[fpc-devel] Internal linker bug?

[patspiper]

On 25/06/15 15:21, Mark Morgan Lloyd wrote:
> patspiper wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Linking a pascal project (with {$L mylib.obj}) with a specific .obj 
>> (COFF32) file using the internal linker (Windows) yields an 
>> executable that produces an exception when run. On the other hand, 
>> the external linker produces a sane executable.
>>
>> The executable is supposed to contain calls from a unit to public 
>> functions in the .obj file, but these calls are to incorrect 
>> locations while the surrounding code is correct, hence the exception.
>> eg:
>> External linker (correct): call function1
>> Internal linker  (wrong) :  call <fpc_widestr_to_ansistr+40>
>>
>> A dump of the .obj file shows that all public functions have an 
>> offset (value) in the symbol table, but no relocation entry, whereas 
>> Static/Nonpublic and external symbols have a relocation entry even if 
>> the symbol table entry offset (value) is 0.
>>
>> Is this a bug in the internal linker especially that the external 
>> linker does exhibit this behaviour?
>>
>> Note: I am not too involved in .obj formats, so pls bear with me if 
>> the above is inaccurate.
>
> For the benefit of anybody who's not followed the thread, summary at 
> http://lists.lazarus.freepascal.org/pipermail/lazarus/2015-June/092881.html 
> including a link to the conversion tool (originally suggested by José 
> Mejuto).
The details above are not included in the lazarus mega-thread that you 
pointed out, and the latter adds almost nothing to the above info. So 
better not daunt fpc devs with such a thread.

Stephano