[PATCH] D120045: [lld][ELF] support nested special directives in output sections

[Fangrui Song via Phabricator via llvm-commits]

MaskRay added a comment.

In D120045#3329242 <https://reviews.llvm.org/D120045#3329242>, @bluca wrote:

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Please answer why `(READONLY)` has to be used: https://sourceware.org/pipermail/binutils/2022-February/119599.html
It's not only my complaint, but also Machael's. (I would say Alan would likely disagree as well but he usually avoids that if Nick does something.)

> One last attempt at making lld input-compatible with documented bfd features. I am willing to add (TYPE=SHT_NOTE) to the package notes metadata script even if it's only for the benefit of llvm and is not useful anywhere else, but only if the syntax is fully compatible with documented bfd syntax.

I complained about `READONLY` (https://sourceware.org/pipermail/binutils/2022-February/119796.html)

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And a question which may render all these discussions unnecessary, why an assembler produced object file cannot be used: https://sourceware.org/pipermail/binutils/2022-February/119592.html
My feeling is that these questions were just dismissed with "Compiled object do not work and cannot possibly work sanely in this context." without a concrete example....


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