Re: gnu ld 2.12 segmentation fault on Solaris 2.8

[Miles Bader]

Andrew Koenig <address@hidden> writes:
> My apologies -- I was merely following the instructions in the gnu ld
> info file:
> 
>    To enable us to fix the bug, you should include all these things:
...
>      Making them available for anonymous FTP is not as good, but may
>      be the only reasonable choice for large object files.

I wonder if this sort of advice (that `anonymous FTP is not as good') is
outdated -- I think it's very rare for a developer to have email, but not
some sort of net-connectivity (at least http access).

I suppose it's often rather inconvenient to arrange for a file to be
accessible from the outside world, if you're behind a firewall or something,
but it's also quite simple to just say `I have the file, and can send it to
anyone who asks.'

Perhaps it should also be a bit more explicit about how big is too big to
send directly.

> I did not realize, because the info file did not say, that the files
> would be going to a mailing list.

Maybe the info file should explicitly mention the possibility that it is so.
[actually, bug-binutils is forwarded to the general GNU bug list,
bug-gnu-utils, which is quite widely read, I believe.]

Does anyone have any thoughts about this (am I the only one using a slow
modem link)?

-Miles
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