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            <a href=https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/100109>100109</a>
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        <th>Summary</th>
        <td>
            `EXCLUDE_FILE` linker script directive is not excluding files in linker script rule-matching
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<pre>
    `EXCLUDE_FILE` linker script directive is not excluding files in linker script rule-matching.

Reproducible example:

```bash
#!/usr/bin/env bash

cat >1.c <<\EOF
int foo() { return 1; }
EOF

cat >2.c <<\EOF
int bar() { return 3; }
EOF

cat >script.t <<\EOF
SECTIONS {
  FOO : { EXCLUDE_FILE(2.o) *(*.text*) }
  BAR : { *(*.text*) }
}
EOF

clang-15 -o 1.o 1.c -c
clang-15 -o 2.o 2.c -c
ld.lld -o a.lld.out 1.o 2.o -T script.t 
ld.bfd -o a.bfd.out 1.o 2.o -T script.t 
```

Ideally, `1.o(.text)` should match `FOO` output section and `2.o(.text)` should match `BAR` output section. **However, when LLD is used, both `1.o(.text)` and `2.o(.text)` incorrectly matches `FOO` output section.** 

Rule-matching is correct when GNU LD is used. (`1.o(.text)` matches `FOO` and `2.o(.text)` matches `BAR`)

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