Fix ld --just-symbols

	* aix5ppc-core.c: Warning fixes.
	* aout-adobe.c (aout_32_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
	* aout-target.h (MY_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
	* aout-tic30.c (MY_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
	* bfd.c (bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
	* binary.c (binary_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
	* bout.c (b_out_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
	* coff-rs6000.c (rs6000coff_vec, pmac_xcoff_vec): Update initializer.
	* coff64-rs6000.c (rs6000coff64_vec, aix5coff64_vec): Likewise.
	* coffcode.h (coff_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
	* elf-bfd.h (enum elf_link_info_type): Add ELF_INFO_TYPE_JUST_SYMS.
	(elf_discarded_section): Check for ELF_INFO_TYPE_JUST_SYMS.
	(_bfd_elf_link_just_syms): Declare.
	* elf.c (_bfd_elf_link_just_syms): New function.
	* elf-eh-frame.c (_bfd_elf_maybe_strip_eh_frame_hdr): Check that
	sections haven't already been discarded by the linker.
	* elflink.h (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Likewise for stab
	sections and SEC_MERGE sections.
	(elf_bfd_discard_info): Similarly here.
	* elfxx-target.h (bfd_elfNN_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
	* i386msdos.c (msdos_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
	* i386os9k.c (os9k_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
	* ieee.c (ieee_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
	* ihex.c (ihex_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
	* libbfd-in.h (_bfd_nolink_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
	(_bfd_generic_link_just_syms): Declare.
	* libecoff.h (_bfd_ecoff_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
	* linker.c (_bfd_generic_link_just_syms): New function.
	* mmo.c (mmo_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
	* nlm-target.h (nlm_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
	* oasys.c (oasys_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
	* ppcboot.c (ppcboot_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
	* som.c (som_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
	* srec.c (srec_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
	* targets.c (struct bfd_target): Add _bfd_link_just_syms.
	(BFD_JUMP_TABLE_LINK): And here.
	* tekhex.c (tekhex_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
	* versados.c (versados_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
	* vms.c (vms_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
	* libbfd.h: Regenerate.
	* bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.

35 files changed, 160 insertions, 22 deletions

diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index e1f12ccbad8..54028e81471 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,47 @@
+2002-05-15  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
+
+	* aix5ppc-core.c: Warning fixes.
+	* aout-adobe.c (aout_32_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
+	* aout-target.h (MY_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
+	* aout-tic30.c (MY_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
+	* bfd.c (bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
+	* binary.c (binary_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
+	* bout.c (b_out_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
+	* coff-rs6000.c (rs6000coff_vec, pmac_xcoff_vec): Update initializer.
+	* coff64-rs6000.c (rs6000coff64_vec, aix5coff64_vec): Likewise.
+	* coffcode.h (coff_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
+	* elf-bfd.h (enum elf_link_info_type): Add ELF_INFO_TYPE_JUST_SYMS.
+	(elf_discarded_section): Check for ELF_INFO_TYPE_JUST_SYMS.
+	(_bfd_elf_link_just_syms): Declare.
+	* elf.c (_bfd_elf_link_just_syms): New function.
+	* elf-eh-frame.c (_bfd_elf_maybe_strip_eh_frame_hdr): Check that
+	sections haven't already been discarded by the linker.
+	* elflink.h (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Likewise for stab
+	sections and SEC_MERGE sections.
+	(elf_bfd_discard_info): Similarly here.
+	* elfxx-target.h (bfd_elfNN_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
+	* i386msdos.c (msdos_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
+	* i386os9k.c (os9k_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
+	* ieee.c (ieee_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
+	* ihex.c (ihex_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
+	* libbfd-in.h (_bfd_nolink_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
+	(_bfd_generic_link_just_syms): Declare.
+	* libecoff.h (_bfd_ecoff_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
+	* linker.c (_bfd_generic_link_just_syms): New function.
+	* mmo.c (mmo_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
+	* nlm-target.h (nlm_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
+	* oasys.c (oasys_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
+	* ppcboot.c (ppcboot_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
+	* som.c (som_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
+	* srec.c (srec_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
+	* targets.c (struct bfd_target): Add _bfd_link_just_syms.
+	(BFD_JUMP_TABLE_LINK): And here.
+	* tekhex.c (tekhex_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
+	* versados.c (versados_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
+	* vms.c (vms_bfd_link_just_syms): Define.
+	* libbfd.h: Regenerate.
+	* bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
+
 2002-05-15  Thiemo Seufer <seufer@csv.ica.uni-stuttgart.de>
 
