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> ...a global constant would go in the TEXT section of the binary... Wouldn't it go into the .rodata section, not .text?

• codezero 6y ago
  I'm not sure, I am parroting what I thought I read on SO - so you are much more likely to be right, sorry about that!
  • vivekseth 6y ago
    clang seems to work this way, and macOS aliases gcc -> clang by default. Wrote more about this here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23634495 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23634495
    • codezero 6y ago
      Thanks! Glad there's an explanation for my confusion :)