bfd/

	* elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Don't set up merge
	section data here..
	* elf.c (_bfd_elf_merge_sections): .. Do it here instead.
	* merge.c: Formatting.  Remove unnecessary casts.  Expand
	bfd_get_section_alignment macro.
	(struct sec_merge_sec_info): Rename "first" to "first_str".  Update
	use throughout file.
	(_bfd_add_merge_section): Rename from _bfd_merge_section.  Update
	comment.  Abort on dynamic or non-SEC_MERGE input.  Don't test
	section name to determine sinfo group, instead test output section
	and alignment.
	(_bfd_merge_sections): Add struct bfd_link_info param.  Call
	_bfd_strip_section_from_output rather than just twiddling flags.
	* libbfd-in.h (_bfd_add_merge_section): Rename, update comment.
	(_bfd_merge_sections): Update prototype.
	* libbfd.h: Regenerate.
ld/
	* ldlang.c (lang_process): Call bfd_merge_sections later, and
	only when not a relocatable link.
	(print_input_section): Handle SEC_EXCLUDE sections.
	(size_input_section): Don't update dot on SEC_EXCLUDE sections.
	(lang_do_assignments_1): Likewise.
	* ldwrite.c (build_link_order): Ignore SEC_EXCLUDE input sections.
	* emultempl/armelf.em (arm_elf_set_bfd_for_interworking): Likewise.
	* emultempl/hppaelf.em (build_section_lists): Likewise.
	* emultempl/ppc64elf.em (build_toc_list): Likewise.
	(build_section_lists): Likewise.

12 files changed, 172 insertions, 129 deletions

diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index dab90b4b6ed..93ae1f66dd3 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,22 @@
+2004-05-25  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
+
+	* elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Don't set up merge
+	section data here..
+	* elf.c (_bfd_elf_merge_sections): .. Do it here instead.
+	* merge.c: Formatting.  Remove unnecessary casts.  Expand
+	bfd_get_section_alignment macro.
+	(struct sec_merge_sec_info): Rename "first" to "first_str".  Update
+	use throughout file.
+	(_bfd_add_merge_section): Rename from _bfd_merge_section.  Update
+	comment.  Abort on dynamic or non-SEC_MERGE input.  Don't test
+	section name to determine sinfo group, instead test output section
+	and alignment.
+	(_bfd_merge_sections): Add struct bfd_link_info param.  Call
+	_bfd_strip_section_from_output rather than just twiddling flags.
+	* libbfd-in.h (_bfd_add_merge_section): Rename, update comment.
+	(_bfd_merge_sections): Update prototype.
+	* libbfd.h: Regenerate.
+
 2004-05-24  Mark Kettenis  <kettenis@gnu.org>
 
 	* netbsd-core.c: Correctly indent section that sets architecture
diff --git a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c
index e5ab09e3f0b..93a3d3ac9f8 100644
--- a/bfd/elf.c
+++ b/bfd/elf.c
@@ -901,10 +901,31 @@ merge_sections_remove_hook (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 bfd_boolean
 _bfd_elf_merge_sections (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
 {
+  bfd *ibfd;
+  asection *sec;
+
   if (!is_elf_hash_table (info->hash))
     return FALSE;
-  if (elf_hash_table (info)->merge_info)
-    _bfd_merge_sections (abfd, elf_hash_table (info)->merge_info,
+
+  for (ibfd = info->input_bfds; ibfd != NULL; ibfd = ibfd->link_next)
+    if ((ibfd->flags & DYNAMIC) == 0)
+      for (sec = ibfd->sections; sec != NULL; sec = sec->next)
+	if ((sec->flags & SEC_MERGE) != 0
+	    && !bfd_is_abs_section (sec->output_section))
+	  {
+	    struct bfd_elf_section_data *secdata;
+
+	    secdata = elf_section_data (sec);
+	    if (! _bfd_add_merge_section (abfd,
+					  &elf_hash_table (info)->merge_info,
+					  sec, &secdata->sec_info))
+	      return FALSE;
+	    else if (secdata->sec_info)
+	      sec->sec_info_type = ELF_INFO_TYPE_MERGE;
+	  }
+
+  if (elf_hash_table (info)->merge_info != NULL)
+    _bfd_merge_sections (abfd, info, elf_hash_table (info)->merge_info,
 			 merge_sections_remove_hook);
   return TRUE;
 }
diff --git a/bfd/elflink.c b/bfd/elflink.c
index 37540aa871d..436ff840e6d 100644
--- a/bfd/elflink.c
+++ b/bfd/elflink.c
@@ -4127,28 +4127,6 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
 	}
     }
 