 	* elf32-mips.c: Remove superfluous definitions copied from
diff --git a/bfd/aix5ppc-core.c b/bfd/aix5ppc-core.c
index 5ba182f735b..12f4917b702 100644
--- a/bfd/aix5ppc-core.c
+++ b/bfd/aix5ppc-core.c
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ int                xcoff64_core_file_failing_signal PARAMS ((bfd *));
 
 const bfd_target *
 xcoff64_core_p (abfd)
-     bfd *abfd;
+     bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
 {
   bfd_set_error (bfd_error_wrong_format);
   return 0;
@@ -336,22 +336,22 @@ xcoff64_core_p (abfd)
 
 boolean
 xcoff64_core_file_matches_executable_p (core_bfd, exec_bfd)
-     bfd *core_bfd;
-     bfd *exec_bfd;
+     bfd *core_bfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
+     bfd *exec_bfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
 {
   return false;
 }
 
 char *
 xcoff64_core_file_failing_command (abfd)
-     bfd *abfd;
+     bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
 {
   return 0;
 }
 
 int
 xcoff64_core_file_failing_signal (abfd)
-     bfd *abfd;
+     bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
 {
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/bfd/aout-adobe.c b/bfd/aout-adobe.c
index 01f26914d2e..c11c504c584 100644
--- a/bfd/aout-adobe.c
+++ b/bfd/aout-adobe.c
@@ -515,6 +515,7 @@ aout_adobe_sizeof_headers (ignore_abfd, ignore)
 #define aout_32_bfd_link_hash_table_free \
   _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_free
 #define aout_32_bfd_link_add_symbols	_bfd_generic_link_add_symbols
+#define aout_32_bfd_link_just_syms	_bfd_generic_link_just_syms
 #define aout_32_bfd_final_link		_bfd_generic_final_link
 #define aout_32_bfd_link_split_section	_bfd_generic_link_split_section
 
diff --git a/bfd/aout-target.h b/bfd/aout-target.h
index 30c735a3f8f..15a25687692 100644
--- a/bfd/aout-target.h
+++ b/bfd/aout-target.h
@@ -534,6 +534,9 @@ MY_bfd_final_link (abfd, info)
 #ifndef MY_bfd_link_add_symbols
 #define MY_bfd_link_add_symbols NAME(aout,link_add_symbols)
 #endif
+#ifndef MY_bfd_link_just_syms
+#define MY_bfd_link_just_syms _bfd_generic_link_just_syms
+#endif
 #ifndef MY_bfd_link_split_section
 #define MY_bfd_link_split_section  _bfd_generic_link_split_section
 #endif
diff --git a/bfd/aout-tic30.c b/bfd/aout-tic30.c
index 58ef3ea9f8a..e00c1379e87 100644
--- a/bfd/aout-tic30.c
+++ b/bfd/aout-tic30.c
@@ -986,6 +986,9 @@ tic30_aout_set_arch_mach (abfd, arch, machine)
 #ifndef MY_bfd_link_add_symbols
 #define MY_bfd_link_add_symbols NAME(aout,link_add_symbols)
 #endif
+#ifndef MY_bfd_link_just_syms
+#define MY_bfd_link_just_syms _bfd_generic_link_just_syms
+#endif
 #ifndef MY_bfd_link_split_section
 #define MY_bfd_link_split_section  _bfd_generic_link_split_section
 #endif
diff --git a/bfd/bfd-in2.h b/bfd/bfd-in2.h
index 774d4391557..0dfc073b03b 100644
--- a/bfd/bfd-in2.h
+++ b/bfd/bfd-in2.h
@@ -3510,6 +3510,9 @@ bfd_set_private_flags PARAMS ((bfd *abfd, flagword flags));
 #define bfd_link_add_symbols(abfd, info) \
        BFD_SEND (abfd, _bfd_link_add_symbols, (abfd, info))
 
+#define bfd_link_just_syms(sec, info) \
+       BFD_SEND (abfd, _bfd_link_just_syms, (sec, info))
+
 #define bfd_final_link(abfd, info) \
        BFD_SEND (abfd, _bfd_final_link, (abfd, info))
 
@@ -3834,6 +3837,7 @@ CONCAT2 (NAME,_bfd_relax_section), \
 CONCAT2 (NAME,_bfd_link_hash_table_create), \
 CONCAT2 (NAME,_bfd_link_hash_table_free), \
 CONCAT2 (NAME,_bfd_link_add_symbols), \
+CONCAT2 (NAME,_bfd_link_just_syms), \
 CONCAT2 (NAME,_bfd_final_link), \
 CONCAT2 (NAME,_bfd_link_split_section), \
 CONCAT2 (NAME,_bfd_gc_sections), \
@@ -3856,6 +3860,9 @@ CONCAT2 (NAME,_bfd_merge_sections)
   /* Add symbols from this object file into the hash table.  */
   boolean  (*_bfd_link_add_symbols) PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *));
 
