Updated in 2022-09. Background: -fno-pic can only be used by executables. On most platforms and architectures, direct access relocations are used to reference external data symbols. -fpic can be used| MaskRay
Updated in 2025-05. Symbol address In an executable or shared object (called a component in ELF), a text section may need the absolute virtual address of a symbol (e.g. a function or a variable). The| MaskRay
Updated in 2024-04. GNU indirect function (ifunc) is a mechanism making a direct function call resolve to an implementation picked by a resolver. It is mainly used in glibc but has adoption in FreeBSD| MaskRay