> We have a problem building apache 2.0.55 with OpenSSL 0.9.8a. When > linking mod_ssl the linker gives an error: > > Text relocation remains referenced > against symbol offset in file > DES_SPtrans 0x1220 > /usr/local/workdir/bld/openssl/lib/libcrypto.a(des_enc-sparc.o) > ld: fatal: relocations remain against allocatable but non-writable sections
Make sure you link with -Bsymbolic. This resolves the relocation in question in proper manner. Linking with -Bsymbolic gives you a number of advantages. It's a tad faster and more secure. "Secure" means that it would be impossible for another module to override function definitions in your module and thus cause unexpected behaviour. In particular this means that different -Bsymbolic modules linked with different versions can coexist in same application. > gcc calls the linker with "-z text". If I omit this flag, the link > succeeds. gcc documentation indicates, that a clean build with -fPIC > should not give that problem. gcc refers to code generated by itself, not hand-coded assembler such as des_enc-sparc.o. > Branch: OpenSSL_0_9_8-stable Handle: 2005080311442900 > > Modified files: (Branch: OpenSSL_0_9_8-stable) > openssl/crypto/des/asm des_enc.m4 > > Log: > PIC-ify SPARC assembler in alternative manner to eliminate dependency on > OPENSSL_PIC macro [from HEAD]. > > If I use the des_enc.m4 from 0.9.8 I don't get the build error (although > with 0.9.8 destest dumps core, so that is no option). The referred commit addressed this very problem, destest core dump. A. ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org Development Mailing List [email protected] Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
