Re: 1 GB limit on total object files size for linking?
Re: 1 GB limit on total object files size for linking?
- Subject: Re: 1 GB limit on total object files size for linking?
- From: Chris Ridd <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:50:57 +0100
- Thread-topic: 1 GB limit on total object files size for linking?
On 28/8/07 5:32, "Scott Ribe" <email@hidden> wrote:
>> The problem is in ld, it probably has to be rewritten so that it no
>> longer requires that the entire finished binary can fit into ram (or
>> at least not in a single contiguous block of memory).
>
> This also leads to performance issues related to swapping under some
> circumstances, which is why there was talk about a patch to ld to not do
> this. I am not at all an expert on this, I just remember that it was
> discussed here some time ago. So if you search hard enough, you'll find the
> discussion, and there might or might not be a patch to ld that would help
> you. (I only remember that it was discussed, not whether anyone actually did
> it or committed to trying it.)
Some linker patches were sent to this list back in Feb/March this year,
which look highly relevant:
<http://lists.apple.com/archives/xcode-users/2007/Mar/msg00049.html>
Cheers,
Chris
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