[committed] Fix file truncated error from ld when outputting to non-regular file on hppa

[Mike Frysinger]

On 01 Feb 2016 09:21, John David Anglin wrote:
> On 2016-02-01 12:09 AM, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> > On 31 Jan 2016 12:03, John David Anglin wrote:
> >> The attached patch skips the sort operation on hppa when outputting to a non-regular file.
> >> This avoids the file truncation error that occurs in the configure tests of a number of packages.
> >
> > since it's a regression in 2.26, can you push to the branch too ?
>
> I don't believe it's a regression.  The unwind sort has been done on 
> hppa for a long time.

ah, sorry, must have mixed it up with the other bug fixes which were regressions

> That said, I could push to branch.  Helge is keen to get it into Debian 
> as well.

i think if it's benign (and it looks like it), then branch please :)
-mike
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