Re: [parisc-linux] glibc is broken because of gcc

On 05/07/07, John David Anglin <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Could you do glibc builds with the gcc trunk before and after the change?
> > > It's best to base the PR on an unmodified version of gcc.
> >
> > The test with the gcc-trunk (Main 4.3.0 head) shows the same error at the same place.
>
> Ok, it would be useful to file a gcc PR to start.  However, it's not
> clear that gcc is a fault.
>
> It may be that glibc isn't using the visibility attribute correctly
> for this symbol (i.e., hiding a symbol that is externally referenced).
> You could try building glibc with the attribute removed.  This might
> be somewhat hppa specific because of the nptl issue.

As long as LinuxThreads isn't built, this problem doesn't come up.  It
seems very likely that it's a glibc problem, then.  The Ubuntu builds
are NPTL-only and don't show this problem.

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