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Re: stripping symbols needed for relocations


>> binutils/
>> 2004-12-15 Jan Beulich  <jbeulich@novell.com>
>> 
>> 	* doc/binutils.texi: Document --strip-unneeded-symbol and
>> 	--strip-unneeded-symbols.
>> 	* objcopy.c (strip_unneeded_list): New.
>> 	(enum command_line_switch): Add OPTION_STRIP_UNNEEDED_SYMBOL
>> 	and OPTION_STRIP_UNNEEDED_SYMBOLS.
>> 	(copy_options): Add  --strip-unneeded-symbol and
>> 	--strip-unneeded-symbols.
>> 	(copy_usage): Likewise.
>> 	(filter_symbols): Suppress copying of symbol if in
>> strip_unneeded_list
>> 	and the symbol is not needed.
>> 	(copy_main): Handle OPTION_STRIP_UNNEEDED_SYMBOL and
>> 	OPTION_STRIP_UNNEEDED_SYMBOLS.
>
>Approved - please apply, but ...
>
>   * Please also add an entry to binutils/NEWS mentioning this new
feature.

Done.

>   * Please consider creating a new test in the binutils testsuite to

>check the behaviour of this feature.

Not done, primarily because none of the other --strip options seem to
be tested.

Jan


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