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Fix: symbols eliminated by --gc-sections still trigger warnings for gnu.warning.SYM

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PR 31067
  Fix typo in previous delta: defined -> referenced.
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Nick Clifton 2023-11-21 11:30:03 +00:00
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@ -7547,12 +7547,12 @@ garbage collection or orphan handling.
The contents of any section whoes name starts with the prefix
@samp{.gnu.warning.} and then finishes with the name of a symbol is
treated in a similar fashion to the @samp{.gnu.warning} section, but
only if the named symbol is defined. So for example the contents of a
section called @samp{.gnu.warning.foo} will be displayed as warning
message if, and only if, the symbol @samp{foo} is defined by one or
more of the input files. This includes object files pulled in from
static libraries, shared objects needed to complete the link and so
on.
only if the named symbol is referenced. So for example the contents
of a section called @samp{.gnu.warning.foo} will be displayed as
warning message if, and only if, the symbol @samp{foo} is referenced
by one or more of the input files. This includes object files pulled
in from static libraries, shared objects needed to complete the link
and so on.
Note - because these warning messages are generated before the linker
performs garbage collection (if enabled) it is possible for a warning