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Diffstat (limited to 'ld/lexsup.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | ld/lexsup.c | 17 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/ld/lexsup.c b/ld/lexsup.c index 556a5ba..b8d0be4 100644 --- a/ld/lexsup.c +++ b/ld/lexsup.c @@ -661,16 +661,15 @@ parse_args (unsigned argc, char **argv) case OPTION_CALL_SHARED: config.dynamic_link = TRUE; /* When linking against shared libraries, the default behaviour is - to report any unresolved references. This is for backwards - comptability with previous linker behaviour. Whilst strictly - speaking it is not a failure to encounter unresolved symbols at - link time - the symbol *might* be available at load time - it is - nevertheless necessary for the correct execution of the autoconf - package. (It needs to be able to detect functions that are not - provided by the host OS). Since this package is used by lots of - projects, maintaining the old linker behaviour is important. */ + to report any unresolved references. Although strictly speaking + it is not a failure to encounter unresolved symbols at link time + - the symbol *might* be available at load time - it is a strong + indication that the resulting executable will not work. Plus it + is necessary for the correct execution of the autoconf package, + which needs to be able to detect functions that are not provided + by the host OS. */ if (link_info.unresolved_syms_in_objects == RM_NOT_YET_SET) - link_info.unresolved_syms_in_objects = RM_IGNORE; + link_info.unresolved_syms_in_objects = how_to_report_unresolved_symbols; if (link_info.unresolved_syms_in_shared_libs == RM_NOT_YET_SET) link_info.unresolved_syms_in_shared_libs = how_to_report_unresolved_symbols; break; |