G0 libraries

Jeff Weinstein jsw at xhead.esd.sgi.com
Wed Jun 27 15:56:57 AEST 1990


In article <9555 at odin.corp.sgi.com>, bean at putter.wpd.sgi.com (Bean
Anderson) writes:
> Programs performing dynamic loading will not necessarily "bomb" if they
> weren't compiled -G 0.  The main thing is that the dynamically loaded
> modules were compiled -G 0; if not, the dynamically loaded module will
> end up overlaying data space in the GP region.

	You could write a dynamic loader that does GP allocation and fixes 
	up all references to GP data...

		--Jeff

Jeff Weinstein - X Protocol Police
Silicon Graphics, Inc., Entry Systems Division, Window Systems
jsw at xhead.esd.sgi.com
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