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Re: [PATCH] bfd/elf-hppa.h: Cleanup constants and comments
Hi Alan,
>> #else
>> - hdr->sh_type = 1;
>> + /* Note - it is not clear why this is not SHT_PARISC_UNWIND as well.
>> + Presumably it is a historical constraint, so leave it as it is. */
>> + hdr->sh_type = SHT_PROGBITS;
>> #endif
>
> It dates back to a 2000-05 patch of mine resurrecting hppa 32-bit.
> I'm fairly certain some unwinder wanted it that way, but the details
> escape me.
Yeah - I figured that it would be something like that.
My motto: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" ... :-)
Cheers
Nick