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From: Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
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Subject: Re: .eh_frame section on alpha
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Hi Jakub,

> Can't this be done already without adding new options with a
> /DISCARD/ : { *(.eh_frame) }
> in the linker script?

Presumably yes.  But I assume that the feeling is that invoking an 
assembler switch is simpler for the user than requiring them to write or 
edit linker scripts.

Cheers
   Nick