-  if (! info->relocatable
-      && ! dynamic
-      && is_elf_hash_table (hash_table))
-    {
-      asection *s;
-
-      for (s = abfd->sections; s != NULL; s = s->next)
-	if ((s->flags & SEC_MERGE) != 0
-	    && !bfd_is_abs_section (s->output_section))
-	  {
-	    struct bfd_elf_section_data *secdata;
-
-	    secdata = elf_section_data (s);
-	    if (! _bfd_merge_section (abfd,
-				      & hash_table->merge_info,
-				      s, &secdata->sec_info))
-	      goto error_return;
-	    else if (secdata->sec_info)
-	      s->sec_info_type = ELF_INFO_TYPE_MERGE;
-	  }
-    }
-
   if (is_elf_hash_table (hash_table))
     {
       /* Add this bfd to the loaded list.  */
diff --git a/bfd/libbfd-in.h b/bfd/libbfd-in.h
index 956727d4324..fd7f29662f3 100644
--- a/bfd/libbfd-in.h
+++ b/bfd/libbfd-in.h
@@ -520,15 +520,15 @@ extern bfd_boolean _bfd_write_stab_strings
 extern bfd_vma _bfd_stab_section_offset
   (bfd *, void **, asection *, void **, bfd_vma);
 
-/* Attempt to merge a SEC_MERGE section.  */
+/* Register a SEC_MERGE section as a candidate for merging.  */
 
-extern bfd_boolean _bfd_merge_section
+extern bfd_boolean _bfd_add_merge_section
   (bfd *, void **, asection *, void **);
 
 /* Attempt to merge SEC_MERGE sections.  */
 
 extern bfd_boolean _bfd_merge_sections
-  (bfd *, void *, void (*) (bfd *, asection *));
+  (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, void *, void (*) (bfd *, asection *));
 
 /* Write out a merged section.  */
 
diff --git a/bfd/libbfd.h b/bfd/libbfd.h
index 96776cac65d..30890bc15b7 100644
--- a/bfd/libbfd.h
+++ b/bfd/libbfd.h
@@ -525,15 +525,15 @@ extern bfd_boolean _bfd_write_stab_strings
 extern bfd_vma _bfd_stab_section_offset
   (bfd *, void **, asection *, void **, bfd_vma);
 
-/* Attempt to merge a SEC_MERGE section.  */
+/* Register a SEC_MERGE section as a candidate for merging.  */
 
-extern bfd_boolean _bfd_merge_section
+extern bfd_boolean _bfd_add_merge_section
   (bfd *, void **, asection *, void **);
 
 /* Attempt to merge SEC_MERGE sections.  */
 
 extern bfd_boolean _bfd_merge_sections
-  (bfd *, void *, void (*) (bfd *, asection *));
+  (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, void *, void (*) (bfd *, asection *));
 
 /* Write out a merged section.  */
 
diff --git a/bfd/merge.c b/bfd/merge.c
index 3811523ecc9..6b367b5734a 100644
--- a/bfd/merge.c
+++ b/bfd/merge.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ struct sec_merge_sec_info
   /* A hash table used to hold section content.  */
   struct sec_merge_hash *htab;
   /* First string in this section.  */
-  struct sec_merge_hash_entry *first;
+  struct sec_merge_hash_entry *first_str;
   /* Original section content.  */
   unsigned char contents[1];
 };
@@ -102,30 +102,28 @@ static struct bfd_hash_entry *
 sec_merge_hash_newfunc (struct bfd_hash_entry *entry,
 			struct bfd_hash_table *table, const char *string)
 {
-  struct sec_merge_hash_entry *ret = (struct sec_merge_hash_entry *) entry;
-
   /* Allocate the structure if it has not already been allocated by a
      subclass.  */
-  if (ret == (struct sec_merge_hash_entry *) NULL)
-    ret = ((struct sec_merge_hash_entry *)
-	   bfd_hash_allocate (table, sizeof (struct sec_merge_hash_entry)));
-  if (ret == (struct sec_merge_hash_entry *) NULL)
+  if (entry == NULL)
+    entry = bfd_hash_allocate (table, sizeof (struct sec_merge_hash_entry));
+  if (entry == NULL)
     return NULL;
 
