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authorNick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>2015-04-07 16:29:41 +0100
committerNick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>2015-04-07 16:29:41 +0100
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Add new linker option: --warn-orphan which generates warning messages when orphan sections are detected.
ld * ld.h (struct ld_config_type): Add new field: warn_orphan. * ldlex.h (enum option_values): Add OPTION_WARN_ORPHAN and OPTION_NO_WARN_ORPHAN. * lexsup.c (ld_options): Add --warn-orphan and --no-warn-orphan. (parse_args): Handle the new options. * ldemul.c (ldemul_place_orphan): If requested, generate a warning message when an orphan section is placed in the output file. * ld.texinfo: Document the new option. * NEWS: Mention the new feature. tests * ld-elf/orphan-5.l: New test - checks the linker's output with --warn-orphan enabled. * ld-elf/elf.exp: Run the new test.
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+* Add --warn-orphan option to report orphan sections.
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* Add support for LLVM plugin.
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