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From: "Christoph Egger" <Christoph.Egger@amd.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mkelf32: Correct sh_link
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 16:14:54 +0100
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On Wednesday 03 January 2007 16:11, Christoph Egger wrote:
> On Wednesday 03 January 2007 14:57, Keir Fraser wrote:
> > SHT_PROGBITS sections do not use the sh_link field. It's used by
> > symbol-table sections, relocation-entry sections, and suchlike, of which
> > we don't have any. And .shstrtab section is never linked to.
>
> Why do you strip the symbol table and re-add it in an unusual format
> when linking the bootable ELF image? Is this a historical relict?

Ah, sorry! I actually meant: Why do you strip the symbol and string tables
and re-add the string table in an unusal format?
Is this a historical relict?

Christoph