Query Regarding BSS in ELF.

[Tony Bryant]

I found the same problem.

I would suggest using objcopy with -R flags to remove the section 
when creating your binary, srec, or hex file.


-----Original Message-----
From: Arvind Tiwari <arvind@cdotd.ernet.in>
To: crossgcc@sourceware.cygnus.com <crossgcc@sourceware.cygnus.com>
Date: Friday, June 22, 2001 11:13 AM
Subject: Query Regarding BSS in ELF.


>Hi All,
>
>    I am trying to make a cross compiler on HPUX B 10.20 Operating
>System for target  M68k-MOTOROLA-ELF. The cross compiler
>builds without any problem. The problem comes when i try to build an
>executable using this cross-compiler. The executable actually is
>reserving quite a huge amount of space allocated for .bss section (the
>global uninitialized data) which is consuming all my memory
>requirements.
>    Earlier i was working with m68k-motorola-coff format cross
>compiler on the same host platform and it was not allocating any space
>for .bss section.
>    Is there any way besides changing the code of  bfd / ld by which i
>can
>reduce this .bss section contents to zero which means the actual size of
>
>.bss section is allocated only at the run time by the linker ?
>    I have tried doing it via changing the default ld scripts for linker
>
>(which is elf.sc in my case) but it is not solving my problem.
>    Is there any option of ld using which will prevent allocation of
>space
>to .bss section ?
>    Actually, i know that i can specifically remove ".bss" section using
>
>objcopy but in my case i wish to have .bss section which should be
>allocated its space only at the runtime.
>    In case i need to change the code of bfd / ld can anyone suggest
>some
>pointers from where to start ....
>
>thanxs in advance.
>Arvind
>
>p.s. I am currently using binutils-2.9.1 and gcc-2.95.2 packages
>to build the cross compiler.
>


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