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Re: reloc overflow - file truncated
- To: Richard Hickling <hicklinr@mcd.alcatel.be>
- Subject: Re: reloc overflow - file truncated
- From: Mumit Khan <khan@xraylith.wisc.EDU>
- Date: Mon, 07 Jun 1999 13:45:13 -0500
- cc: "cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com" <cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com>
Richard Hickling <hicklinr@mcd.alcatel.be> writes:
> I've searched the archives and FAQs, and checked
> the info docs for ld. I can find nothing with a
> solution
> to this overflow problem. Does anyone know if
> there is one?
> -------------------------------------------------------
>
> /cygnus/cygwin-b20/H-i586-cygwin32/lib/gcc-lib\
> /i586-cygwin32/egcs-2.91.66/../../../../i586-cygwin32\
>
> /bin/ld: kernel/protocols/protocols.o: reloc
> overflow:\
> 0x13781 > 0xffff
> kernel/protocols/protocols.o: final close failed:
> File \
> truncated
> --------------------------------------------------------
>
> This problem does not occur on Solaris.
>
This is a bug in the GNU binutils for pe-coff target. I don't know of
a solution, but the usual (painful) workaround is to reduce the size of
the code that tickles the bug until it goes away.
Regards,
Mumit
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