naga raj <gnuuser.raj@xxxxxxxxx> writes: >  Can any one please help in resolving the following issue. > > >  I am using a Gcc-4.6 for an embedded target.. > > ÂWhen I am running dejagnu tests. There are more than 100 failures > which are related to -fpic > > > Âbash-4.0$ /proj/epdsw1/gnu/lin/bin/zz-gcc > /proj/epdsw1/gcc/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/20001012-2.c  -O2 -fpic > -mno-xl-soft-mul -mxl-barrel-shift -mcpu=v7.30.b > /tmp/ccPlsYVr.o: could not read symbols: File format not recognized > collect2: ld returned 1 exit status > > ÂIf I remove -fpic option it is compiling without any errors... > > ÂWhen I run small program with -fpic option then it is working fine. > > ÂCan anyone please help me out of this That error is coming from the linker. The question you have to figure out is why the linker is rejecting a file compiled with -fpic. This is going to be an issue with your assembler and linker. You neglected to tell us the target, so it's pretty hard to say anything else. Note that -fpic is only useful when running an ELF based operating system. It's not useful for an embedded system that is not running a conventional operating system. Ian