+  /* Indicate that we are only retrieving symbol values from this section.  */
+  void     (*_bfd_link_just_syms) PARAMS ((asection *, struct bfd_link_info *));
+
   /* Do a link based on the link_order structures attached to each
      section of the BFD.  */
   boolean  (*_bfd_final_link) PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *));
diff --git a/bfd/bfd.c b/bfd/bfd.c
index c1135c817dd..9de4d53d4d1 100644
--- a/bfd/bfd.c
+++ b/bfd/bfd.c
@@ -1195,6 +1195,9 @@ DESCRIPTION
 .#define bfd_link_add_symbols(abfd, info) \
 .	BFD_SEND (abfd, _bfd_link_add_symbols, (abfd, info))
 .
+.#define bfd_link_just_syms(sec, info) \
+.	BFD_SEND (abfd, _bfd_link_just_syms, (sec, info))
+.
 .#define bfd_final_link(abfd, info) \
 .	BFD_SEND (abfd, _bfd_final_link, (abfd, info))
 .
diff --git a/bfd/binary.c b/bfd/binary.c
index 3207e89fceb..3a0390131e4 100644
--- a/bfd/binary.c
+++ b/bfd/binary.c
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ binary_sizeof_headers (abfd, exec)
 #define binary_bfd_merge_sections bfd_generic_merge_sections
 #define binary_bfd_link_hash_table_create _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_create
 #define binary_bfd_link_hash_table_free _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_free
+#define binary_bfd_link_just_syms _bfd_generic_link_just_syms
 #define binary_bfd_link_add_symbols _bfd_generic_link_add_symbols
 #define binary_bfd_final_link _bfd_generic_final_link
 #define binary_bfd_link_split_section _bfd_generic_link_split_section
diff --git a/bfd/bout.c b/bfd/bout.c
index 0e070adcbf1..d02364ee77c 100644
--- a/bfd/bout.c
+++ b/bfd/bout.c
@@ -1451,6 +1451,7 @@ b_out_bfd_get_relocated_section_contents (output_bfd, link_info, link_order,
 #define b_out_bfd_link_hash_table_create _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_create
 #define b_out_bfd_link_hash_table_free _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_free
 #define b_out_bfd_link_add_symbols _bfd_generic_link_add_symbols
+#define b_out_bfd_link_just_syms _bfd_generic_link_just_syms
 #define b_out_bfd_final_link _bfd_generic_final_link
 #define b_out_bfd_link_split_section  _bfd_generic_link_split_section
 #define b_out_bfd_gc_sections  bfd_generic_gc_sections
diff --git a/bfd/coff-rs6000.c b/bfd/coff-rs6000.c
index 10ef5dfd777..f560c7f1968 100644
--- a/bfd/coff-rs6000.c
+++ b/bfd/coff-rs6000.c
@@ -4167,7 +4167,8 @@ const bfd_target rs6000coff_vec =
   _bfd_xcoff_bfd_link_hash_table_create,   /* _bfd_link_hash_table_create */
   _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_free,       /* _bfd_link_hash_table_free */
   _bfd_xcoff_bfd_link_add_symbols,         /* _bfd_link_add_symbols */
-  _bfd_xcoff_bfd_final_link,               /* _bfd_filnal_link */
+  _bfd_generic_link_just_syms,             /* _bfd_link_just_syms */
+  _bfd_xcoff_bfd_final_link,               /* _bfd_final_link */
   _bfd_generic_link_split_section,         /* _bfd_link_split_section */
   bfd_generic_gc_sections,                 /* _bfd_gc_sections */
   bfd_generic_merge_sections,              /* _bfd_merge_sections */
@@ -4428,7 +4429,8 @@ const bfd_target pmac_xcoff_vec =
   _bfd_xcoff_bfd_link_hash_table_create,   /* _bfd_link_hash_table_create */
   _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_free,       /* _bfd_link_hash_table_free */
   _bfd_xcoff_bfd_link_add_symbols,         /* _bfd_link_add_symbols */
-  _bfd_xcoff_bfd_final_link,               /* _bfd_filnal_link */
+  _bfd_generic_link_just_syms,             /* _bfd_link_just_syms */
+  _bfd_xcoff_bfd_final_link,               /* _bfd_final_link */
   _bfd_generic_link_split_section,         /* _bfd_link_split_section */
   bfd_generic_gc_sections,                 /* _bfd_gc_sections */
   bfd_generic_merge_sections,               /* _bfd_merge_sections */
diff --git a/bfd/coff64-rs6000.c b/bfd/coff64-rs6000.c
index 931a914cbf6..5ed5be4d198 100644
--- a/bfd/coff64-rs6000.c
+++ b/bfd/coff64-rs6000.c
@@ -2712,7 +2712,8 @@ const bfd_target rs6000coff64_vec =
   _bfd_xcoff_bfd_link_hash_table_create,/* _bfd_link_hash_table_create */
   _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_free,    /* _bfd_link_hash_table_free */
   _bfd_xcoff_bfd_link_add_symbols,	/* _bfd_link_add_symbols */
-  _bfd_xcoff_bfd_final_link,		/* _bfd_filnal_link */
+  _bfd_generic_link_just_syms,		/* _bfd_link_just_syms */
+  _bfd_xcoff_bfd_final_link,		/* _bfd_final_link */
   _bfd_generic_link_split_section,	/* _bfd_link_split_section */
   bfd_generic_gc_sections,		/* _bfd_gc_sections */
   bfd_generic_merge_sections,		/* _bfd_merge_sections */
@@ -2964,7 +2965,8 @@ const bfd_target aix5coff64_vec =
   _bfd_xcoff_bfd_link_hash_table_create,/* _bfd_link_hash_table_create */
   _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_free,    /* _bfd_link_hash_table_free */
   _bfd_xcoff_bfd_link_add_symbols,	/* _bfd_link_add_symbols */
-  _bfd_xcoff_bfd_final_link,		/* _bfd_filnal_link */
+  _bfd_generic_link_just_syms,		/* _bfd_link_just_syms */
+  _bfd_xcoff_bfd_final_link,		/* _bfd_final_link */
   _bfd_generic_link_split_section,	/* _bfd_link_split_section */
   bfd_generic_gc_sections,		/* _bfd_gc_sections */
   bfd_generic_merge_sections,		/* _bfd_merge_sections */
diff --git a/bfd/coffcode.h b/bfd/coffcode.h
index eadb8984be8..cea516f6172 100644
--- a/bfd/coffcode.h
+++ b/bfd/coffcode.h
@@ -5175,6 +5175,7 @@ dummy_reloc16_extra_cases (abfd, link_info, link_order, reloc, data, src_ptr,
 #define coff_bfd_final_link _bfd_generic_final_link
 #endif /* ! defined (coff_relocate_section) */
 
