https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18614
--- Comment #2 from Cody Addison <c-addison at ti dot com> --- The TI compiler tools use common for two main reasons. The first is to allow the linker to remove unreferenced data on a per symbol basis as opposed to a per section basis. The second is to allow our customers the flexibility to place symbols in different memory regions without annotating the source code itself. Using common provides a lightweight mechanism to provide the same functionality as placing each symbol in its own section. I think the gold linker should support this because ELF makes no restrictions on common symbols being STB_GLOBAL. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug. _______________________________________________ bug-binutils mailing list bug-binutils@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-binutils
