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diff --git a/ld/ld.texinfo b/ld/ld.texinfo index bdfa948..2121725 100644 --- a/ld/ld.texinfo +++ b/ld/ld.texinfo @@ -6994,6 +6994,17 @@ implemented. As a GNU extension, weak symbols that do not specify an alternate symbol are supported. If the symbol is undefined when linking, the symbol uses a default value. + +@cindex aligned common symbols +@item aligned common symbols +As a GNU extension to the PE file format, it is possible to specify the +desired alignment for a common symbol. This information is conveyed from +the assembler or compiler to the linker by means of GNU-specific commands +carried in the object file's @samp{.drectve} section, which are recognized +by @command{ld} and respected when laying out the common symbols. Native +tools will be able to process object files employing this GNU extension, +but will fail to respect the alignment instructions, and may issue noisy +warnings about unknown linker directives. @end table @ifclear GENERIC |