Re: Get rid of weak symbols in static objects

[Momchil Velikov <velco at fadata dot bg>]

>>>>> "Alan" == Alan Modra <amodra@bigpond.net.au> writes:

Alan> On Wed, Nov 26, 2003 at 12:22:34PM +0200, Momchil Velikov wrote:
>> * elflink.h (elf_link_output_extsym): Do not output weak symbols
>> in statically linked objects.

Alan> Also not OK.  What is wrong with leaving the symbols as they are
Alan> currently? 

  I find useful to maintain the following invariant:

  "Statically linked executables do not contain undefined symbols
  (unless --noinhibit-exec is given)."

Alan> I pointed out in another email that changing the symbol type
Alan> and/or section loses information.

  Weak "attribute" is meaningful only for the link process.  In an
object, which will not undergo linking, weak "attribute" is
meaningless, i.e. it is not information, but junk.  Thus, no
information is lost.

~velco