On Wednesday 07 November 2007 15:14, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > +config LDSO_GNU_HASH_SUPPORT > + bool "Enable GNU hash style support" > + depends on HAVE_SHARED > + default n > + help > + Newest binutils support a new hash style named GNU-hash. The dynamic > + linker will use the new GNU-hash section (.gnu.hash) for symbol > lookup > + if present into the ELF binaries, otherwise it will use the old SysV > + hash style (.hash). This ensures that it is completely backward > compatible. > + Further, being the hash table implementation self-contained into each > + executable and shared libraries, objects with mixed hash style can > + peacefully coexist in the same process. > + > + If you want to use this new feature, answer Y > +
If I would read this help text, I'd wonder whether this new GNU style hash is actually better than old way, and why. Is it smaller? faster? or what... -- vda _______________________________________________ uClibc mailing list [email protected] http://busybox.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uclibc
