> On 8 Jun 2026, at 14:09, Pietro Monteiro <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Mach-O objects prefix section names with double underscore instead of
> period. Use correct exports section name on systems that use Mach-O.
>
> gcc/algol68/ChangeLog:
>
> * a68.h (A68_EXPORT_SECTION_NAME): Prefix name with double
> underscores for Mach-O objects.
I am a bit puzzled by this - since I had memory that we (Jose and I) had already
fixed things so that Darwin’s segment and section names were correct.
(indeed, AFAIK a68 exports in object files and convenience libraries are already
working)?
However, using the __ prefix convention is a good step, so OK from a Darwin
PoV.
Iain
>
> Signed-off-by: Pietro Monteiro <[email protected]>
> ---
> gcc/algol68/a68.h | 6 +++++-
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/gcc/algol68/a68.h b/gcc/algol68/a68.h
> index 13603061290..c4895ae6527 100644
> --- a/gcc/algol68/a68.h
> +++ b/gcc/algol68/a68.h
> @@ -73,7 +73,11 @@ enum
> /* The section name we use when reading and writing export data. */
>
> #ifndef A68_EXPORT_SECTION_NAME
> -#define A68_EXPORT_SECTION_NAME ".a68_exports"
> +# ifdef OBJECT_FORMAT_MACHO
> +# define A68_EXPORT_SECTION_NAME "__a68_exports"
> +# else
> +# define A68_EXPORT_SECTION_NAME ".a68_exports"
> +# endif
> #endif
>
> /* ga68 export format definitions. See ga68-exports.pk. */
> --
> 2.43.0
>
