We want to document the possible need to use --relax with GNU ld to avoid truncated relocations. Update the documentation.
Signed-off-by: Adam Litke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- HOWTO | 10 ++++++++++ 1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/HOWTO b/HOWTO index 54519e2..7de9ac7 100644 --- a/HOWTO +++ b/HOWTO @@ -632,6 +632,16 @@ If an application fails to run, set the environment variable HUGETLB_DEBUG to 1. This causes additional diagnostics to be run. This information should be included when sending bug reports to the libhugetlbfs team. +Specific Scenarios: +------------------- + +ISSUE: When using the --hugetlbfs-align or -zmax-page-size link options, the + linker complains about truncated relocations and the build fails. + +TRY: Compile the program with the --relax linker option. Either add + -Wl,--relax to CFLAGS or --relax to LDFLAGS. + + Trademarks ========== ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Libhugetlbfs-devel mailing list Libhugetlbfs-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/libhugetlbfs-devel
