Re: question about "invalid string offset" & "could not read symbols: Malformed archive" linker errors

[Nick Clifton]

Hi Roger,

> Presently I am attempting to build an application on Linux with GNU ld 
> version 2.17.50.0.6-5.el5 20061020.

Please see if you can reproduce this problem using a linker built from 
the head of the binutils CVS sources.  (I have a feeling that this is a 
problem that has already been fixed).  If it is still present please 
file a bug report at http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/.  Please include a 
small test case that can reproduce the problem, and please also tell us 
which version of gcc you used to compile the tapp.o file.  (This problem 
could also theoretically be caused by gcc).

Cheers
  Nick