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Re: what can link.exe do that cygwin32-ld can't ?


In cygnus.gnu-win32 you write:

>In the FAQ, under the heading
>"Can I mix objects compiled with msvc++ and gcc?       "

>it is said:  "The key seems to be using MS's LINK.EXE
>to do the linking instead of GNU ld."

>Could somebody enlighten me why that is the case? It prevents me from using a cross
>compiler/linker.

It's because the implementation of the PE format in the b18 release is
incorrect.  PE appears to be like COFF, but, unfortunately, differs in
a key respect: in PE, symbol values are section relative, whereas in
COFF, symbol values are absolute addresses.

I've corrected this in the development sources; they now generate
correct PE files.  Unfortunately, this means that in the next cygwin
release, everybody will have to rebuild their .o and .a files.

Ian
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