   /* Call the allocation method of the superclass.  */
-  ret = ((struct sec_merge_hash_entry *)
-	 bfd_hash_newfunc ((struct bfd_hash_entry *) ret, table, string));
+  entry = bfd_hash_newfunc (entry, table, string);
 
-  if (ret)
+  if (entry != NULL)
     {
       /* Initialize the local fields.  */
+      struct sec_merge_hash_entry *ret = (struct sec_merge_hash_entry *) entry;
+
       ret->u.suffix = NULL;
       ret->alignment = 0;
       ret->secinfo = NULL;
       ret->next = NULL;
     }
 
-  return (struct bfd_hash_entry *) ret;
+  return entry;
 }
 
 /* Look up an entry in a section merge hash table.  */
@@ -192,7 +190,7 @@ sec_merge_hash_lookup (struct sec_merge_hash *table, const char *string,
 
   index = hash % table->table.size;
   for (hashp = (struct sec_merge_hash_entry *) table->table.table[index];
-       hashp != (struct sec_merge_hash_entry *) NULL;
+       hashp != NULL;
        hashp = (struct sec_merge_hash_entry *) hashp->root.next)
     {
       if (hashp->root.hash == hash
@@ -216,13 +214,12 @@ sec_merge_hash_lookup (struct sec_merge_hash *table, const char *string,
     }
 
   if (! create)
-    return (struct sec_merge_hash_entry *) NULL;
+    return NULL;
 
-  hashp = (struct sec_merge_hash_entry *)
-	  sec_merge_hash_newfunc ((struct bfd_hash_entry *) NULL,
-				  (struct bfd_hash_table *) table, string);
-  if (hashp == (struct sec_merge_hash_entry *) NULL)
-    return (struct sec_merge_hash_entry *) NULL;
+  hashp = ((struct sec_merge_hash_entry *)
+	   sec_merge_hash_newfunc (NULL, &table->table, string));
+  if (hashp == NULL)
+    return NULL;
   hashp->root.string = string;
   hashp->root.hash = hash;
   hashp->len = len;
@@ -239,9 +236,8 @@ static struct sec_merge_hash *
 sec_merge_init (unsigned int entsize, bfd_boolean strings)
 {
   struct sec_merge_hash *table;
-  bfd_size_type amt = sizeof (struct sec_merge_hash);
 
-  table = (struct sec_merge_hash *) bfd_malloc (amt);
+  table = bfd_malloc (sizeof (struct sec_merge_hash));
   if (table == NULL)
     return NULL;
 
@@ -294,7 +290,7 @@ sec_merge_emit (bfd *abfd, struct sec_merge_hash_entry *entry)
   asection *sec = secinfo->sec;
   char *pad = "";
   bfd_size_type off = 0;
-  int alignment_power = bfd_get_section_alignment (abfd, sec->output_section);
+  int alignment_power = sec->output_section->alignment_power;
 
   if (alignment_power)
     pad = bfd_zmalloc ((bfd_size_type) 1 << alignment_power);
@@ -308,7 +304,7 @@ sec_merge_emit (bfd *abfd, struct sec_merge_hash_entry *entry)
       if (len)
 	{
 	  len = entry->alignment - len;
-	  if (bfd_bwrite (pad, (bfd_size_type) len, abfd) != len)
+	  if (bfd_bwrite (pad, len, abfd) != len)
 	    break;
 	  off += len;
 	}
@@ -316,7 +312,7 @@ sec_merge_emit (bfd *abfd, struct sec_merge_hash_entry *entry)
       str = entry->root.string;
       len = entry->len;
 
-      if (bfd_bwrite (str, (bfd_size_type) len, abfd) != len)
+      if (bfd_bwrite (str, len, abfd) != len)
 	break;
 
       off += len;
@@ -328,20 +324,24 @@ sec_merge_emit (bfd *abfd, struct sec_merge_hash_entry *entry)
   return entry == NULL || entry->secinfo != secinfo;
 }
 
