Strang code in elf_merge_symbol

[Maciej W. Rozycki]

On Mon, 10 Sep 2001, H . J . Lu wrote:

> I don't understand
> 
>              (bfd_is_com_section (sec)
>               && (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak
>                   || h->type == STT_FUNC))
> 
> If the symbol is in the common section, can it be STT_FUNC?

 Hmm, I think the comment above the quoted code explains the situation --
a common symbol from an object file overrides a weak or a function symbol
of the same name from a shared library. 

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