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I require a compiler and linker for C (for SPARC) which will indirect
all references to variables in the data segment through a base register
(resulting in something similar to a segment register in an iX86). 
Currently the linker assigns absolute addresses for these variables,
whereas I would like them to be offset from a pointer to these base of
the data segment.  This means the data segment is relocatable simply by
changing the base pointer.  Using PIC does something similar but not
quite, sine the global offset table is still assumed to be at a fixed
address.  I need this for a single address space operating system
emulator. Can anyone comment on whther it would be possible to hack gcc
to do this? Has anyone tried it? etc.

Thanks.



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## Tom Stiemerling, Research Assistant, Systems Architecture Research Centre, #
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