On Tue, Mar 05, 2002 at 02:20:05PM +0100, Leif Thuresson wrote: > I have come across a strange bug in woody when createing a shared > library. > If I make a shared library and calls the glibc functions stat() or > fstat() from > within my shared library I get a relocation error when I run a program > using my library. > If I don't call stat/fstat but only other glibc functions like open, > close etc. > the program runs fine > When I first noticed this problem I only got the error when I linked the > shared > library with a version-script to only export the functions used by my > program. > I then upgraded binutils from > binutils_2.11.92.0.12.3-3_i386.deb > to > binutils_2.11.92.0.12.3-6_i386.deb > and now I get the error both with and without using the version-script !. > I use gcc version 2.95.4 and glibc 2.2.4. > > I also tested and recompiled the shared library and program on > a readhat 6.2 system at my work and there every thing ran without errors.
I bet you are using ld to link the shared library, instead of gcc. That's bad, mainly because you miss the -lc and -lgcc links that gcc automatically adds in. Word to the wise, always use LD=gcc where gcc is available. Will make you life a lot easier. -- .----------=======-=-======-=========-----------=====------------=-=-----. / Ben Collins -- Debian GNU/Linux -- WatchGuard.com \ ` [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ' `---=========------=======-------------=-=-----=-===-======-------=--=---'