+#define coff_bfd_link_just_syms _bfd_generic_link_just_syms
 #define coff_bfd_link_split_section  _bfd_generic_link_split_section
 
 #ifndef coff_start_final_link
diff --git a/bfd/elf-bfd.h b/bfd/elf-bfd.h
index 5959077d536..06661d53883 100644
--- a/bfd/elf-bfd.h
+++ b/bfd/elf-bfd.h
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ enum elf_link_info_type
   ELF_INFO_TYPE_MERGE,
   ELF_INFO_TYPE_EH_FRAME,
   ELF_INFO_TYPE_EH_FRAME_HDR,
+  ELF_INFO_TYPE_JUST_SYMS,
   ELF_INFO_TYPE_LAST
 };
 
@@ -908,7 +909,8 @@ struct bfd_elf_section_data
 #define elf_discarded_section(sec)					\
   (!bfd_is_abs_section(sec)						\
    && bfd_is_abs_section((sec)->output_section)				\
-   && elf_section_data (sec)->sec_info_type != ELF_INFO_TYPE_MERGE)
+   && elf_section_data (sec)->sec_info_type != ELF_INFO_TYPE_MERGE	\
+   && elf_section_data (sec)->sec_info_type != ELF_INFO_TYPE_JUST_SYMS)
 
 #define get_elf_backend_data(abfd) \
   ((struct elf_backend_data *) (abfd)->xvec->backend_data)
@@ -1226,10 +1228,10 @@ extern boolean _bfd_elf_link_hash_table_init
 				       const char *)));
 extern boolean _bfd_elf_slurp_version_tables
   PARAMS ((bfd *));
-
 extern boolean _bfd_elf_merge_sections
   PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *));
-
+extern void _bfd_elf_link_just_syms
+  PARAMS ((asection *, struct bfd_link_info *));
 extern boolean _bfd_elf_copy_private_symbol_data
   PARAMS ((bfd *, asymbol *, bfd *, asymbol *));
 extern boolean _bfd_elf_copy_private_section_data
diff --git a/bfd/elf-eh-frame.c b/bfd/elf-eh-frame.c
index 6a23edb2c42..6f10cd7aabe 100644
--- a/bfd/elf-eh-frame.c
+++ b/bfd/elf-eh-frame.c
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ _bfd_elf_maybe_strip_eh_frame_hdr (info)
   struct eh_frame_hdr_info *hdr_info;
 
   sec = bfd_get_section_by_name (elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj, ".eh_frame_hdr");
-  if (sec == NULL)
+  if (sec == NULL || bfd_is_abs_section (sec->output_section))
     return true;
 
