2009-11-23 Paul Brook <paul@codesourcery.com>

	ld/
	* ldexp.c: Copy symbol type for simple assignments.

	bfd/
	* libbfd-in.h (_bfd_generic_copy_link_hash_symbol_type): Add
	prototype.
	* elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_copy_link_hash_symbol_type): Add prototype.
	* linker.c (_bfd_generic_copy_link_hash_symbol_type): New function.
	* elflink.c (_bfd_elf_copy_link_hash_symbol_type): New function.
	* targets.c (BFD_JUMP_TABLE_LINK, struct bfd_target): Add
	_copy_link_hash_symbol_type.
	* bfd/coff64-rs6000.c (rs6000coff64_vec, aix5coff64_vec): Add
	_bfd_generic_copy_link_hash_symbol_type.
	* bfd/coff-rs6000.c (rs6000coff_vec, pmac_xcoff_vec): Add
	_bfd_generic_copy_link_hash_symbol_type.
	* aout-adobe.c (aout_32_bfd_copy_link_hash_symbol_type): Define.
	* aout-target.h (MY_bfd_copy_link_hash_symbol_type): Define.
	* aout-tic30.c (MY_bfd_copy_link_hash_symbol_type): Define.
	* binary.c (binary_bfd_copy_link_hash_symbol_type): Define.
	* bout.c (b_out_bfd_copy_link_hash_symbol_type): Define.
	* coffcode.h (coff_bfd_copy_link_hash_symbol_type): Define.
	* elfxx-target.h (bfd_elfNN_bfd_copy_link_hash_symbol_type): Define.
	* i386msdos.c (msdos_bfd_copy_link_hash_symbol_type): Define.
	* i386os9k.c (os9k_bfd_copy_link_hash_symbol_type): Define.
	* ieee.c (ieee_bfd_copy_link_hash_symbol_type): Define.
	* ihex.c (ihex_bfd_copy_link_hash_symbol_type): Define.
	* libecoff.h (_bfd_ecoff_bfd_copy_link_hash_symbol_type): Define.
	* mach-o.c (bfd_mach_o_bfd_copy_link_hash_symbol_type): Define.
	* mmo.c (mmo_bfd_copy_link_hash_symbol_type): Define.
	* nlm-target.h (nlm_bfd_copy_link_hash_symbol_type): Define.
	* oasys.c (oasys_bfd_copy_link_hash_symbol_type): Define.
	* pef.c (bfd_pef_bfd_copy_link_hash_symbol_type): Define.
	* ppcboot.c (ppcboot_bfd_copy_link_hash_symbol_type): Define.
	* som.c (som_bfd_copy_link_hash_symbol_type): Define.
	* srec.c (srec_bfd_copy_link_hash_symbol_type): Define.
	* tekhex.c (tekhex_bfd_copy_link_hash_symbol_type): Define.
	* versados.c (versados_bfd_copy_link_hash_symbol_type): Define.
	* vms.c (vms_bfd_copy_link_hash_symbol_type): Define.
	* xsym.c (bfd_sym_bfd_copy_link_hash_symbol_type): Define.
	* bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
	* libbfd.h: Regenerate.

	ld/testsuite
	* ld-arm/script-type.sym: New test.
	* ld-arm/script-type.s: New test.
	* ld-arm/script-type.s: New test.

1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/ld/ldexp.c b/ld/ldexp.c
index 2d03828..7fdf7f4 100644
--- a/ld/ldexp.c
+++ b/ld/ldexp.c
@@ -815,6 +815,20 @@ exp_fold_tree_1 (etree_type *tree)
 	      h->u.def.section = expld.result.section;
 	      if (tree->type.node_class == etree_provide)
 		tree->type.node_class = etree_provided;
+
+	      /* Copy the symbol type if this is a simple assignment of
+	         one symbol to annother.  */
+	      if (tree->assign.src->type.node_class == etree_name)
+		{
+		  struct bfd_link_hash_entry *hsrc;
+
+		  hsrc = bfd_link_hash_lookup (link_info.hash,
+					       tree->assign.src->name.name,
+					       FALSE, FALSE, TRUE);
+		  if (hsrc)
+		    bfd_copy_link_hash_symbol_type (link_info.output_bfd, h,
+						    hsrc);
+		}
 	    }
 	}
       break;