bfd/

	* elf.c (_bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr): Don't set SEC_EXCLUDE
	for SHT_GROUP sections.
ld/
	* ldlang.c (lang_add_section): Set SEC_EXCLUDE for SEC_GROUP
	sections when doing a final link.  Clear SEC_EXCLUDE when doing
	a relocable link, except for SEC_DEBUGGING sections.
	* emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_place_orphan): Use the
	same condition here to drop SEC_EXCLUDE orphan sections.

2 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 93ae1f6..a771b9a 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2004-05-26  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
+
+	* elf.c (_bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr): Don't set SEC_EXCLUDE
+	for SHT_GROUP sections.
+
 2004-05-25  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
 
 	* elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Don't set up merge
diff --git a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c
index 93a3d3a..61f5f57 100644
--- a/bfd/elf.c
+++ b/bfd/elf.c
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd,
   if (hdr->sh_type != SHT_NOBITS)
     flags |= SEC_HAS_CONTENTS;
   if (hdr->sh_type == SHT_GROUP)
-    flags |= SEC_GROUP | SEC_EXCLUDE;
+    flags |= SEC_GROUP;
   if ((hdr->sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC) != 0)
     {
       flags |= SEC_ALLOC;