Index: elflink.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/bfd/elflink.c,v
retrieving revision 1.136.2.3
diff -u -p -r1.136.2.3 elflink.c
--- elflink.c	27 Apr 2005 16:47:24 -0000	1.136.2.3
+++ elflink.c	10 Jun 2005 11:43:48 -0000
@@ -9031,6 +9031,8 @@ bfd_elf_gc_sections (bfd *abfd, struct b
   asection * (*gc_mark_hook)
     (asection *, struct bfd_link_info *, Elf_Internal_Rela *,
      struct elf_link_hash_entry *h, Elf_Internal_Sym *);
+  bfd_boolean has_gcc_except_table = FALSE;
+  asection *eh_frame = NULL;
 
   if (!get_elf_backend_data (abfd)->can_gc_sections
       || info->relocatable
@@ -9081,13 +9083,31 @@ bfd_elf_gc_sections (bfd *abfd, struct b
 		 orphaned FDEs so don't mark sections referenced by the
 		 EH frame section.  */  
 	      if (strcmp (o->name, ".eh_frame") == 0)
-		o->gc_mark = 1;
+	        {
+		  o->gc_mark = 1;
+		  eh_frame = o;
+		}
 	      else if (!_bfd_elf_gc_mark (info, o, gc_mark_hook))
 		return FALSE;
 	    }
+
+	  /* Detect .gcc_except_table.* sections in the input files.  */
+	  if (!has_gcc_except_table
+	      && strncmp (o->name, ".gcc_except_table", 17) == 0)
+	    has_gcc_except_table = TRUE;
 	}
     }
 
+  /* If we have not detected .gcc_except_table.* sections in the input files,
+     that probably means the target uses a specific section for the EH tables.
+     Play safe and let .eh_frame mark the sections it really needs, since we
+     will not be able to do it explicitly.  */
+  if (eh_frame && !has_gcc_except_table)
+    {
+      if (!_bfd_elf_gc_mark (info, eh_frame, gc_mark_hook))
+	return FALSE;
+    }
+
   /* ... and mark SEC_EXCLUDE for those that go.  */
   if (!elf_gc_sweep (info, get_elf_backend_data (abfd)->gc_sweep_hook))
     return FALSE;