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Diffstat (limited to 'ld/ld.texinfo')
| -rw-r--r-- | ld/ld.texinfo | 16 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/ld/ld.texinfo b/ld/ld.texinfo index 790b52f..44ad84b 100644 --- a/ld/ld.texinfo +++ b/ld/ld.texinfo @@ -4657,6 +4657,14 @@ SECTIONS @{ @end group @end smallexample +If an output section's name is the same as the input section's name +and is representable as a C identifier, then the linker will +automatically @pxref{PROVIDE} two symbols: __start_SECNAME and +__stop_SECNAME, where SECNAME is the name of the section. These +indicate the start address and end address of the output section +respectively. Note: most section names are not representable as +C identifiers because they contain a @samp{.} character. + @node Output Section Data @subsection Output Section Data @cindex data @@ -5841,14 +5849,6 @@ The command line options @samp{--orphan-handling} and @samp{--unique} (@pxref{Options,,Command Line Options}) can be used to control which output sections an orphan is placed in. -If an orphaned section's name is representable as a C identifier then -the linker will automatically @pxref{PROVIDE} two symbols: -__start_SECNAME and __stop_SECNAME, where SECNAME is the name of the -section. These indicate the start address and end address of the -orphaned section respectively. Note: most section names are not -representable as C identifiers because they contain a @samp{.} -character. - @node Location Counter @subsection The Location Counter @kindex . |