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From: bla@hpcupt1.HP.COM (Brad Ahlf)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: libc.a error when linking perl3.0 on HP-UX 3.10
Message-ID: <-286539978@hpcupt1.HP.COM>
Date: 22 Nov 89 03:24:53 GMT
References: <127@geysir.os.is>
Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino
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> I had exactly the same problem. The reason for this error is that syscall
> has a branch to $cerror at the specified location (0x3c) and I guess that
> the branch is too long (bytewise) for the assembler. (NOTE I'm only guessing
> since I don't understand HPPA).
> 
> Further info from somebody that understands HPPA would be greatly
> appriceated.
	> Jan D.
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This is essentially correct.  The assembler code for syscall.o used a short
branch code sequence when it should use a long branch code sequence.  When
the syscall ends up more than a short branch away, the linker complains.  I
believe that this has been fixed in 7.0.

Brad Ahlf
HP Languages Technical Support