- add comments about AIX 4.3 archive parsing bug

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David Edelsohn 1998-10-27 08:49:00 -05:00
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AIX 4.3 archive libraries
AIX 4.3 utilizes a new "large format" archive to support both 32-bit and
64-bit object modules. The routines provided in AIX 4.3.0 and AIX 4.3.1
to parse archive libraries did not handle the new format correctly. These
routines are used by GCC and result in error messages during linking such
as "not a COFF file". The version of the routines shipped with AIX 4.3.1
should work for a 32-bit environment. The "-g" option of the archive
command may be used to create archives of 32-bit objects using the
original "small format". A correct version of the routines is shipped
with AIX 4.3.2.
AIX 4.3 assembler
The AIX 4.3.0.0 assembler generates incorrect object files if the ".bs"