PR binutils/9921

	* som.c (som_bfd_derive_misc_symbol_info): Set symbol type ST_ABSOLUTE
	for unknown symbols in absolute section.

diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index df3961f..2d043f7 100644 (file)
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2009-03-07  John David Anglin  <dave.anglin@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca>
+
+       PR binutils/9921
+       * som.c (som_bfd_derive_misc_symbol_info): Set symbol type ST_ABSOLUTE
+       for unknown symbols in absolute section.
+
 2009-03-06  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 
        * po/es.po: Updated Spanish translation.

diff --git a/bfd/som.c b/bfd/som.c
index 360819d..9e3dc78 100644 (file)
--- a/bfd/som.c
+++ b/bfd/som.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* bfd back-end for HP PA-RISC SOM objects.
    Copyright 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
-   2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
+   2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
    Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
    Contributed by the Center for Software Science at the
@@ -4015,7 +4015,9 @@ som_bfd_derive_misc_symbol_info (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
         section (ST_DATA for DATA sections, ST_CODE for CODE sections).  */
       else if (som_symbol_data (sym)->som_type == SYMBOL_TYPE_UNKNOWN)
        {
-         if (sym->section->flags & SEC_CODE)
+         if (bfd_is_abs_section (sym->section))
+           info->symbol_type = ST_ABSOLUTE;
+         else if (sym->section->flags & SEC_CODE)
            info->symbol_type = ST_CODE;
          else
            info->symbol_type = ST_DATA;