-/* This function is called for each input file from the add_symbols
-   pass of the linker.  */
+/* Register a SEC_MERGE section as a candidate for merging.
+   This function is called for all non-dynamic SEC_MERGE input sections.  */
 
 bfd_boolean
-_bfd_merge_section (bfd *abfd, void **psinfo, asection *sec, void **psecinfo)
+_bfd_add_merge_section (bfd *abfd, void **psinfo, asection *sec,
+			void **psecinfo)
 {
   struct sec_merge_info *sinfo;
   struct sec_merge_sec_info *secinfo;
   unsigned int align;
   bfd_size_type amt;
 
+  if ((abfd->flags & DYNAMIC) != 0
+      || (sec->flags & SEC_MERGE) == 0)
+    abort ();
+
   if (sec->_raw_size == 0
-      || (sec->flags & SEC_EXCLUDE)
-      || (sec->flags & SEC_MERGE) == 0
+      || (sec->flags & SEC_EXCLUDE) != 0
       || sec->entsize == 0)
     return TRUE;
 
@@ -351,12 +351,12 @@ _bfd_merge_section (bfd *abfd, void **psinfo, asection *sec, void **psecinfo)
       return TRUE;
     }
 
-  align = bfd_get_section_alignment (sec->owner, sec);
-  if ((sec->entsize < (unsigned int)(1 << align)
+  align = sec->alignment_power;
+  if ((sec->entsize < (unsigned) 1 << align
        && ((sec->entsize & (sec->entsize - 1))
 	   || !(sec->flags & SEC_STRINGS)))
-      || (sec->entsize > (unsigned int)(1 << align)
-	  && (sec->entsize & ((1 << align) - 1))))
+      || (sec->entsize > (unsigned) 1 << align
+	  && (sec->entsize & (((unsigned) 1 << align) - 1))))
     {
       /* Sanity check.  If string character size is smaller than
 	 alignment, then we require character size to be a power
@@ -371,14 +371,14 @@ _bfd_merge_section (bfd *abfd, void **psinfo, asection *sec, void **psecinfo)
     if ((secinfo = sinfo->chain)
 	&& ! ((secinfo->sec->flags ^ sec->flags) & (SEC_MERGE | SEC_STRINGS))
 	&& secinfo->sec->entsize == sec->entsize
-	&& ! strcmp (secinfo->sec->name, sec->name))
+	&& secinfo->sec->alignment_power == sec->alignment_power
+	&& secinfo->sec->output_section == sec->output_section)
       break;
 
   if (sinfo == NULL)
     {
       /* Initialize the information we need to keep track of.  */
-      amt = sizeof (struct sec_merge_info);
-      sinfo = (struct sec_merge_info *) bfd_alloc (abfd, amt);
+      sinfo = bfd_alloc (abfd, sizeof (struct sec_merge_info));
       if (sinfo == NULL)
 	goto error_return;
       sinfo->next = (struct sec_merge_info *) *psinfo;
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ _bfd_merge_section (bfd *abfd, void **psinfo, asection *sec, void **psecinfo)
   if (*psecinfo == NULL)
     goto error_return;
 
-  secinfo = (struct sec_merge_sec_info *)*psecinfo;
+  secinfo = (struct sec_merge_sec_info *) *psecinfo;
   if (sinfo->chain)
     {
       secinfo->next = sinfo->chain->next;
@@ -408,10 +408,10 @@ _bfd_merge_section (bfd *abfd, void **psinfo, asection *sec, void **psecinfo)
   secinfo->sec = sec;
   secinfo->psecinfo = psecinfo;
   secinfo->htab = sinfo->htab;
-  secinfo->first = NULL;
+  secinfo->first_str = NULL;
 
   if (! bfd_get_section_contents (sec->owner, sec, secinfo->contents,
-				  (bfd_vma) 0, sec->_raw_size))
+				  0, sec->_raw_size))
     goto error_return;
 
   return TRUE;
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ record_section (struct sec_merge_info *sinfo,
   bfd_vma mask, eltalign;
   unsigned int align, i;
 
-  align = bfd_get_section_alignment (sec->owner, sec);
+  align = sec->alignment_power;
   end = secinfo->contents + sec->_raw_size;
   nul = FALSE;
   mask = ((bfd_vma) 1 << align) - 1;
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ merge_strings (struct sec_merge_info *sinfo)
 
