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Fix examples of the use of the linker script TYPE keyword

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Nick Clifton
2024-12-20 11:00:15 +00:00
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@@ -5970,19 +5970,19 @@ special requirements of the section type are met.
Note - the TYPE only is used if some or all of the contents of the Note - the TYPE only is used if some or all of the contents of the
section do not have an implicit type of their own. So for example: section do not have an implicit type of their own. So for example:
@smallexample @smallexample
.foo . TYPE = SHT_PROGBITS @{ *(.bar) @} .foo . (TYPE = SHT_PROGBITS) : @{ *(.bar) @}
@end smallexample @end smallexample
will set the type of section @samp{.foo} to the type of the section will set the type of section @samp{.foo} to the type of the section
@samp{.bar} in the input files, which may not be the SHT_PROGBITS @samp{.bar} in the input files, which may not be the SHT_PROGBITS
type. Whereas: type. Whereas:
@smallexample @smallexample
.foo . TYPE = SHT_PROGBITS @{ BYTE(1) @} .foo . (TYPE = SHT_PROGBITS) : @{ BYTE(1) @}
@end smallexample @end smallexample
will set the type of @samp{.foo} to SHT_PROGBBITS. If it is necessary will set the type of @samp{.foo} to SHT_PROGBBITS. If it is necessary
to override the type of incoming sections and force the output section to override the type of incoming sections and force the output section
type then an extra piece of untyped data will be needed: type then an extra piece of untyped data will be needed:
@smallexample @smallexample
.foo . TYPE = SHT_PROGBITS @{ BYTE(1); *(.bar) @} .foo . (TYPE = SHT_PROGBITS) : @{ BYTE(1); *(.bar) @}
@end smallexample @end smallexample
@item READONLY ( TYPE = @var{type} ) @item READONLY ( TYPE = @var{type} )