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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/ld/ld.texinfo b/ld/ld.texinfo index 176b9f2..769725d 100644 --- a/ld/ld.texinfo +++ b/ld/ld.texinfo @@ -5777,14 +5777,11 @@ one new output section. If new output sections are created to hold orphaned input sections, then the linker must decide where to place these new output sections -in relation to existing output sections. The linker uses a simple -heuristic to do this. It attempts to place orphan sections after -sections of the same attribute, such as code vs data, loadable vs -non-loadable, etc. If no sections with matching attributes are found, -the orphan section is placed at the end of the file. - -For ELF targets, the attribute of the section includes section type as -well as section flag. +in relation to existing output sections. On most modern targets, the +linker attempts to place orphan sections after sections of the same +attribute, such as code vs data, loadable vs non-loadable, etc. If no +sections with matching attributes are found, or your target lacks this +support, the orphan section is placed at the end of the file. The command line options @samp{--orphan-handling} and @samp{--unique} (@pxref{Options,,Command Line Options}) can be used to control which |