PR31941 objcopy --globalize-symbol

Alan Modra amodra@gmail.com
Mon Jul 1 01:43:23 GMT 2024


I think FILE symbols are special, and I can't see why anyone would
want them to be made global.  The fact that no one has reported this
bug since commit 7b4a0685e80a in 2005 supports that claim.

	PR 31941
	* objcopy.c (filter_symbols): Don't allow BSF_FILE symbols to
	be made global.

diff --git a/binutils/objcopy.c b/binutils/objcopy.c
index f54ae734198..5fb33b5509a 100644
--- a/binutils/objcopy.c
+++ b/binutils/objcopy.c
@@ -1743,6 +1743,7 @@ filter_symbols (bfd *abfd, bfd *obfd, asymbol **osyms,
 
 	  else if (!undefined
 		   && (flags & BSF_LOCAL)
+		   && !(flags & BSF_FILE)
 		   && is_specified_symbol (name, globalize_specific_htab))
 	    {
 	      flags &= ~BSF_LOCAL;

-- 
Alan Modra


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