PATCH: PR ld/11133: Static linking with gc-sections deletes sections with __start/__stop reference

[Ian Lance Taylor]

"H.J. Lu" <hongjiu.lu@intel.com> writes:

> __start_XXX and __stop_XXX symbols may reference the start address and
> end address of the orphaned section.  We need to search all input files
> for section XXX.  OK to install?

I see code in lang_insert_orphan which defines the __start and __stop
symbols.  Why does that code not work?

Ian