Subject: Re: arm32 -current installs DOA ld.so
To: Charles M. Hannum <root@ihack.net>
From: Richard Earnshaw <rearnsha@arm.com>
List: port-arm32
Date: 11/20/1998 17:37:52
> 3) ld/ld.so have been hacked to do something absolutely horrible for
>    PIC code on the ARM.  This hack is unnecessary, and should be
>    removed.  However, doing so breaks compatibility with old shared
>    libraries.

Aren't there any spare bits in the Magic number that could be used to note 
a new shared library format?

Not perfect but it might solve the problem.

R.