Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@sourceware.cygnus.com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@sourceware.cygnus.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 13:53:44 -0400 Message-Id: <200007051753.NAA20737@envy.delorie.com> From: DJ Delorie To: cwilson@ece.gatech.edu CC: cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com In-reply-to: <3962B1D7.73825E31@ece.gatech.edu> (message from Charles Wilson on Tue, 04 Jul 2000 23:56:07 -0400) Subject: Re: binutils-20000625 and --enable-auto-image-base References: <39629555.D74ABFDD@ece.gatech.edu> <200007050153.VAA03219@envy.delorie.com> <3962989F.B1FAB50E@ece.gatech.edu> <20000704220656.A3751@cygnus.com> <3962A0EF.5CF9AAEB@ece.gatech.edu> <20000704233056.A3973@cygnus.com> <3962B1D7.73825E31@ece.gatech.edu> > > Is there any reason why 'ld' can't import data from the DLL? > > I don't know. DJ? If you mean "why can't ld just link against the dll" it's because sometimes the import library has other things in it also, like libcygwin.a. If you mean "why can't ld import data as well as functions" it's because that bug hasn't been officially fixed yet. -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe@sourceware.cygnus.com