   hdr_info
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ _bfd_elf_maybe_strip_eh_frame_hdr (info)
 	/* Count only sections which have at least a single CIE or FDE.
 	   There cannot be any CIE or FDE <= 8 bytes.  */
 	o = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".eh_frame");
-	if (o && o->_raw_size > 8)
+	if (o && o->_raw_size > 8 && !bfd_is_abs_section (o->output_section))
 	  break;
       }
 
diff --git a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c
index f8fdbd2a9fd..c3339f93b7a 100644
--- a/bfd/elf.c
+++ b/bfd/elf.c
@@ -814,6 +814,19 @@ _bfd_elf_merge_sections (abfd, info)
 			 merge_sections_remove_hook);
   return true;
 }
+
+void
+_bfd_elf_link_just_syms (sec, info)
+     asection *sec;
+     struct bfd_link_info *info;
+{
+  sec->output_section = bfd_abs_section_ptr;
+  sec->output_offset = sec->vma;
+  if (!is_elf_hash_table (info))
+    return;
+
+  elf_section_data (sec)->sec_info_type = ELF_INFO_TYPE_JUST_SYMS;
+}
 
 /* Copy the program header and other data from one object module to
    another.  */
diff --git a/bfd/elflink.h b/bfd/elflink.h
index bfe63742522..5a818bbcee7 100644
--- a/bfd/elflink.h
+++ b/bfd/elflink.h
@@ -2258,7 +2258,9 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (abfd, info)
       asection *stab, *stabstr;
 
       stab = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".stab");
-      if (stab != NULL && !(stab->flags & SEC_MERGE))
+      if (stab != NULL
+	  && (stab->flags & SEC_MERGE) == 0
+	  && !bfd_is_abs_section (stab->output_section))
 	{
 	  stabstr = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".stabstr");
 
@@ -2284,7 +2286,8 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (abfd, info)
       asection *s;
 
       for (s = abfd->sections; s != NULL; s = s->next)
-	if (s->flags & SEC_MERGE)
+	if ((s->flags & SEC_MERGE) != 0
+	    && !bfd_is_abs_section (s->output_section))
 	  {
 	    struct bfd_elf_section_data *secdata;
 
@@ -8267,11 +8270,19 @@ elf_bfd_discard_info (output_bfd, info)
       if (ehdr)
 	{
 	  eh = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".eh_frame");
-	  if (eh && eh->_raw_size == 0)
+	  if (eh && (eh->_raw_size == 0
+		     || bfd_is_abs_section (eh->output_section)))
 	    eh = NULL;
 	}
 
-      stab = strip ? NULL : bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".stab");
+      stab = NULL;
+      if (!strip)
+	{
+	  stab = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".stab");
+	  if (stab && (stab->_raw_size == 0
+		       || bfd_is_abs_section (stab->output_section)))
+	    stab = NULL;
+	}
       if ((! stab
 	   || elf_section_data(stab)->sec_info_type != ELF_INFO_TYPE_STABS)
 	  && ! eh
diff --git a/bfd/elfxx-target.h b/bfd/elfxx-target.h
index 7d391d42e6e..08b680a9a84 100644
--- a/bfd/elfxx-target.h
+++ b/bfd/elfxx-target.h
@@ -194,6 +194,11 @@ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
 #define bfd_elfNN_bfd_final_link	_bfd_generic_final_link
 #endif
 #endif /* ! defined (elf_backend_relocate_section) */
+
+#ifndef bfd_elfNN_bfd_link_just_syms
+#define bfd_elfNN_bfd_link_just_syms	_bfd_elf_link_just_syms
+#endif
+
 #ifndef bfd_elfNN_bfd_link_split_section
 #define bfd_elfNN_bfd_link_split_section _bfd_generic_link_split_section
 #endif
diff --git a/bfd/i386msdos.c b/bfd/i386msdos.c
index 655ecfd65a4..0edb90e3486 100644
--- a/bfd/i386msdos.c
+++ b/bfd/i386msdos.c
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ msdos_set_section_contents (abfd, section, location, offset, count)
 #define msdos_bfd_link_hash_table_create _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_create
 #define msdos_bfd_link_hash_table_free _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_free
 #define msdos_bfd_link_add_symbols _bfd_generic_link_add_symbols
+#define msdos_bfd_link_just_syms _bfd_generic_link_just_syms
 #define msdos_bfd_final_link _bfd_generic_final_link
 #define msdos_bfd_link_split_section _bfd_generic_link_split_section
 #define msdos_set_arch_mach _bfd_generic_set_arch_mach
diff --git a/bfd/i386os9k.c b/bfd/i386os9k.c
index 099a7142fba..47f9ef3a1a8 100644
--- a/bfd/i386os9k.c
+++ b/bfd/i386os9k.c
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ os9k_sizeof_headers (ignore_abfd, ignore)
 #define os9k_bfd_link_hash_table_create _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_create
 #define os9k_bfd_link_hash_table_free _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_free
 #define os9k_bfd_link_add_symbols _bfd_generic_link_add_symbols
+#define os9k_bfd_link_just_syms _bfd_generic_link_just_syms
 #define os9k_bfd_final_link _bfd_generic_final_link
 #define os9k_bfd_link_split_section  _bfd_generic_link_split_section
 
