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<p><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 12pt;">> I believe that the resulting object files with this patch contains some linker-synthesized symbols such as __init_array_start or __start_<section-name>. Is this expected?</span><br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">So, returning to this, <br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">gold also generates <span style="font-size: 12pt;">__start_/_end_</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><section-name> for relocatable output.</span></div>
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<div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">and also such symbols as:</span></div>
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<div> __preinit_array_start</div>
<div>__preinit_array_end</div>
<div> __init_array_start</div>
<div>__init_array_end</div>
<div>__fini_array_start</div>
<div>__fini_array_end<br>
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<div>So that is not an issue.<br>
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<div>I am working on another patches for -r thought. I will also publish a patch with testcases for above symbols soon.<br>
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<div>George.<br>
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