On Wed, 30 Oct 2002, Alexander Kabaev wrote:

> On Wed, 30 Oct 2002 15:51:48 -0800
> Terry Lambert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> > NO.
> > 
> > If you have a library that's linked to a library containing string
> > symbols, then no other library gets a chance to replace to symbols
> > with its own strong symbols.  The first strong symbol always wins,
> > and the search is defined to be depth-first.
> 
> You are ignoring the fact, that objects, loaded at the application startup
> time are getting searched first, followed RTLD_GLOBAL objects, and finally by
> the loaded object DAG. LD_PRELOAD objects override them all.
> 
> > 
> > First strong/last weak should win.  You are saying "last weak" is not
> > winning.  That's a linker bug.
> 
> If last weak will win, the normal case when Xthrstub is loaded _after_ libc_r
> will break. The only way to really fix this is to export pthread_ symbols as
> strong in libc_r. Exporting them as weak sounds like is a mistake which
> should be fixed.

I disagree.  See Solaris 6, 7, 8 & 9 for an example.

-- 
Dan Eischen


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