diff --git a/bfd/ieee.c b/bfd/ieee.c
index cd56101aa13..8439f6daafb 100644
--- a/bfd/ieee.c
+++ b/bfd/ieee.c
@@ -4013,6 +4013,7 @@ ieee_bfd_debug_info_accumulate (abfd, section)
 #define ieee_bfd_link_hash_table_create _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_create
 #define ieee_bfd_link_hash_table_free _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_free
 #define ieee_bfd_link_add_symbols _bfd_generic_link_add_symbols
+#define ieee_bfd_link_just_syms _bfd_generic_link_just_syms
 #define ieee_bfd_final_link _bfd_generic_final_link
 #define ieee_bfd_link_split_section  _bfd_generic_link_split_section
 
diff --git a/bfd/ihex.c b/bfd/ihex.c
index 0aad1649d52..cee736ace7d 100644
--- a/bfd/ihex.c
+++ b/bfd/ihex.c
@@ -980,6 +980,7 @@ ihex_sizeof_headers (abfd, exec)
 #define ihex_bfd_link_hash_table_create _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_create
 #define ihex_bfd_link_hash_table_free _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_free
 #define ihex_bfd_link_add_symbols _bfd_generic_link_add_symbols
+#define ihex_bfd_link_just_syms _bfd_generic_link_just_syms
 #define ihex_bfd_final_link _bfd_generic_final_link
 #define ihex_bfd_link_split_section _bfd_generic_link_split_section
 
diff --git a/bfd/libbfd-in.h b/bfd/libbfd-in.h
index 68006fa463f..106ba8d9247 100644
--- a/bfd/libbfd-in.h
+++ b/bfd/libbfd-in.h
@@ -328,6 +328,8 @@ extern boolean _bfd_generic_set_section_contents
   ((void (*) PARAMS ((struct bfd_link_hash_table *))) bfd_void)
 #define _bfd_nolink_bfd_link_add_symbols \
   ((boolean (*) PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *))) bfd_false)
+#define _bfd_nolink_bfd_link_just_syms \
+  ((void (*) PARAMS ((asection *, struct bfd_link_info *))) bfd_void)
 #define _bfd_nolink_bfd_final_link \
   ((boolean (*) PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *))) bfd_false)
 #define _bfd_nolink_bfd_link_split_section \
@@ -410,8 +412,6 @@ extern boolean _bfd_generic_link_add_archive_symbols
   PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *,
 	   boolean (*checkfn) (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, boolean *)));
 
-
-
 /* Forward declaration to avoid prototype errors.  */
 typedef struct bfd_link_hash_entry _bfd_link_hash_entry;
 
@@ -421,6 +421,10 @@ extern boolean _bfd_generic_link_add_one_symbol
 	   asection *, bfd_vma, const char *, boolean copy,
 	   boolean constructor, struct bfd_link_hash_entry **));
 
+/* Generic routine to mark section as supplying symbols only.  */
+extern void _bfd_generic_link_just_syms
+  PARAMS ((asection *, struct bfd_link_info *));
+
 /* Generic link routine.  */
 extern boolean _bfd_generic_final_link
   PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *));
diff --git a/bfd/libbfd.h b/bfd/libbfd.h
index cbe4973a669..2fe674c79fc 100644
--- a/bfd/libbfd.h
+++ b/bfd/libbfd.h
@@ -333,6 +333,8 @@ extern boolean _bfd_generic_set_section_contents
   ((void (*) PARAMS ((struct bfd_link_hash_table *))) bfd_void)
 #define _bfd_nolink_bfd_link_add_symbols \
   ((boolean (*) PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *))) bfd_false)
+#define _bfd_nolink_bfd_link_just_syms \
+  ((void (*) PARAMS ((asection *, struct bfd_link_info *))) bfd_void)
 #define _bfd_nolink_bfd_final_link \
   ((boolean (*) PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *))) bfd_false)
 #define _bfd_nolink_bfd_link_split_section \
@@ -415,8 +417,6 @@ extern boolean _bfd_generic_link_add_archive_symbols
   PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *,
 	   boolean (*checkfn) (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, boolean *)));
 
-
-
 /* Forward declaration to avoid prototype errors.  */
 typedef struct bfd_link_hash_entry _bfd_link_hash_entry;
 