   /* Now sort the strings */
   amt = sinfo->htab->size * sizeof (struct sec_merge_hash_entry *);
-  array = (struct sec_merge_hash_entry **) bfd_malloc (amt);
+  array = bfd_malloc (amt);
   if (array == NULL)
     goto alloc_failure;
 
@@ -643,9 +643,9 @@ alloc_failure:
 	}
       if (e->alignment)
 	{
-	  if (e->secinfo->first == NULL)
+	  if (e->secinfo->first_str == NULL)
 	    {
-	      e->secinfo->first = e;
+	      e->secinfo->first_str = e;
 	      size = 0;
 	    }
 	  size = (size + e->alignment - 1) & ~((bfd_vma) e->alignment - 1);
@@ -676,8 +676,8 @@ alloc_failure:
    with _bfd_merge_section.  */
 
 bfd_boolean
-_bfd_merge_sections (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, void *xsinfo,
-		     void (*remove_hook) (bfd *, asection *))
+_bfd_merge_sections (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, struct bfd_link_info *info,
+		     void *xsinfo, void (*remove_hook) (bfd *, asection *))
 {
   struct sec_merge_info *sinfo;
 
@@ -722,11 +722,11 @@ _bfd_merge_sections (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, void *xsinfo,
 	  secinfo = NULL;
 	  for (e = sinfo->htab->first; e; e = e->next)
 	    {
-	      if (e->secinfo->first == NULL)
+	      if (e->secinfo->first_str == NULL)
 		{
 		  if (secinfo)
 		    secinfo->sec->_cooked_size = size;
-		  e->secinfo->first = e;
+		  e->secinfo->first_str = e;
 		  size = 0;
 		}
 	      size = (size + e->alignment - 1)
@@ -741,11 +741,8 @@ _bfd_merge_sections (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, void *xsinfo,
 	/* Finally remove all input sections which have not made it into
 	   the hash table at all.  */
 	for (secinfo = sinfo->chain; secinfo; secinfo = secinfo->next)
-	  if (secinfo->first == NULL)
-	    {
-	      secinfo->sec->_cooked_size = 0;
-	      secinfo->sec->flags |= SEC_EXCLUDE;
-	    }
+	  if (secinfo->first_str == NULL)
+	    _bfd_strip_section_from_output (info, secinfo->sec);
     }
 
   return TRUE;
@@ -761,14 +758,14 @@ _bfd_write_merged_section (bfd *output_bfd, asection *sec, void *psecinfo)
 
   secinfo = (struct sec_merge_sec_info *) psecinfo;
 
-  if (!secinfo->first)
+  if (secinfo->first_str == NULL)
     return TRUE;
 
   pos = sec->output_section->filepos + sec->output_offset;
   if (bfd_seek (output_bfd, pos, SEEK_SET) != 0)
     return FALSE;
 
-  if (! sec_merge_emit (output_bfd, secinfo->first))
+  if (! sec_merge_emit (output_bfd, secinfo->first_str))
     return FALSE;
 
   return TRUE;
@@ -797,7 +794,7 @@ _bfd_merged_section_offset (bfd *output_bfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, asection **psec,
 	    (_("%s: access beyond end of merged section (%ld)"),
 	     bfd_get_filename (sec->owner), (long) offset);
 	}
-      return (secinfo->first ? sec->_cooked_size : 0);
+      return (secinfo->first_str ? sec->_cooked_size : 0);
     }
 
   if (secinfo->htab->strings)
diff --git a/ld/ChangeLog b/ld/ChangeLog
index 266d89a141f..d923216dec6 100644
--- a/ld/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+2004-05-25  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
+
+	* ldlang.c (lang_process): Call bfd_merge_sections later, and
+	only when not a relocatable link.
+	(print_input_section): Handle SEC_EXCLUDE sections.
+	(size_input_section): Don't update dot on SEC_EXCLUDE sections.
+	(lang_do_assignments_1): Likewise.
+	* ldwrite.c (build_link_order): Ignore SEC_EXCLUDE input sections.
+	* emultempl/armelf.em (arm_elf_set_bfd_for_interworking): Likewise.
+	* emultempl/hppaelf.em (build_section_lists): Likewise.
+	* emultempl/ppc64elf.em (build_toc_list): Likewise.
+	(build_section_lists): Likewise.
+
 2004-05-23  Andreas Schwab  <schwab@suse.de>
 
