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authorNick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>2009-04-07 08:07:08 +0000
committerNick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>2009-04-07 08:07:08 +0000
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* ld.texinfo (Output Section Address): Note that specifying an
address for an output section will only change the location counter if the output section is used.
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@@ -3643,7 +3643,8 @@ This works because @code{ALIGN} returns the current location counter
aligned upward to the specified value.
Specifying @var{address} for a section will change the value of the
-location counter.
+location counter, provided that the section is non-empty. (Empty
+sections are ignored).
@node Input Section
@subsection Input Section Description