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authorAlan Modra <amodra@bigpond.net.au>2011-01-21 13:18:19 +0000
committerAlan Modra <amodra@bigpond.net.au>2011-01-21 13:18:19 +0000
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* ldexp.c (fold_binary): Set result section for arithmetic and
logical operations to NULL when both operands are in same section. * ld.texinfo (Expression Section): Describe this.
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@@ -5567,8 +5567,13 @@ An operation involving only numbers results in a number.
@item
The result of comparisons, @samp{&&} and @samp{||} is also a number.
@item
-The result of other operations on relative addresses (after above
-conversions) is a relative address in the same section as the operand(s).
+The result of other binary arithmetic and logical operations on two
+relative addresses in the same section or two absolute addresess
+(after above conversions) is also a number.
+@item
+The result of other operations on relative addresses or one
+relative address and a number, is a relative address in the same
+section as the relative operand(s).
@item
The result of other operations on absolute addresses (after above
conversions) is an absolute address.