A user application may define a symbol in the C library with a different type for its own purpose. A shared library references the same symbol in the C library. When the user application is linked against the DSO, the resulting binary crashes.
-- Summary: Linker failed to handle symbols with mismatched types. Product: binutils Version: unspecified Status: NEW Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: ld AssignedTo: unassigned at sources dot redhat dot com ReportedBy: hjl at lucon dot org CC: bug-binutils at gnu dot org http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2404 ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is. _______________________________________________ bug-binutils mailing list bug-binutils@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-binutils