Re: VAX addressing modes

[Johnny Billquist <bqt%update.uu.se@localhost>]

On 2017-07-25 10:18, Martin Husemann wrote:
> Hey folks,
>
> in PR 52427 you can find an example for VAX gcc/binutils (in -current
> and -8), probably when compiling *huge* switch() case: statements,
> produces runtime relocactions (against the .text section) that look
> like:
>
> 	R_VAX_RELATIVE   *ABS*+0x676cf
>
> My knowledge of VAX addressing modes is tiny, so before I go digging deep
> in the VARM on a fools erand, can somone please explain these?
>
> Or are they just a compiler/linker bug?

I'm not sure I understand the problem. This has nothing to do with VAX 
addressing modes, but is a question of how relocatable symbols are 
handled in the compiler, object file and linker.

To talk about VAX addressing modes, you need a VAX instruction, and the 
arguments to that instruction.

	Johnny

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