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I have been trying to generate position independent code with gcc 2.0 on
the Sun 386i machine (using -fpic). Gcc generates strange @GOTOFF(%ebx),
@PLT, @GOT and @GOTOFF suffixes to machine adresses which the sun
assembler doesn't grok, and from a quick look in the gas 1.38 sources it
seems that gas doesn't either. Gcc also doesn't generate the required
function prologue for pic code.

Using cc -pic seems to generate more "normal" code, except that instead
of "call func@PLT" (gcc -fpic) it generates "call func,%eax" which doesn't
seem to exist according to the sun assembler manuals (especially since
%ebx is used for the offset table). I suppose this is a sun hack to get
the assembler to generate special reloc info for the call.

Now, I think it would be relatively little work to get this working with
gcc, but before I start on that I would like to find out if someone has
already done this. Helpful hints are also welcome.

Since the @ things obviously work on *some* 386 platform (SVR4?), can someone
enlighten me about what they are supposed to mean?

Please mail; I will summarize to the net if there is enough interest.

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Luc Rooijakkers                                 Internet: lwj@cs.kun.nl
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