Assignments in linker scripts override definitions from object files.

4 files changed, 23 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/gold/dynobj.cc b/gold/dynobj.cc
index b07a530..780e0c9 100644
--- a/gold/dynobj.cc
+++ b/gold/dynobj.cc
@@ -1437,7 +1437,7 @@ Versions::finalize(Symbol_table* symtab, unsigned int dynsym_index,
 						    elfcpp::STT_OBJECT,
 						    elfcpp::STB_GLOBAL,
 						    elfcpp::STV_DEFAULT, 0,
-						    false);
+						    false, false);
 	  vsym->set_needs_dynsym_entry();
           vsym->set_dynsym_index(dynsym_index);
 	  ++dynsym_index;
diff --git a/gold/script.cc b/gold/script.cc
index 128acae..3213115 100644
--- a/gold/script.cc
+++ b/gold/script.cc
@@ -895,6 +895,10 @@ class Script_unblock : public Task
 // necessarily evaluate the expression until all ordinary symbols have
 // been finalized.
 
+// The GNU linker lets symbol assignments in the linker script
+// silently override defined symbols in object files.  We are
+// compatible.  FIXME: Should we issue a warning?
+
 void
 Symbol_assignment::add_to_table(Symbol_table* symtab)
 {
@@ -907,7 +911,8 @@ Symbol_assignment::add_to_table(Symbol_table* symtab)
 					  elfcpp::STB_GLOBAL,
 					  vis,
 					  0, // nonvis
-					  this->provide_);
+					  this->provide_,
+                                          true); // force_override
 }
 
 // Finalize a symbol value.
diff --git a/gold/symtab.cc b/gold/symtab.cc
index 86d8b11..86b69b4 100644
--- a/gold/symtab.cc
+++ b/gold/symtab.cc
@@ -1332,14 +1332,16 @@ Symbol_table::define_as_constant(const char* name,
 				 elfcpp::STB binding,
 				 elfcpp::STV visibility,
 				 unsigned char nonvis,
-				 bool only_if_ref)
+				 bool only_if_ref,
+                                 bool force_override)
 {
   if (parameters->get_size() == 32)
     {
 #if defined(HAVE_TARGET_32_LITTLE) || defined(HAVE_TARGET_32_BIG)
       return this->do_define_as_constant<32>(name, version, value,
                                              symsize, type, binding,
-                                             visibility, nonvis, only_if_ref);
+                                             visibility, nonvis, only_if_ref,
+                                             force_override);
 #else
       gold_unreachable();
 #endif
@@ -1349,7 +1351,8 @@ Symbol_table::define_as_constant(const char* name,
 #if defined(HAVE_TARGET_64_LITTLE) || defined(HAVE_TARGET_64_BIG)
       return this->do_define_as_constant<64>(name, version, value,
                                              symsize, type, binding,
-                                             visibility, nonvis, only_if_ref);
+                                             visibility, nonvis, only_if_ref,
+                                             force_override);
 #else
       gold_unreachable();
 #endif
@@ -1371,7 +1374,8 @@ Symbol_table::do_define_as_constant(
     elfcpp::STB binding,
     elfcpp::STV visibility,
     unsigned char nonvis,
-    bool only_if_ref)
+    bool only_if_ref,
+    bool force_override)
 {
   Sized_symbol<size>* sym;
   Sized_symbol<size>* oldsym;
@@ -1411,7 +1415,7 @@ Symbol_table::do_define_as_constant(
       return sym;
     }
 
-  if (Symbol_table::should_override_with_special(oldsym))
+  if (force_override || Symbol_table::should_override_with_special(oldsym))
     this->override_with_special(oldsym, sym);
   delete sym;
   return oldsym;
@@ -1436,7 +1440,8 @@ Symbol_table::define_symbols(const Layout* layout, int count,
       else
 	this->define_as_constant(p->name, NULL, 0, p->size, p->type,
 				 p->binding, p->visibility, p->nonvis,
-				 only_if_ref || p->only_if_ref);
+				 only_if_ref || p->only_if_ref,
+                                 false);
     }
 }
 
@@ -1461,7 +1466,8 @@ Symbol_table::define_symbols(const Layout* layout, int count,
       else
 	this->define_as_constant(p->name, NULL, 0, p->size, p->type,
 				 p->binding, p->visibility, p->nonvis,
-				 only_if_ref || p->only_if_ref);
+				 only_if_ref || p->only_if_ref,
+                                 false);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/gold/symtab.h b/gold/symtab.h
index b2417f6..8da7a78 100644
--- a/gold/symtab.h
+++ b/gold/symtab.h
@@ -1078,7 +1078,8 @@ class Symbol_table
   define_as_constant(const char* name, const char* version,
 		     uint64_t value, uint64_t symsize, elfcpp::STT type,
 		     elfcpp::STB binding, elfcpp::STV visibility,
-		     unsigned char nonvis, bool only_if_ref);
+		     unsigned char nonvis, bool only_if_ref,
+                     bool force_override);
 
   // Define a set of symbols in output sections.  If ONLY_IF_REF is
   // true, only define them if they are referenced.
@@ -1294,7 +1295,7 @@ class Symbol_table
     typename elfcpp::Elf_types<size>::Elf_WXword ssize,
     elfcpp::STT type, elfcpp::STB binding,
     elfcpp::STV visibility, unsigned char nonvis,
-    bool only_if_ref);
+    bool only_if_ref, bool force_override);
 
   // Allocate the common symbols, sized version.
   template<int size>