Index: ChangeLog
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RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gold/ChangeLog,v
retrieving revision 1.843
diff -u -u -p -r1.843 ChangeLog
--- ChangeLog	19 Oct 2011 15:05:58 -0000	1.843
+++ ChangeLog	19 Oct 2011 15:50:07 -0000
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 2011-10-19  Ian Lance Taylor  <iant@google.com>
 
+	PR gold/13163
+	* script-sections.cc
+	(Output_section_element_dot_assignment::needs_output_section): New
+	function.
+
+2011-10-19  Ian Lance Taylor  <iant@google.com>
+
 	PR gold/13204
 	* layout.cc (Layout::segment_precedes): Don't assert failure if a
 	--section-start option was seen.
Index: script-sections.cc
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RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gold/script-sections.cc,v
retrieving revision 1.53
diff -u -u -p -r1.53 script-sections.cc
--- script-sections.cc	29 Jun 2011 00:39:54 -0000	1.53
+++ script-sections.cc	19 Oct 2011 15:50:07 -0000
@@ -892,6 +892,12 @@ class Output_section_element_dot_assignm
     : val_(val)
   { }
 
+  // An assignment to dot within an output section is enough to force
+  // the output section to exist.
+  bool
+  needs_output_section() const
+  { return true; }
+
   // Finalize the symbol.
   void
   finalize_symbols(Symbol_table* symtab, const Layout* layout,