The "object" symbol keyword would incorrectly generate STT_NOTYPE
instead of STT_OBJECT. Add test for weak object references; they are
different from plain weak references in that they are guaranteed to
resolve to zero if the symbol is not found.
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin (Intel) <hpa@zytor.com>
Currently, NASM always issues as an unknown symbol any symbol declared
EXTERN. This is highly undesirable when using common header files,
as it might cause the linker to pull in a bunch of unnecessary
modules, depending on how smart the linker is.
Add a new REQUIRED directive which behaves like the old EXTERN, for
the use cases which might still need this behavior.
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin (Intel) <hpa@zytor.com>
A global or extern definition can now contain the keyword "weak" (or
"strong", although that is the default) to create a weak symbol or a
weak external reference, respectively.
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin (Intel) <hpa@zytor.com>
