PR ld/6430

            * testsuite/ld-elfcomm/elfcomm.exp (test_sort_common): Test the
            ascending/descending argument to the --sort-common command line
            option.
            * testsuite/ld-elfcomm/sort-common.s: New file.
            * ld.h (enum sort_order): New.
            * ldlang.c (lang_check: Fix comment.
            (lang_common): Sort commons in ascending or descending order.
            (lang_one_common): Likewise.
            * lexsup.c (ld_options): Have --sort-common take an option
            argument.
            (parse_args): Handle argument to --sort-common.
            * ld.texinfo (--sort-common): Document new optional argument.
            * NEWS: Mention new feature.

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/ld/ld.h b/ld/ld.h
index 69371df..43a4ba2 100644
--- a/ld/ld.h
+++ b/ld/ld.h
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ typedef struct name_list {
 }
 name_list;
 
+typedef enum {sort_none, sort_ascending, sort_descending} sort_order;
+  
 /* A wildcard specification.  */
 
 typedef enum {
@@ -265,7 +267,7 @@ typedef struct {
   /* If TRUE, warning messages are fatal */
   bfd_boolean fatal_warnings;
 
-  bfd_boolean sort_common;
+  sort_order sort_common;
 
   bfd_boolean text_read_only;