[Python-Dev] base addresses (was: [Python-checkins] CVS: ...)

[Greg Stein]

On Sat, 22 Apr 2000, Mark Hammond wrote:
> [Greg writes]
> > Rather than specifying the base address in each DSP, the
> > Apache project
> > has used a text file for this stuff. Here is the text file used:
> 
> Yes - I saw this in the docs for the linker when I was last playing
> here.
> 
> I didnt bother with this, as it still seems to me the best longer
> term approach is to use the "rebind" tool.  This would allow the
> tool to select the addresses (less chance of getting them wrong),
> but also would allow us to generate "debug info" for the release
> builds of Python...

Yes, although having specific addresses also means that every Python
executable/DLL has the same set of addresses. You can glean information
from the addresses without having symbols handy.

Cheers,
-g

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Greg Stein, http://www.lyra.org/