Bug#414795: libpthread/NPTL: static linking seems to break raise(3), abort(3)
On Wed, Mar 21, 2007 at 09:17:58PM +0100, Florian Weimer wrote:
> * Alex Pennace:
>
> > A program that is statically linked to NPTL will fail at runtime when
> > calling raise(3) (and, by extension, abort(3)):
>
> Statically linked executables simply do not support NPTL. If
> possible, a link-time warning should be generated, perhaps even an
> error.
A warning or error would fix what is currently broken.
Is it the case that NPTL's design critera explicitly excluded static
linking, or is that facility a work in progress? What does POSIX have
to say about supporting static linking?
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