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Re: output order of input sections not named in linker script
- To: Ian Lance Taylor <ian@zembu.com>
- Subject: Re: output order of input sections not named in linker script
- From: Roland McGrath <roland@frob.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 01:28:44 -0400
- Cc: binutils@sourceware.cygnus.com
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> I don't know. I'm certainly open to the possibility that the linker
> behaviour should be changed. The current behaviour is meant to
> implement reasonable defaults. This is useful for ELF, because code
> like glibc uses lots of random section names which do not occur in
> typical linker scripts.
I don't have a problem with the current behavior, and I am happy with the
specification being placement according to section attributes with no
reliable ordering within that. I was just trying to figure out what the
guarantee (or lack thereof) in fact is, and bring up the apparent
documentation inconsistency.