralf@oss.sgi.com>]

On Tue, Oct 23, 2001 at 02:41:33PM +0200, Klaus Naumann wrote:

> > > > 1. You don't compile shared libraries with -fpic/-fPIC.
> > > > 2. Even if you do, you may overflow GOT table.
> > > 
> > > Well, even adding -fpic doesn't help a whole lot.
> > > What is a GOT table ? And do you see any fix for the problem ?
> > 
> > -fpic is default on Linux/MIPS and as such adding that option won't have any
> > effect.
> 
> I also tried -fPIC . -Wa,-xgot is also the default. -G X doesn't
> change anything ...

-G is not supported with PIC and unless somebody really had his crack
bucketwise or otherwise hates performance -Wa,-xgot isn't default.  ATM
-fPIC is the same as -fpic but this might be changes to imply a large GOT
code model.

  Ralf