ld: Bug Criteria
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1 6.1 Have You Found a Bug?
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1 If you are not sure whether you have found a bug, here are some
1 guidelines:
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1 * If the linker gets a fatal signal, for any input whatever, that is
1 a 'ld' bug. Reliable linkers never crash.
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1 * If 'ld' produces an error message for valid input, that is a bug.
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1 * If 'ld' does not produce an error message for invalid input, that
1 may be a bug. In the general case, the linker can not verify that
1 object files are correct.
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1 * If you are an experienced user of linkers, your suggestions for
1 improvement of 'ld' are welcome in any case.
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