 	* ld.texinfo (Options): Fix typo in last change.
diff --git a/ld/emultempl/armelf.em b/ld/emultempl/armelf.em
index beeb40c7207..5505f1230d0 100644
--- a/ld/emultempl/armelf.em
+++ b/ld/emultempl/armelf.em
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ static void
 arm_elf_set_bfd_for_interworking (lang_statement_union_type *statement)
 {
   if (statement->header.type == lang_input_section_enum
-      && !statement->input_section.ifile->just_syms_flag)
+      && !statement->input_section.ifile->just_syms_flag
+      && (statement->input_section.section->flags & SEC_EXCLUDE) == 0)
     {
       asection *i = statement->input_section.section;
       asection *output_section = i->output_section;
diff --git a/ld/emultempl/hppaelf.em b/ld/emultempl/hppaelf.em
index 93e88ad655a..edd8e0137cc 100644
--- a/ld/emultempl/hppaelf.em
+++ b/ld/emultempl/hppaelf.em
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ build_section_lists (lang_statement_union_type *statement)
 {
   if (statement->header.type == lang_input_section_enum
       && !statement->input_section.ifile->just_syms_flag
+      && (statement->input_section.section->flags & SEC_EXCLUDE) == 0
       && statement->input_section.section->output_section != NULL
       && statement->input_section.section->output_section->owner == output_bfd)
     {
diff --git a/ld/emultempl/ppc64elf.em b/ld/emultempl/ppc64elf.em
index 4f408a9fa29..6a60f0cde06 100644
--- a/ld/emultempl/ppc64elf.em
+++ b/ld/emultempl/ppc64elf.em
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ build_toc_list (lang_statement_union_type *statement)
 {
   if (statement->header.type == lang_input_section_enum
       && !statement->input_section.ifile->just_syms_flag
+      && (statement->input_section.section->flags & SEC_EXCLUDE) == 0
       && statement->input_section.section->output_section == toc_section)
     ppc64_elf_next_toc_section (&link_info, statement->input_section.section);
 }
@@ -298,6 +299,7 @@ build_section_lists (lang_statement_union_type *statement)
 {
   if (statement->header.type == lang_input_section_enum
       && !statement->input_section.ifile->just_syms_flag
+      && (statement->input_section.section->flags & SEC_EXCLUDE) == 0
       && statement->input_section.section->output_section != NULL
       && statement->input_section.section->output_section->owner == output_bfd)
     {
diff --git a/ld/ldlang.c b/ld/ldlang.c
index a19b46a4ba4..7a268c0eb24 100644
--- a/ld/ldlang.c
+++ b/ld/ldlang.c
@@ -2472,54 +2472,59 @@ print_input_section (lang_input_section_type *in)
   init_opb ();
   if (size != 0)
     {
-      print_space ();
+      int len;
+      bfd_vma addr;
 
+      print_space ();
       minfo ("%s", i->name);
 
-      if (i->output_section != NULL)
+      len = 1 + strlen (i->name);
+      if (len >= SECTION_NAME_MAP_LENGTH - 1)
+	{
+	  print_nl ();
+	  len = 0;
+	}
+      while (len < SECTION_NAME_MAP_LENGTH)
 	{
-	  int len;
+	  print_space ();
+	  ++len;
+	}
 
-	  len = 1 + strlen (i->name);
-	  if (len >= SECTION_NAME_MAP_LENGTH - 1)
-	    {
-	      print_nl ();
-	      len = 0;
-	    }
-	  while (len < SECTION_NAME_MAP_LENGTH)
-	    {
-	      print_space ();
-	      ++len;
-	    }
+      if (i->output_section != NULL && (i->flags & SEC_EXCLUDE) == 0)
+	addr = i->output_section->vma + i->output_offset;
+      else
+	{
+	  addr = print_dot;
+	  size = 0;
+	}
 
-	  minfo ("0x%V %W %B\n",
-		 i->output_section->vma + i->output_offset, TO_ADDR (size),
-		 i->owner);
+      minfo ("0x%V %W %B\n", addr, TO_ADDR (size), i->owner);
 
