ARM mapping symbols and --strip-unneeded
Nick Clifton
nickc@redhat.com
Mon Jun 27 13:24:00 GMT 2016
Hi Michael,
> The patch works fine. Thank you! But as you said, it applies to all
> files, also leaving the mapping symbols in shared libraries and
> executables, making them larger. When I add
>
> && ((abfd->flags & (EXEC_P | DYNAMIC)) == 0)
>
> to the selector, symbols are retained in the object files but stripped
> from executables and shared libraries. Is that the correct way to go
> about it?
Yes - that is a good idea. Sorry for missing it in the first place.
> If so, I'd go ahead and open a bug with the extended patch as
> you suggested.
Please do.
Cheers
Nick
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