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binutils / binutils/ld
Date
2026-08-05
Author
"H.J. Lu" <hjl@sourceware.org>
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283d3198beda5110a8417fd09b336a34bbd2705c
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- Improve relocation error reporting for x86
- tldr
- Linker now provides more specific error messages for out-of-range relocations on x86.
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- • binutils
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- 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
The GNU linker has been updated to provide more detailed error messages when a relocation is out of the section’s range on x86 architectures. Previously, these errors were generic. This change introduces a new function to report the specific relocation type and target, making it easier to diagnose issues, as demonstrated in PR ld/34448.