sam_14332 writes: > > Thanks for the reply! > > Yes, that's exactly what I'm doing. The problem is just that the value of > the variable will just be copied - I want the dynamil linker to link against > the exact same memory-location so that when one file updates the variable > will this be reflected in all other files. > > Currently does ld produce R_386_COPY relocation entries in the executable > files - which is not what I want. I'v tried to run ld with -z nocopyreloc, > but this just makes each file to have an own instance of the variable (even > without copying the value). This should just work. You'll need to provide us with a testcase so we can see what you're doing. Andrew.