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a problem with ld options

chenyu yu_chen@ict.ac.cn
Thu Oct 21 06:35:00 GMT 2004 
Hi, everyone
   I'm encoutering a problem with ld.
   First, I compile and link my program as follows:
   gcc -Wl,-r -Wl,-d -static try.c -o try.o
   ld -q try.o -o try.out
   readelf try.o -r
   readelf try.out -r
   The first readelf works well, but the second exits with segment fault.

   The little program try.c is like this:
===========================
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
      printf("this is just a try\n");
      return 0;
}
===========================

    I try to see what causes the readelf to crash, I find that there are 
bad symbol indexes in relocation sections. These indexes go beyond the 
space of symbol table. And the offsets of the relocation entris in 
.rel.init, .rel.text, .rel.fini seem to be incorrect too; they all start 
at 10000000, which should be 4000000. I really don't know why it happens.

    What's more, when I try to redirect to output of try.out by using 
./try.out &> try.log, there is nothing in file try.log. The output 
simply could not be redirected.

    The compiler I use is a cross compiler generated by gcc 3.4.1 to 
work on a  mips platform, and the ld version is GNU ld version 2.15.

    All I want to do is to create a statically linked executable file 
with address information, relocation information and common symbols. 
Then  this  file could be used as the input file of ALTO(A Link Time 
Optimizer). What's wrong with it?

   BTW, if anyone happens to be dealing with ALTO too, would you please 
give me some advice on how to port it to a mips platform? It originally 
works on Alpha. And I haven't subscribed this mailing list, so please 
send the letter directly to my mail box. Thanks a lot.

Best Wishes
yu chen
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