@@ -426,6 +426,10 @@ extern boolean _bfd_generic_link_add_one_symbol
 	   asection *, bfd_vma, const char *, boolean copy,
 	   boolean constructor, struct bfd_link_hash_entry **));
 
+/* Generic routine to mark section as supplying symbols only.  */
+extern void _bfd_generic_link_just_syms
+  PARAMS ((asection *, struct bfd_link_info *));
+
 /* Generic link routine.  */
 extern boolean _bfd_generic_final_link
   PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *));
diff --git a/bfd/libecoff.h b/bfd/libecoff.h
index c900ee8ddfd..eb90a8cddb9 100644
--- a/bfd/libecoff.h
+++ b/bfd/libecoff.h
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ extern struct bfd_link_hash_table *_bfd_ecoff_bfd_link_hash_table_create
 #define _bfd_ecoff_bfd_link_hash_table_free _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_free
 extern boolean _bfd_ecoff_bfd_link_add_symbols
   PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *));
+#define _bfd_ecoff_bfd_link_just_syms _bfd_generic_link_just_syms
 extern boolean _bfd_ecoff_bfd_final_link
   PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *));
 
diff --git a/bfd/linker.c b/bfd/linker.c
index b4b9f292b87..8d2287239ad 100644
--- a/bfd/linker.c
+++ b/bfd/linker.c
@@ -757,6 +757,19 @@ _bfd_generic_link_add_symbols_collect (abfd, info)
   return generic_link_add_symbols (abfd, info, true);
 }
 
+/* Indicate that we are only retrieving symbol values from this
+   section.  We want the symbols to act as though the values in the
+   file are absolute.  */
+
+void
+_bfd_generic_link_just_syms (sec, info)
+     asection *sec;
+     struct bfd_link_info *info ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
+{
+  sec->output_section = bfd_abs_section_ptr;
+  sec->output_offset = sec->vma;
+}
+
 /* Add symbols from an object file to the global hash table.  */
 
 static boolean
diff --git a/bfd/mmo.c b/bfd/mmo.c
index fe70a18407b..94593830151 100644
--- a/bfd/mmo.c
+++ b/bfd/mmo.c
@@ -3247,6 +3247,7 @@ mmo_canonicalize_reloc (abfd, section, relptr, symbols)
 #define mmo_bfd_link_hash_table_create _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_create
 #define mmo_bfd_link_hash_table_free _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_free
 #define mmo_bfd_link_add_symbols _bfd_generic_link_add_symbols
+#define mmo_bfd_link_just_syms _bfd_generic_link_just_syms
 #define mmo_bfd_final_link _bfd_generic_final_link
 #define mmo_bfd_link_split_section _bfd_generic_link_split_section
 
diff --git a/bfd/nlm-target.h b/bfd/nlm-target.h
index 79877fe7cd0..e8f46261299 100644
--- a/bfd/nlm-target.h
+++ b/bfd/nlm-target.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
 #define nlm_bfd_link_hash_table_create _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_create
 #define nlm_bfd_link_hash_table_free _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_free
 #define nlm_bfd_link_add_symbols _bfd_generic_link_add_symbols
+#define nlm_bfd_link_just_syms _bfd_generic_link_just_syms
 #define nlm_bfd_final_link _bfd_generic_final_link
 #define nlm_bfd_link_split_section _bfd_generic_link_split_section
 
diff --git a/bfd/oasys.c b/bfd/oasys.c
index 4cadb6900ed..5c2bf5e1ceb 100644
--- a/bfd/oasys.c
+++ b/bfd/oasys.c
@@ -1493,6 +1493,7 @@ oasys_sizeof_headers (abfd, exec)
 #define oasys_bfd_link_hash_table_create _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_create
 #define oasys_bfd_link_hash_table_free _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_free
 #define oasys_bfd_link_add_symbols _bfd_generic_link_add_symbols
+#define oasys_bfd_link_just_syms _bfd_generic_link_just_syms
 #define oasys_bfd_final_link _bfd_generic_final_link
 #define oasys_bfd_link_split_section _bfd_generic_link_split_section
 
diff --git a/bfd/ppcboot.c b/bfd/ppcboot.c
index d40590f702f..22043b5f347 100644
--- a/bfd/ppcboot.c
+++ b/bfd/ppcboot.c
@@ -472,6 +472,7 @@ ppcboot_bfd_print_private_bfd_data (abfd, farg)
 #define ppcboot_bfd_link_hash_table_create _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_create
 #define ppcboot_bfd_link_hash_table_free _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_free
 #define ppcboot_bfd_link_add_symbols _bfd_generic_link_add_symbols
+#define ppcboot_bfd_link_just_syms _bfd_generic_link_just_syms
 #define ppcboot_bfd_final_link _bfd_generic_final_link
 #define ppcboot_bfd_link_split_section _bfd_generic_link_split_section
 #define ppcboot_get_section_contents_in_window \
diff --git a/bfd/som.c b/bfd/som.c
index 4672379e934..55c9013572a 100644
--- a/bfd/som.c
+++ b/bfd/som.c
@@ -6335,6 +6335,7 @@ som_bfd_link_split_section (abfd, sec)
 #define som_bfd_link_hash_table_create _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_create
 #define som_bfd_link_hash_table_free _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_free
 #define som_bfd_link_add_symbols _bfd_generic_link_add_symbols
+#define som_bfd_link_just_syms _bfd_generic_link_just_syms
 #define som_bfd_final_link _bfd_generic_final_link
 
