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The linker will not create output section which do not have any
contents. This is for convenience when referring to input sections that
may or may not be present in any of the input files. For example:
.foo { *(.foo) }
will only create a .foo
section in the output file if there is a
.foo
section in at least one input file.
If you use anything other than an input section description as an output section command, such as a symbol assignment, then the output section will always be created, even if there are no matching input sections.
The special output section name /DISCARD/
may be used to discard
input sections. Any input sections which are assigned to an output
section named /DISCARD/
are not included in the output file.