Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2000 14:27:51 +0200
From: "Eli Zaretskii" <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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Subject: Re: djgpp: djgpp/src/libc/crt0/mcount.c
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> Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 18:35:04 -0400
> From: "cvs-ams AT delorie DOT com" <cvs AT delorie DOT com>
>
> *** djgpp/src/libc/crt0/mcount.c	1997/11/02 15:18:44	1.3
> --- djgpp/src/libc/crt0/mcount.c	2000/09/29 22:35:00	1.4
> *************** static int histlen;
> *** 40,44 ****
>   static MTAB *mtab=0;
>   
> ! extern int etext;
>   
>   /* called by functions.  Use the pointer it provides to cache
> --- 40,44 ----
>   static MTAB *mtab=0;
>   
> ! extern int etext __asm__("etext");

I might be missing something, but won't this cause the same pollution
you wanted to avoid?  What if the application defines `etext'
somewhere in its sources?