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From: Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com>
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Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> writes:

> On Sat, 01 Jun 2024 17:22:57 -0700
> Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> wrote:

[..differences in gcc and clang that might be explained by ld...]

>> I expect you are right.  I run ld directly only rarely, and
>> certainly am no expert.  In my tests I was simply blindly
>> following the example shown in your posting (with some variations
>> after my attempts gave the wrong answer, trying to get it to
>> work).  It didn't occur to me to consider ld.
>>
>> Using clang for the final link step always gave the right answer,
>> if I remember correctly.
>
> I reproduced your findings.  The difference between gcc and clang is not
> in ld, but in ld invocation options.
> Specifically, gcc calls ld with -pie, clang calls ld without it.
> gcc default behaviour can be overwritten with -no-pie switch.
> I suppose that gcc4 has the same default as clang.

Makes sense.  Thank you for the explanation.