Partial symbol export vs --export-dynamic

[H . J . Lu]

On Sun, Jun 17, 2001 at 01:20:02AM -0400, Jean-Francois Panisset wrote:
> 
> - does the ELF format on Linux support exporting only some of the application
>   symbols, or does it have to all-or-nothing?

It is a linker thing.

> - how painful would it be for me to add this functionality to ld/bfd,
>   or is this a project way beyond the scope of a binutils novice?

If you know something about bfd, it shouldn't be too hard to implement.
Personally, I think it is a useful feature. I may do it myself if we all
agree it is a good feature to have and how it should work.


H.J.