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From: rodean@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Bruce Rodean)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: BUG in unshared programs on HP-UX
Message-ID: <5570276@hpfcdc.HP.COM>
Date: 23 Aug 89 16:17:53 GMT
References: <2450@ccncsu.ColoState.EDU>
Organization: HP Ft. Collins, Co.
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In article <2450@ccncsu.ColoState.EDU> wendt@segovia.CS.ColoState.Edu (alan l wendt) writes:
> Unshared programs invariably fail to have enough room.
> [simple program which actually had a syntax error deleted]
> % cc -N foo.c
> % a.out
> 
> will say on our system:  Not enough room.

The ld(1) manual entry states under the Series 800 dependency section:

  Nonsharable, executable files generated with the -N option cannot be
  executed via exec(2).  Typically, -N is used when rebuilding the
  kernel.

I will let someone from the language labs explain the reasons for this.

Bruce Rodean
rodean%hpfclg@hplabs.HP.COM