-	  if (i->_cooked_size != 0 && i->_cooked_size != i->_raw_size)
-	    {
-	      len = SECTION_NAME_MAP_LENGTH + 3;
+      if (size != i->_raw_size)
+	{
+	  len = SECTION_NAME_MAP_LENGTH + 3;
 #ifdef BFD64
-	      len += 16;
+	  len += 16;
 #else
-	      len += 8;
+	  len += 8;
 #endif
-	      while (len > 0)
-		{
-		  print_space ();
-		  --len;
-		}
-
-	      minfo (_("%W (size before relaxing)\n"), i->_raw_size);
+	  while (len > 0)
+	    {
+	      print_space ();
+	      --len;
 	    }
 
+	  minfo (_("%W (size before relaxing)\n"), i->_raw_size);
+	}
+
+      if (i->output_section != NULL && (i->flags & SEC_EXCLUDE) == 0)
+	{
 	  if (command_line.reduce_memory_overheads)
 	    bfd_link_hash_traverse (link_info.hash, print_one_symbol, i);
 	  else
 	    print_all_symbols (i);
 
-	  print_dot = (i->output_section->vma + i->output_offset
-		       + TO_ADDR (size));
+	  print_dot = addr + TO_ADDR (size);
 	}
     }
 }
@@ -2892,7 +2897,7 @@ size_input_section (lang_statement_union_type **this_ptr,
   lang_input_section_type *is = &((*this_ptr)->input_section);
   asection *i = is->section;
 
-  if (!is->ifile->just_syms_flag)
+  if (!is->ifile->just_syms_flag && (i->flags & SEC_EXCLUDE) == 0)
     {
       unsigned int alignment_needed;
       asection *o;
@@ -3622,10 +3627,13 @@ lang_do_assignments_1
 	  {
 	    asection *in = s->input_section.section;
 
-	    if (in->_cooked_size != 0)
-	      dot += TO_ADDR (in->_cooked_size);
-	    else
-	      dot += TO_ADDR (in->_raw_size);
+	    if ((in->flags & SEC_EXCLUDE) == 0)
+	      {
+		if (in->_cooked_size != 0)
+		  dot += TO_ADDR (in->_cooked_size);
+		else
+		  dot += TO_ADDR (in->_raw_size);
+	      }
 	  }
 	  break;
 
@@ -4384,12 +4392,6 @@ lang_process (void)
   if (command_line.gc_sections)
     lang_gc_sections ();
 
-  /* If there were any SEC_MERGE sections, finish their merging, so that
-     section sizes can be computed.  This has to be done after GC of sections,
-     so that GCed sections are not merged, but before assigning output
-     sections, since removing whole input sections is hard then.  */
-  bfd_merge_sections (output_bfd, &link_info);
-
   /* Size up the common data.  */
   lang_common ();
 
@@ -4402,8 +4404,16 @@ lang_process (void)
 
   if (! link_info.relocatable)
     {
+      asection *found;
+
+      /* Merge SEC_MERGE sections.  This has to be done after GC of
+	 sections, so that GCed sections are not merged, but before
+	 assigning dynamic symbols, since removing whole input sections
+	 is hard then.  */
+      bfd_merge_sections (output_bfd, &link_info);
+
       /* Look for a text section and set the readonly attribute in it.  */
-      asection *found = bfd_get_section_by_name (output_bfd, ".text");
+      found = bfd_get_section_by_name (output_bfd, ".text");
 
       if (found != NULL)
 	{
diff --git a/ld/ldwrite.c b/ld/ldwrite.c
index e4bec32cac8..47a58061d85 100644
--- a/ld/ldwrite.c
+++ b/ld/ldwrite.c
@@ -220,7 +220,8 @@ build_link_order (lang_statement_union_type *statement)
     case lang_input_section_enum:
       /* Create a new link_order in the output section with this
 	 attached */
-      if (!statement->input_section.ifile->just_syms_flag)
+      if (!statement->input_section.ifile->just_syms_flag
+	  && (statement->input_section.section->flags & SEC_EXCLUDE) == 0)
 	{
 	  asection *i = statement->input_section.section;
 	  asection *output_section = i->output_section;