https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33684

--- Comment #20 from Ali Bahrami <ali_swbugzilla at emvision dot com> ---
(In reply to H.J. Lu from comment #19)
> (In reply to Ali Bahrami from comment #18)
> > But I don't think this should tied to sort sections. The
> > patch I tested this morning simply preserved them if present,
> > which does the right thing, while being more generally
> > correct and future proof. Why not leave the decision about
> > section symbols to the link-editor?
> 
> x86 binutils doesn't generate unused section symbols.  Unless they are
> used in some way, we won't generate them even if the input has section
> symbols.

The section symbols aren't used though, unless taking up
space, and keeping other symbols from moving around counts
as a use.

What do you think about testing the ELF header for ELFOSABI_SOLARIS
instead?

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