[Bug binutils/6412] New binutils is incompatible with old object files with section numbers >65536

2023-01-11 Thread amodra at gmail dot com
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6412 Alan Modra changed: What|Removed |Added Resolution|--- |OBSOLETE Status|NEW

[Bug binutils/6412] New binutils is incompatible with old object files with section numbers >65536

2012-01-08 Thread vapier at gentoo dot org
http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6412 Mike Frysinger changed: What|Removed |Added CC||vapier at gentoo dot org Su

[Bug binutils/6412] New binutils is incompatible with old object files

2008-10-11 Thread hjl dot tools at gmail dot com
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[Bug binutils/6412] New binutils is incompatible with old object files

2008-04-21 Thread hjl dot tools at gmail dot com
--- Additional Comments From hjl dot tools at gmail dot com 2008-04-21 21:15 --- A patch is posted at http://sourceware.org/ml/binutils/2008-04/msg00348.html -- http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6412 --- You are receiving this mail because: --- You are on the C

[Bug binutils/6412] New binutils is incompatible with old object files

2008-04-16 Thread hjl dot tools at gmail dot com
--- Additional Comments From hjl dot tools at gmail dot com 2008-04-16 12:55 --- (In reply to comment #3) > The number of object files is very large, but the number of object files with > more than 65,279 sections is very small. > For people who have them, it is a big problem. -- h

[Bug binutils/6412] New binutils is incompatible with old object files

2008-04-15 Thread ian at airs dot com
--- Additional Comments From ian at airs dot com 2008-04-16 06:02 --- The number of object files is very large, but the number of object files with more than 65,279 sections is very small. -- http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6412 --- You are receiving this mail bec

[Bug binutils/6412] New binutils is incompatible with old object files

2008-04-15 Thread shap at eros-os dot com
--- Additional Comments From shap at eros-os dot com 2008-04-16 02:53 --- This seems like a poor solution, since the number of object files out there is very large. If you *do* adopt this approach, are the "fixed" object files still compatible with *older* versions of binutils? It would

[Bug binutils/6412] New binutils is incompatible with old object files

2008-04-15 Thread amodra at bigpond dot net dot au
--- Additional Comments From amodra at bigpond dot net dot au 2008-04-16 01:06 --- I reckon the best way to support old object files is to write a utility to fix them. Otherwise you need hacks in three places, bfd, readelf, and gold. -- http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id