[RFC] SHF_GNU_RETAIN ELF Section Flag

[Florian Weimer]

* Jozef Lawrynowicz:

> I'd like to propose a new ELF section flag, SHF_GNU_RETAIN, for addition
> to the GNU gABI.
>
> This flag instructs the linker to "retain" the section in the output
> file, even if garbage collection would remove it because it appears
> unused.

How does this flag interaction with libraries (.a files)?

Thanks,
Florian
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