From 91fd30d46c809a672b2c9d02395b55301c8c1f22 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David MacKenzie Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1993 16:12:30 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] mention that [section] is no longer supported --- ld/ld.texinfo | 13 +++++-------- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/ld/ld.texinfo b/ld/ld.texinfo index 41d26dbe489..15974c6d622 100644 --- a/ld/ld.texinfo +++ b/ld/ld.texinfo @@ -1431,14 +1431,6 @@ SECTIONS @{ @} @end example -@item [ @var{section} ] -@itemx [ @var{section}, @var{section}, @dots{} ] -@itemx [ @var{section} @var{section} @dots{} ] -@kindex [ @var{sections} ] -This is an alternate notation to specify named sections from all -unallocated input files; its effect is exactly the same as that of -@samp{* (@var{section}@dots{})} - @item @var{filename}@code{( COMMON )} @itemx ( COMMON ) @kindex ( COMMON ) @@ -1453,6 +1445,11 @@ mechanisms for specifying where to place input-file sections: @code{ld} permits you to refer to uninitialized data as if it were in an input-file section named @code{COMMON}, regardless of the input file's format. + +@samp{[ @var{section} @dots{} ]} used to be accepted as an alternate way +to specify named sections from all unallocated input files. Because +some operating systems (VMS) allow brackets in file names, this notation +is no longer supported. @end table For example, the following command script arranges the output file into