* objcopy.c (struct section_list): Add fields remove, set_flags,

	and flags.  Change adjust from boolean to enum.
	(remove_sections): Remove static variable.
	(sections_removed): New static variable.
	(copy_options): Add --set-section-flags.
	(copy_usage): Mention --set-section-flags.
	(parse_flags): New static function.
	(find_section_list): New static function.
	(is_strip_symbol): Change return type from int to boolean.
	(is_strip_section): New static function.
	(filter_symbols): Call is_strip_section.
	(copy_object): When adding sections, check for specified flags or
	VMA.  Call filter_symbols if any sections are being removed.
	(setup_section): Use find_section_list function rather than
	looking through remove_sections and adjust_sections.  Handle
	--set-section-flags.
	(copy_section): Use find_section_list rather than looking through
	remove_sections.
	(strip_main): Use find_section_list instead of adding items to
	sections_removed.
	(copy_main): Use find_section_list instead of adding items to
	sections_removed and adjust_sections.  Handle --set-section-flags.
	* binutils.texi, objcopy.1: Document --set-section-flags.

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/binutils/binutils.texi b/binutils/binutils.texi
index 5c977bd..bbf2463 100644
--- a/binutils/binutils.texi
+++ b/binutils/binutils.texi
@@ -753,6 +753,7 @@ objcopy [ -F @var{bfdname} | --target=@var{bfdname} ]
         [ --adjust-vma=@var{incr} ]
         [ --adjust-section-vma=@var{section}@{=,+,-@}@var{val} ]
         [ --adjust-warnings ] [ --no-adjust-warnings ]
+        [ --set-section-flags=@var{section}=@var{flags} ]
         [ --add-section=@var{sectionname}=@var{filename} ]
         [ -v | --verbose ] [ -V | --version ]  [ --help ]
         @var{infile} [@var{outfile}]
@@ -897,6 +898,13 @@ exist, issue a warning.  This is the default.
 Do not issue a warning if @samp{--adjust-section-vma} is used, even if
 the named section does not exist.
 
+@item --set-section-flags @var{section}=@var{flags}
+Set the flags for the named section.  The @var{flags} argument is a
+comma separated string of flag names.  The recognized names are
+@samp{alloc}, @samp{load}, @samp{readonly}, @samp{code}, @samp{data},
+and @samp{rom}.  Not all flags are meaningful for all object file
+formats.
+
 @item --add-section @var{sectionname}=@var{filename}
 Add a new section named @var{sectionname} while copying the file.  The
 contents of the new section are taken from the file @var{filename}.  The