[bug][Solved in FASM 1.71.16] invalid ELF file generated

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JohnFound

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JohnFound 29 Oct 2013, 21:41

Hi, Tomasz.

It is very old problem, that I get from time to time invalid ELF file generated.

The sources where this happened were pretty big and it was impossible to search the reasons for such strange behavior.

Fortunately, today I managed to construct very small source, where the bug appears and can be reproduced. The example is artificial and does not compile to valid program:

Code:

        format ELF executable 3
        entry start

        segment readable writeable executable
start:
        int3

        align 4   ; comment this line in order to get valid elf.
        rb  16

        segment interpreter readable
        db '******************', 0

        segment dynamic readable
        db 8 dup('.')

        segment readable writeable
        db 8 dup '?'

The source is compiled to ELF file with size 197 bytes, where the asterisk string '******************',0 misses at all.

After commenting out the 'align 4' directive, the source compiles to ELF file with size 216 bytes (!) where the mentioned string exists.

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29 Oct 2013, 21:41

HaHaAnonymous

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HaHaAnonymous 29 Oct 2013, 22:24

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29 Oct 2013, 22:24

revolution
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revolution 30 Oct 2013, 01:27

Confirmed. I made it sticky.

30 Oct 2013, 01:27

Tomasz Grysztar

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Tomasz Grysztar 30 Oct 2013, 11:26

While testing the fix for this problem I have also found another bug - one that made the addresses to be generated incorrectly if you used the default segment (that is: start code right away after "format ELF executable", without a segment directive). I fixed them both. Please try 1.71.16.

30 Oct 2013, 11:26

JohnFound

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JohnFound 30 Oct 2013, 12:18

Everything seems to be OK now. Two bugs less in FASM - one more step towards the perfect assembler. Smile

30 Oct 2013, 12:18

HaHaAnonymous

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HaHaAnonymous 30 Oct 2013, 15:00

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30 Oct 2013, 15:00

revolution
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revolution 30 Oct 2013, 15:05

HaHaAnonymous wrote:

Humans will never meet perfection.

That depends upon how you define perfection.

30 Oct 2013, 15:05

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