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From: "Serban Simu" <serban AT digitalfountain DOT com>
To: <cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com>
Subject:  ld COFF processing
Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2000 17:36:05 -0700
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I'm trying to use ld on a Windows NT object file produced with cl. The
problems that I have are related to the fact that ld removes some of the
sections from the output file, which causes further link to fail.

Here is a simple example:

$ cl /c s.cpp		(produces s.obj)
$ ld -o s.a -r s.obj	(produces s.a)

Linking against s.a, using Microsoft's 'cl' works in most of the simple
cases, although the ld operation removed some of the sections. I have also
tried the --oformat pe-i386 and -m i386pe with the same effect. In case
s.cpp uses exceptions, 'cl' creates a special section .xdata$x and a .text$x
which are not put in the output file.

My question is, to what extent is the pe-i386 format compatible with the
Microsoft format?

Thank you for your help with that!

Serban


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Versions used:

cl:
Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 12.00.8168 for 80x86
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1984-1998. All rights reserved.

ld:
GNU ld version 19990818 (with BFD 19990818)


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