On Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 7:57 PM, Luis Lavena wrote:
> Hello,
>
> When attempting to compile Ruby source (trunk) against above mentioned
> version, it resulted in a crash for ld.exe.
>
> One of the RubyInstaller co-developers (and also Ruby committer) found
> that --out-implib strangely could be the reason.
>
> The thread where this is discussed is here:
>
> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rubyinstaller/nWadNZEBR9k/hzjWB5V0Ur8J
>
> The version of Windows provided by XP mode is 5.1.2600
> (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.120504-1619 : Service Pack 3)
>

Hello again,

Hiroshi (who spotted this issue) was able to reproduce it using latest
binutils, the same ones used by Ruben's build.

More details including a backtrace here:

https://gist.github.com/3748627

Thank you.
-- 
Luis Lavena
AREA 17
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Perfection in design is achieved not when there is nothing more to add,
but rather when there is nothing more to take away.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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