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From: mev@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Mike Vermeulen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: Problem using profiler
Message-ID: <7370324@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM>
Date: 28 Feb 91 04:33:48 GMT
References: <6715@testeng1.misemi>
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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> Any ideas on what the problem is and how it can be solved?

My guess is you forgot the -G (or -p) on the command line during
the link step.  The final link should look something like:

	cc -G -o a.out *.o

The -G option is necessary to make certain the appropriate startup
code (/lib/gcrt0.o for gprof or /lib/mcrt0.o for prof) is linked in
to the program instead of the standard startup code (/lib/crt0.o).

If you accidentally forget the -G on the link step, the appropriate
buffers are not set up and the first time mcount (the counting routine
called at the start of each routine) is called it dies.

--mev