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Re: BE8 arm objcopy -x
- From: "Richard Earnshaw (home)" <richard dot earnshaw at buzzard dot freeserve dot co dot uk>
- To: Matt Thomas <matt at 3am-software dot com>
- Cc: "binutils at sourceware dot org" <binutils at sourceware dot org>
- Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2013 10:07:14 +0000
- Subject: Re: BE8 arm objcopy -x
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- References: <2C755A52-AC46-414B-9633-2B04885868EF at 3am-software dot com>
On 13 Dec 2013, at 19:08, "Matt Thomas" <matt@3am-software.com> wrote:
>
> Should objcopy -x on BE arm strip $a/$t/$d symbols?
>
> Unlike most local symbols, those are required for proper linking
> of arm be8 programs and libraries. Stripping them will cause the
> program to be improperly linked.
>
> I think that even for '-x' that those symbols should be preserved.
>
> Comments?
>
I agree.
R.