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Re: REGINFO program header is lost with --gc-sections on mipsel

From: Ian Lance Taylor <iant at google dot com>
To: KertÃsz Csaba <csaba dot kertesz at gmail dot com>
Cc: binutils at sourceware dot org
Date: Wed, 03 Nov 2010 08:33:17 -0700
Subject: Re: REGINFO program header is lost with --gc-sections on mipsel
References: <AANLkTi=8BQsG8j9-xNQkTn1crubWRtUP+UvJFMbhY5d1@mail.gmail.com> <mcr62weo2id.fsf@google.com> <AANLkTimptNa-S5eOhcZGhtVC9q5JJKVFWsWazTpG_6FR@mail.gmail.com>

KertÃsz Csaba <csaba.kertesz@gmail.com> writes:

>> If you can't fix your copy of the binutils, then you will need to use a
>> linker script which uses KEEP. ÂYou can get the default linker script
>> using ld --verbose. ÂLook for the .reginfo line, and edit it to use
>> KEEP (*(.reginfo) ) or something similar. ÂThen always use that linker
>> script when linking with --gc-sections.
>
> Works like a charm.

Please also consider filing a bug report at
http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/ , as future binutils releases should be
fixed so that this is not required.  Thanks.

Ian

References:
- REGINFO program header is lost with --gc-sections on mipsel
  - From: Kertész Csaba
- Re: REGINFO program header is lost with --gc-sections on mipsel
  - From: Ian Lance Taylor
- Re: REGINFO program header is lost with --gc-sections on mipsel
  - From: Kertész Csaba

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