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Diffstat (limited to 'ld/ld.texi')
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1 files changed, 14 insertions, 7 deletions
@@ -7114,10 +7114,13 @@ The builtin function @code{NEXT} is closely related to @code{ALIGN}. @kindex ALIGNOF(@var{section}) @cindex section alignment Return the alignment in bytes of the named @var{section}, if that section has -been allocated. If the section has not been allocated when this is -evaluated, the linker will report an error. In the following example, -the alignment of the @code{.output} section is stored as the first -value in that section. +been allocated, or zero if the section has not been allocated. If the +section does not exist in the linker script the linker will report an +error. If @var{section} is @code{NEXT_SECTION} then @code{ALIGNOF} will +return the alignment of the next allocated section specified in the +linker script, or zero if there is no such section. In the following +example, the alignment of the @code{.output} section is stored as the +first value in that section. @smallexample @group SECTIONS@{ @dots{} @@ -7266,9 +7269,13 @@ name. @kindex SIZEOF(@var{section}) @cindex section size Return the size in bytes of the named @var{section}, if that section has -been allocated. If the section has not been allocated when this is -evaluated, the linker will report an error. In the following example, -@code{symbol_1} and @code{symbol_2} are assigned identical values: +been allocated, or zero if the section has not been allocated. If the +section does not exist in the linker script the linker will report an +error. If @var{section} is @code{NEXT_SECTION} then @code{SIZEOF} will +return the alignment of the next allocated section specified in the +linker script, or zero if there is no such section. In the following +example, @code{symbol_1} and @code{symbol_2} are assigned identical +values: @smallexample @group SECTIONS@{ @dots{} |