Commit 03cda80a63

@@ -351,15 +351,15 @@ pub fn parseSymbols(self: *Object) !void {
         const sym_name = mem.spanZ(@ptrCast([*:0]const u8, strtab.ptr + sym.n_strx));
 
         if (Symbol.isStab(sym)) {
-            log.err("stab {s} in {s}", .{ sym_name, self.name.? });
+            log.err("unhandled symbol type: stab {s} in {s}", .{ sym_name, self.name.? });
             return error.UnhandledSymbolType;
         }
         if (Symbol.isIndr(sym)) {
-            log.err("indirect symbol {s} in {s}", .{ sym_name, self.name.? });
+            log.err("unhandled symbol type: indirect {s} in {s}", .{ sym_name, self.name.? });
             return error.UnhandledSymbolType;
         }
         if (Symbol.isAbs(sym)) {
-            log.err("absolute symbol {s} in {s}", .{ sym_name, self.name.? });
+            log.err("unhandled symbol type: absolute {s} in {s}", .{ sym_name, self.name.? });
             return error.UnhandledSymbolType;
         }
 
@@ -399,9 +399,7 @@ pub fn parseSymbols(self: *Object) !void {
                     .alignment = (sym.n_desc >> 8) & 0x0f,
                     .file = self,
                 };
-
-                log.err("Common symbol {s} in {s}: {}", .{ sym_name, self.name.?, tentative });
-                return error.UnhandledSymbolType;
+                break :symbol &tentative.base;
             }
 
             const undef = try self.allocator.create(Symbol.Unresolved);

@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ common_section_index: ?u16 = null,
 globals: std.StringArrayHashMapUnmanaged(*Symbol) = .{},
 imports: std.StringArrayHashMapUnmanaged(*Symbol) = .{},
 unresolved: std.StringArrayHashMapUnmanaged(*Symbol) = .{},
+tentatives: std.StringArrayHashMapUnmanaged(*Symbol) = .{},
+
+// /// Offset into __DATA,__common section.
+// /// Set if the linker found tentative definitions in any of the objects.
+// tentative_defs_offset: u32 = 0,
 
 strtab: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u8) = .{},
 strtab_dir: std.StringHashMapUnmanaged(u32) = .{},
@@ -144,6 +149,7 @@ pub fn deinit(self: *Zld) void {
     }
     self.dylibs.deinit(self.allocator);
 
+    self.tentatives.deinit(self.allocator);
     self.globals.deinit(self.allocator);
     self.imports.deinit(self.allocator);
     self.unresolved.deinit(self.allocator);
@@ -1379,6 +1385,10 @@ fn resolveSymbolsInObject(self: *Zld, object: *Object) !void {
         if (sym.cast(Symbol.Regular)) |reg| {
             if (reg.linkage == .translation_unit) continue; // Symbol local to TU.
 
+            if (self.tentatives.fetchSwapRemove(sym.name)) |kv| {
+                // Create link to the global.
+                kv.value.alias = sym;
+            }
             if (self.unresolved.fetchSwapRemove(sym.name)) |kv| {
                 // Create link to the global.
                 kv.value.alias = sym;
@@ -1412,11 +1422,33 @@ fn resolveSymbolsInObject(self: *Zld, object: *Object) !void {
 
             g_sym.alias = sym;
             sym_ptr.* = sym;
+        } else if (sym.cast(Symbol.Tentative)) |tent| {
+            if (self.globals.get(sym.name)) |g_sym| {
+                sym.alias = g_sym;
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (self.unresolved.fetchSwapRemove(sym.name)) |kv| {
+                kv.value.alias = sym;
+            }
+
+            const t_sym = self.tentatives.get(sym.name) orelse {
+                // Put new tentative definition symbol into symbol table.
+                try self.tentatives.putNoClobber(self.allocator, sym.name, sym);
+                continue;
+            };
+
+            // TODO compare by size and pick the largest.
+            return error.TODOResolveTentatives;
         } else if (sym.cast(Symbol.Unresolved)) |und| {
             if (self.globals.get(sym.name)) |g_sym| {
                 sym.alias = g_sym;
                 continue;
             }
+            if (self.tentatives.get(sym.name)) |t_sym| {
+                sym.alias = t_sym;
+                continue;
+            }
             if (self.unresolved.get(sym.name)) |u_sym| {
                 sym.alias = u_sym;
                 continue;