* ldlang.c (wild_sort): Formatting.

(strip_excluded_output_sections): Strip zero size sections here.
	* emultempl/elf32.em (gld*_strip_empty_sections): Delete.
	(gld*_finish): Don't call the above.
	* emultempl/hppaelf.em (hppaelf_finish): Likewise.
	* emultempl/ppc64elf.em (ppc_finish): Likewise.

ld/ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+2005-07-08  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
+
+	* ldlang.c (wild_sort): Formatting.
+	(strip_excluded_output_sections): Strip zero size sections here.
+	* emultempl/elf32.em (gld*_strip_empty_sections): Delete.
+	(gld*_finish): Don't call the above.
+	* emultempl/hppaelf.em (hppaelf_finish): Likewise.
+	* emultempl/ppc64elf.em (ppc_finish): Likewise.
+
 2005-07-05  Paul Brook  <paul@codesourcery.com>
 
 	* Makefile.am (ALL_EMULATIONS): Add eelf32ppcvxworks.o.

ld/emultempl/elf32.em

@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ static void gld${EMULATION_NAME}_before_allocation (void);
 static bfd_boolean gld${EMULATION_NAME}_place_orphan
   (lang_input_statement_type *file, asection *s);
 static void gld${EMULATION_NAME}_layout_sections_again (void);
-static void gld${EMULATION_NAME}_strip_empty_sections (void);
 static void gld${EMULATION_NAME}_provide_init_fini_syms (void);
 static void gld${EMULATION_NAME}_finish (void) ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
 
@@ -1506,41 +1505,12 @@ gld${EMULATION_NAME}_layout_sections_again (void)
   lang_do_assignments ();
 }
 
-static void
-gld${EMULATION_NAME}_strip_empty_sections (void)
-{
-  if (!link_info.relocatable)
-    {
-      lang_output_section_statement_type *os;
-
-      for (os = &lang_output_section_statement.head->output_section_statement;
-	   os != NULL;
-	   os = os->next)
-	{
-	  asection *s;
-
-	  if (os == abs_output_section || os->constraint == -1)
-	    continue;
-	  s = os->bfd_section;
-	  if (s != NULL
-	      && s->size == 0
-	      && (s->flags & SEC_KEEP) == 0
-	      && !bfd_section_removed_from_list (output_bfd, s))
-	    {
-	      bfd_section_list_remove (output_bfd, s);
-	      output_bfd->section_count--;
-	    }
-	}
-    }
-}
-
 static void
 gld${EMULATION_NAME}_finish (void)
 {
   if (bfd_elf_discard_info (output_bfd, &link_info))
     gld${EMULATION_NAME}_layout_sections_again ();
 
-  gld${EMULATION_NAME}_strip_empty_sections ();
   gld${EMULATION_NAME}_provide_init_fini_syms ();
 }
 EOF

ld/emultempl/hppaelf.em

@@ -305,7 +305,6 @@ hppaelf_finish (void)
 	}
     }
 
-  gld${EMULATION_NAME}_strip_empty_sections ();
   gld${EMULATION_NAME}_provide_init_fini_syms ();
 }
 

ld/emultempl/ppc64elf.em

@@ -379,7 +379,6 @@ ppc_finish (void)
     }
 
   ppc64_elf_restore_symbols (&link_info);
-  gld${EMULATION_NAME}_strip_empty_sections ();
   gld${EMULATION_NAME}_provide_init_fini_syms ();
 }
 

ld/ldlang.c

@@ -1960,11 +1960,8 @@ wild_sort (lang_wild_statement_type *wild,
 	 looking at the sections for this file.  */
 
       if (sec != NULL && sec->spec.sorted != none)
-	{
+	if (compare_section (sec->spec.sorted, section, ls->section) < 0)
-	  if (compare_section (sec->spec.sorted, section,
+	  break;
-			       ls->section) < 0)
-	    break;
-	}
     }
 
   return l;
@@ -3086,39 +3083,40 @@ strip_excluded_output_sections (void)
       if (output_section == NULL)
 	continue;
 
-      exclude = TRUE;
+      exclude = (output_section->rawsize == 0
-      if (output_section->map_head.s != NULL)
+		 && (output_section->flags & SEC_KEEP) == 0
+		 && !bfd_section_removed_from_list (output_bfd,
+						    output_section));
+
+      /* Some sections have not yet been sized, notably .gnu.version,
+	 .dynsym, .dynstr and .hash.  These all have SEC_LINKER_CREATED
+	 input sections, so don't drop output sections that have such
+	 input sections unless they are also marked SEC_EXCLUDE.  */
+      if (exclude && output_section->map_head.s != NULL)
 	{
 	  asection *s;
 
-	  for (s = output_section->map_head.s; s != NULL;
+	  for (s = output_section->map_head.s; s != NULL; s = s->map_head.s)
-	       s = s->map_head.s)
+	    if ((s->flags & SEC_LINKER_CREATED) != 0
-	    if ((s->flags & SEC_EXCLUDE) == 0)
+		&& (s->flags & SEC_EXCLUDE) == 0)
 	      {
 		exclude = FALSE;
 		break;
 	      }
-
-	  output_section->map_head.link_order = NULL;
-	  output_section->map_tail.link_order = NULL;
 	}
 
-      if (exclude
+      /* TODO: Don't just junk map_head.s, turn them into link_orders.  */
-	  && (output_section->flags & SEC_KEEP) == 0
+      output_section->map_head.link_order = NULL;
-	  && output_section->rawsize == 0
+      output_section->map_tail.link_order = NULL;
-	  && !bfd_is_abs_section (output_section))
+
+      if (exclude)
 	{
 	  /* We don't set bfd_section to NULL since bfd_section of the
 	     removed output section statement may still be used.  */
 	  os->ignored = TRUE;
 	  output_section->flags |= SEC_EXCLUDE;
-
+	  bfd_section_list_remove (output_bfd, output_section);
-	  if (!bfd_section_removed_from_list (output_bfd,
+	  output_bfd->section_count--;
-					      output_section))
-	    {
-	      bfd_section_list_remove (output_bfd, output_section);
-	      output_bfd->section_count--;
-	    }
 	}
     }