Landing: 469a256c2e3a
Project / Subsystem
gcc / testsuite
Date
2026-07-23
Author
Rainer Orth
Commit
469a256c2e3a8888c2e7a65d3fa832baf457b1c9
Source
github
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- testsuite: Provide gnu_retain effective target
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- Renames `R_flag_in_section` to `gnu_retain` for better clarity and integrates it into the `et-static` framework.
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- 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
This commit renames the GCC testsuite effective target R_flag_in_section to gnu_retain. The original name was deemed a misnomer, not conveying the actual functionality related to the SHF_GNU_RETAIN section flag. The new gnu_retain effective target is implemented using the et-static framework and combines checks for HAVE_GAS_SHF_GNU_RETAIN and HAVE_INITFINI_ARRAY_SUPPORT. Existing tests using the old target have been updated.