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authorAlan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>2012-09-16 22:21:00 +0000
committerAlan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>2012-09-16 22:21:00 +0000
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* ld.texinfo (Expression Section): Correct description of
conversions for a binary operation involving an absolute symbol and a number.
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@@ -5646,14 +5646,18 @@ addresses, ld follows these rules to evaluate terms:
@itemize @bullet
@item
+Unary operations on an absolute address or number, and binary
+operations on two absolute addresses or two numbers, or between one
+absolute address and a number, apply the operator to the value(s).
+@item
Unary operations on a relative address, and binary operations on two
relative addresses in the same section or between one relative address
and a number, apply the operator to the offset part of the address(es).
@item
-Unary operations on an absolute address, and binary operations on one
-or more absolute addresses or on two relative addresses not in the
-same section, first convert any non-absolute term to an absolute
-address before applying the operator.
+Other binary operations, that is, between two relative addresses not
+in the same section, or between a relative address and an absolute
+address, first convert any non-absolute term to an absolute address
+before applying the operator.
@end itemize
The result section of each sub-expression is as follows: