* ld.texinfo (Constants): Document the base-encoding suffixes
        supported in linker scripts.
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2009-02-03 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
PR 9797
* ld.texinfo (Constants): Document the base-encoding suffixes
supported in linker scripts.
2009-02-03 Alan Modra <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
* NEWS: Mention --as-needed change.

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\input texinfo
@setfilename ld.info
@c Copyright 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000,
@c 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@c 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
@c Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@syncodeindex ky cp
@c man begin INCLUDE
@include configdoc.texi
@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ This file documents the @sc{gnu} linker LD
version @value{VERSION}.
Copyright @copyright{} 1991, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2000,
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3
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As in C, the linker considers an integer beginning with @samp{0} to be
octal, and an integer beginning with @samp{0x} or @samp{0X} to be
hexadecimal. The linker considers other integers to be decimal.
hexadecimal. Alternatively the linker accepts suffixes of @samp{h} or
@samp{H} for hexadeciaml, @samp{o} or @samp{O} for octal, @samp{b} or
@samp{B} for binary and @samp{d} or @samp{D} for decimal. Any integer
value without a prefix or a suffix is considered to be decimal.
@cindex scaled integers
@cindex K and M integer suffixes
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${\rm 1024}$ or ${\rm 1024}^2$
@end tex
@c END TEXI2ROFF-KILL
respectively. For example, the following all refer to the same quantity:
respectively. For example, the following
all refer to the same quantity:
@smallexample
_fourk_1 = 4K;
_fourk_2 = 4096;
_fourk_3 = 0x1000;
_fourk_4 = 10000o;
@end smallexample
Note - the @code{K} and @code{M} suffixes cannot be used in
conjunction with the base suffixes mentioned above.
@node Symbols
@subsection Symbol Names
@cindex symbol names