 #define som_bfd_gc_sections		bfd_generic_gc_sections
diff --git a/bfd/srec.c b/bfd/srec.c
index f40af69bcdf..b556f267379 100644
--- a/bfd/srec.c
+++ b/bfd/srec.c
@@ -1273,6 +1273,7 @@ srec_print_symbol (abfd, afile, symbol, how)
 #define srec_bfd_link_hash_table_create _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_create
 #define srec_bfd_link_hash_table_free _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_free
 #define srec_bfd_link_add_symbols _bfd_generic_link_add_symbols
+#define srec_bfd_link_just_syms _bfd_generic_link_just_syms
 #define srec_bfd_final_link _bfd_generic_final_link
 #define srec_bfd_link_split_section _bfd_generic_link_split_section
 
diff --git a/bfd/targets.c b/bfd/targets.c
index b9d3a93a6eb..c53afdd29bf 100644
--- a/bfd/targets.c
+++ b/bfd/targets.c
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ the tokens.
 .CONCAT2 (NAME,_bfd_link_hash_table_create), \
 .CONCAT2 (NAME,_bfd_link_hash_table_free), \
 .CONCAT2 (NAME,_bfd_link_add_symbols), \
+.CONCAT2 (NAME,_bfd_link_just_syms), \
 .CONCAT2 (NAME,_bfd_final_link), \
 .CONCAT2 (NAME,_bfd_link_split_section), \
 .CONCAT2 (NAME,_bfd_gc_sections), \
@@ -418,6 +419,9 @@ the tokens.
 .  {* Add symbols from this object file into the hash table.  *}
 .  boolean  (*_bfd_link_add_symbols) PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *));
 .
+.  {* Indicate that we are only retrieving symbol values from this section.  *}
+.  void     (*_bfd_link_just_syms) PARAMS ((asection *, struct bfd_link_info *));
+.
 .  {* Do a link based on the link_order structures attached to each
 .     section of the BFD.  *}
 .  boolean  (*_bfd_final_link) PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *));
diff --git a/bfd/tekhex.c b/bfd/tekhex.c
index 565568a27b4..4391da18441 100644
--- a/bfd/tekhex.c
+++ b/bfd/tekhex.c
@@ -1008,6 +1008,7 @@ tekhex_print_symbol (abfd, filep, symbol, how)
 #define tekhex_bfd_link_hash_table_create _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_create
 #define tekhex_bfd_link_hash_table_free _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_free
 #define tekhex_bfd_link_add_symbols _bfd_generic_link_add_symbols
+#define tekhex_bfd_link_just_syms _bfd_generic_link_just_syms
 #define tekhex_bfd_final_link _bfd_generic_final_link
 #define tekhex_bfd_link_split_section _bfd_generic_link_split_section
 
diff --git a/bfd/versados.c b/bfd/versados.c
index 9a7bcc71a40..e1cd9f7dc5e 100644
--- a/bfd/versados.c
+++ b/bfd/versados.c
@@ -870,6 +870,7 @@ versados_canonicalize_reloc (abfd, section, relptr, symbols)
 #define versados_bfd_link_hash_table_create _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_create
 #define versados_bfd_link_hash_table_free _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_free
 #define versados_bfd_link_add_symbols _bfd_generic_link_add_symbols
+#define versados_bfd_link_just_syms _bfd_generic_link_just_syms
 #define versados_bfd_final_link _bfd_generic_final_link
 #define versados_bfd_link_split_section _bfd_generic_link_split_section
 
diff --git a/bfd/vms.c b/bfd/vms.c
index 7ca74591016..d2fb16b645d 100644
--- a/bfd/vms.c
+++ b/bfd/vms.c
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ static boolean vms_bfd_merge_private_bfd_data PARAMS ((bfd *ibfd, bfd *obfd));
 static boolean vms_bfd_set_private_flags PARAMS ((bfd *abfd, flagword flags));
 
 #define vms_make_empty_symbol _bfd_generic_make_empty_symbol
+#define vms_bfd_link_just_syms _bfd_generic_link_just_syms
 
 /*===========================================================================*/