R_PPC_REL24 RELOCATION out of range

[Derick Centeno]

> 
> From: Stijn Blancke <stijn_blancke at softhome.net>
> Date: 2005/01/23 Sun AM 01:43:07 EST
> To: yellowdog-general at lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> CC: Stijn_blancke at softhome.net
> Subject: R_PPC_REL24 RELOCATION out of range
> 
> While trying to run a program that works fine on x86 architecture I get
> the following error. 
> 
> error while loading shared libraries: /home/fang/rc/lib/libWindows.so:
> R_PPC_REL24 relocation at 0x0f04f0d8 for symbol `fwrite' out of range
> 
> 
> When I try
> 
> #readelf -a /home/fang/rc/lib/libWindows.so  | grepfwrite
> 
> I get :
> 
> 000020d8  0000a70a R_PPC_REL24       00000000   fwrite + 0
> 00002114  0000a70a R_PPC_REL24       00000000   fwrite + 0
> 00002238  0000a70a R_PPC_REL24       00000000   fwrite + 0
> 00002274  0000a70a R_PPC_REL24       00000000   fwrite + 0
>    167: 00000000   408 FUNC    GLOBAL DEFAULT  UND fwrite at GLIBC_2.0 (2)
>    198: 00000000   408 FUNC    GLOBAL DEFAULT  UND fwrite@@GLIBC_2.0
> 
> Is there anybody with the same problem or has a solution how to fix
> this.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Stijn Blancke <stijn_blancke at softhome.net>

It appears that the programmer didn't take into account the nuances of how the 
PPC processes code differently from x86 systems.  You obviously know your way 
about Linux.  If your skills are up to it, you could go into the source code of 
the app itself for the problem, correct it and send the corrections to the 
developers of that project (documenting your changes, etc.).  If that is not 
possible, you are going to have to report to them what you discovered 
othwerwise it may not be corrected.

These kind of errors happen all the time, and probably will stay with us as 
long as humanity exists.