Re: ld section merging on aix

[Douglas B Rupp]

Nick Clifton wrote:
> Hi Doug,
>
> > .debug_* sections of the same name aren't getting merged in the 
> > executable. 
>
> Try looking at the linker script that is being used.  You may need to 
> add explicit entries for the debug sections.
>
> Cheers
>    Nick

Thanks, that was a useful suggestion that got me out of a rut.

I've found that arbitrary named sections aren't supported on COFF. 
So-called named csects get put willy nilly into .text or .data based on 
the suffix, e.g. DB in .csect .debug_info[DB] is a .text suffix.

Adding the dwarf names into scripttempl/aix.sc made no difference in the 
output. Could be I just haven't found the right incantation yet. I'm 
continuing to study and experiment.

--Doug