Re: PATCH [v3]: makes --gc-sections compatible with -r/-q

[Tristan Gingold <gingold at adacore dot com>]

On Jan 24, 2008, at 2:08 AM, Alan Modra wrote:

> On Wed, Jan 23, 2008 at 05:50:24PM +0100, Andreas Schwab wrote:
> > The object file for ppc64 is attached.  That is the only remaining
> > failure now.
>
> ppc64 is failing because ppc64_elf_gc_mark_hook isn't smart enough to
> allow unused variables to be dropped.  It needs to treat .toc like
> .opd, ie. not mark .toc when a reloc references .toc, but instead
> mark the section referenced by that .toc entry.
>
> If you'd like, xfail them for ppc64 at the moment.  I don't think I'll
> get around to fixing this problem in the near future.

Given this indication, xfail them is fine for me.  I don't think  
there is a real use of
-r/-q + --gc-section on ppc64.