* emulparams/elf_x86_64.sh (LIBPATH_SUFFIX, ELF_INTERPRETER_NAME): Set for *-*-solaris2*.

* elf.c (bfd_section_from_shdr): Reject unrecognised OS-specific sections
  only if the SHF_OS_NONCONFORMING flag is present.

1 files changed, 14 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c
index 85f9e0f..b900613 100644
--- a/bfd/elf.c
+++ b/bfd/elf.c
@@ -2201,11 +2201,20 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
 	     "`%s' [0x%8x]"),
 	   abfd, name, hdr->sh_type);
       else if (hdr->sh_type >= SHT_LOOS && hdr->sh_type <= SHT_HIOS)
-	/* FIXME: We should handle this section.  */
-	(*_bfd_error_handler)
-	  (_("%B: don't know how to handle OS specific section "
-	     "`%s' [0x%8x]"),
-	   abfd, name, hdr->sh_type);
+	{
+	  /* Unrecognised OS-specific sections.  */
+	  if ((hdr->sh_flags & SHF_OS_NONCONFORMING) != 0)
+	    /* SHF_OS_NONCONFORMING indicates that special knowledge is
+	       required to correctly process the section and the file should 
+	       be rejected with an error message.  */
+	    (*_bfd_error_handler)
+	      (_("%B: don't know how to handle OS specific section "
+		 "`%s' [0x%8x]"),
+	       abfd, name, hdr->sh_type);
+	  else
+	    /* Otherwise it should be processed.  */
+	    return _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
+	}
       else
 	/* FIXME: We should handle this section.  */
 	(*_bfd_error_handler)