Landing: 75fdb6f80032
Project / Subsystem
gcc / darwin
Date
2026-06-27
Author
Iain Sandoe
Commit
75fdb6f800321836a801a4197321bc486e198b0c
Source
github
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- Darwin: Prepares for NeXT metadata handling, allows metadata in const_data
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- Darwin's Objective-C handling is updated for NeXT metadata, allowing it in const data and making ClassList symbols linker-visible.
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- • darwin
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- 2026-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
This commit makes Darwin-specific preparations for handling NeXT metadata, as tracked by PR 124260. It allows metadata to be placed in const_data sections and ensures that ClassList symbols are linker-visible. Additionally, comments within the ImageInfo metadata flags are expanded for clarity.