# Re: \[PATCH v4\] powerpc: Use shared font data

- From: Finn Thain \<fthain@linux-m68k.org\>
- Date: 2025-11-06 11:50:57 
- List: linuxppc-dev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2025/11/3284404
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2023/08/2315251/t.md

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On Thu, 6 Nov 2025, Christophe Leroy wrote:

> Le 06/11/2025 à 05:11, Finn Thain a écrit :
> > 
> > On Wed, 5 Nov 2025, Christophe Leroy wrote:
> > 
> >> 1/ Either build font_sun8x16.o with -fPIC
> >> ...
> >>
> >> 2/ Or add a PTRRELOC:
> >> ...
> > 
> > Thanks for your help with this, Christophe.
> > 
> > I fixed up the whitespace problems and forwarded those patches to Stan,
> > along with instructions for applying them. He tells me that patch 2 fixed
> > the hang. Patch 1 did not.
> 
> Fine. Then let's use PTRRELOC.
> 
> Will you or David submit the patch ?
> 

OK, I'll submit the patch.
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