https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=27500
Bug ID: 27500 Summary: --gc-sections with groups and start/stop syms Product: binutils Version: 2.37 (HEAD) Status: NEW Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: ld Assignee: unassigned at sourceware dot org Reporter: amodra at gmail dot com Target Milestone: --- This testcase when linked with --gc-sections does not keep bar_group, when it should since the __start_xx reference is supposed to keep all xx input sections. .text .global _start _start: .dc.a foo .dc.a __start_xx, __stop_xx .section .text,"axG",%progbits,foo_group .global foo foo: .dc.a 0 .section xx,"aG",%progbits,foo_group .global foo_xx foo_xx: .dc.a 1 .section .text,"axG",%progbits,bar_group .global bar bar: .dc.a 2 .section xx,"aG",%progbits,bar_group .global bar_xx bar_xx: .dc.a 3 -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.