On Windows targets, weak symbols have not supported in GCC, and have never been
supported. However, they have been supported in binutils for years, with
varying degrees of quality. They are probably now reliable enough to be
supported by GCC.
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Summary: Weak symbols are unimplemented on Windows
Product: gcc
Version: 4.0.0
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: enhancement
Priority: P2
Component: target
AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org
ReportedBy: aaronavay62 at aaronwl dot com
CC: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org
GCC target triplet: i686-pc-mingw32
http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18106