gcj executable size reduction?

Tue Apr 20 13:47:00 GMT 2004

Jeff Sturm wrote:
>>Unfortunately, the otherwise static and read-only DWARF2 EH info
>>contains a reference to the global function __gcj_personality_v0 in
>>every CIE entry. That requires a runtime relocation so its probably why
>>the EH info ends up in a writable section.
>>>>>>Unless I am mistaken, in recent gcc builds .eh_frame *is* mapped to a
>readonly segment. The personality routine uses a pcrel encoding which
>does not need relocation.
>>
Thanks for clearing this up - I must have been looking at non-PIC 
output. Still, I wonder why the GC sees it as a wrtitable section?
Regards
Bryce.