[Patch] Fix PE dll -auto-import breakage from enforcing PE specs for section flags
Nick Clifton
nickc@redhat.com
Tue Jan 20 09:41:00 GMT 2004
Hi Danny,
> bfd/ChangeLog
>
> 2003-01-16 Danny Smith <dannysmith@users.sourceforge.net>
>
> * peXXigen.c (_bfd_XXi_swap_scnhdr_out): Don't remove
> IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE flag from .text section if WP_TEXT
> has been unset.
>
> 1d/ChangeLog
>
> 2003-01-16 Danny Smith <dannysmith@users.sourceforge.net>
>
> * pe-dll.c (pe_create_import_fixup): Unset WP_TEXT.
> * ld.texinfo (--omagic): Note that writable text section
> does not conform to published PE-COFF specs.
> (--enable-auto-import): Likewise.
Approved, please apply.
But ...
> + /* We have defaulted to adding the IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE flag, but now
> + we know exactly what this specific section wants so we remove it
> + and then allow the must_have field to add it back in if necessary.
> + However, we don't remove IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE flag from .text if the
> + default WP_TEXT file flag has been unset. */
Comment formatting - two spaces after full stop. Plus I would suggest
adding a sentence that explains that WP_TEXT can be set for example
when auto-import is active.
Cheers
Nick
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