From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 92899 invoked by alias); 9 Jun 2017 13:35:41 -0000 Mailing-List: contact binutils-help@sourceware.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: binutils-owner@sourceware.org Received: (qmail 92880 invoked by uid 89); 9 Jun 2017 13:35:39 -0000 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_PASS,T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 spammy=owing, priorities, hearing, life X-HELO: ipmail06.adl6.internode.on.net Received: from ipmail06.adl6.internode.on.net (HELO ipmail06.adl6.internode.on.net) (150.101.137.145) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.93/v0.84-503-g423c35a) with ESMTP; Fri, 09 Jun 2017 13:35:36 +0000 Received: from ppp118-209-1-101.lns20.mel4.internode.on.net (HELO ratatosk) ([118.209.1.101]) by ipmail06.adl6.internode.on.net with ESMTP; 09 Jun 2017 23:05:37 +0930 Received: by ratatosk (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 785FD8CD; Fri, 9 Jun 2017 23:35:36 +1000 (AEST) Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2017 13:35:00 -0000 From: Erik Christiansen To: binutils@sourceware.org Subject: Re: [RFC] Allow linker scripts to specify multiple output regions for an output section? Message-ID: <20170609133536.GA3343@ratatosk> Reply-To: dvalin@internode.on.net References: <20170309120639.GF3472@ratatosk> <593A92AB.6020609@foss.arm.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <593A92AB.6020609@foss.arm.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.8.0 (2017-02-23) X-IsSubscribed: yes X-SW-Source: 2017-06/txt/msg00098.txt.bz2 On 09.06.17 13:20, Tejas Belagod wrote: > > > I agree that replacing the first-match rule with a subsequent match rule > > > controlled by a command-line switch is much much lower implementation cost. > > > It will be interesting to hear views of a maintainer about the preferred > > > approach. ... > Hi, > > Just wanted to give you the latest on this. Unfortunately, I have suspended > working on this feature for the foreseeable future owing to a shift in > priorities. Will update if there is a change in circumstances. Ah, pity, but life is the art of the possible, not the ideal. Will look forward to hearing of any resumption, should it occur. Erik