Patch-ID# 103242-05
Keywords: ld ld.so.1 libld.so.2 liblddbg.so.3 libldstab.so.1 link.h ar dlsym
Synopsis: SunOS 5.5: linker patch 
Date: Jul/23/97

Solaris Release: 2.5

SunOS Release: 5.5

Unbundled Product:

Unbundled Release:

Xref: This patch available for x86 as patch 103243

Topic: SunOS 5.5: linker patch

BugId's fixed with this patch: 1056449 1205913 1224970 1229498 1233113 1241843 1244333 1247793 4052067

Changes incorporated in this version: 4052067

Relevant Architectures: sparc

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch:

Patches which conflict with this patch:

Patches required with this patch:

Obsoleted by:

Files included with this patch:

usr/include/libelf.h
usr/include/link.h
usr/ccs/bin/ar
usr/ccs/bin/gprof
usr/ccs/bin/ld
usr/ccs/bin/ranlib
usr/bin/ldd
usr/lib/lddstub
usr/lib/lidld.so.2 
usr/lib/liblddbg.so.3
usr/lib/ld.so.1
usr/lib/libdl.so.2
etc/lib/ld.so.1
etc/lib/libdl.so.1
usr/lib/ld.so
usr/lib/libelf.so.1
usr/lib/libelf.a
usr/include/sys/elf.h
usr/include/sys/elf_386.h
usr/include/sys/elf_SPARC.h
usr/include/sys/link.h
usr/include/sys/elf_notes.h
usr/include/sys/systeminfo.h
usr/ccs/bin/ar
usr/lib/libldstab.so.1
usr/bin/pvs
/usr/xpg4/bin/ar

Problem Description:

4052067 ar can't have identical archive and file names

(from 103242-04)

1244333 The SHF_EXCLUDE flag defined in ppc ABI should be implemented and for all ISA's

(from 103242-03)

1247793 dlsym() can't find symbol
1056449 ld should handle an empty archive without aborting with an error
1241843 ld.so security problem

(from 103242-02)

	Note:  This patch revision fixes the build of the patch
		source base.  There are two additional source file
		deliveries -- namely, usr/src/lib/libdl/common/dl.c
		and usr/src/lib/libthread/common/rtld.c.

(from 103242-01)

1229498 linker has problems detecting out-of-range offsets
1233113 refine range checking and error checking for relocation processing
1224970 linker should use block zero instructions for zeroing bss on ppc
1205913 Incomplete implementation of sync_instruction_memory(); need linker change

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