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It would certainly make things easier. > Assuming that is that there is a convenient way to set the flag. Ie > we need to teach the assembler about it, and probably the linker too > (so that it can be used in linker scripts). > > It might also be a nice idea to have a complimentary flag to indicate > sections that expect to be stripped, even if they might otherwise be > retained. For example: > > #define SHF_GNU_TREAT_AS_DEBUG 0x0ff00002 /* Treat as a debug info > section. Strip with other debug sections and move to a separate > debug info file when creating such files. */ > > This could be added to note sections for example, where the notes > will not be needed at run-time. I am, _very slowly_, working on this. Along with other 100 gazillion things to do, but unless someone else beats me to it, I will send patches at some point.