Support the use of the STT_COMMON type. (In source and object files only at the...
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+2007-10-16  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * configure.in (--enable-elf-stt-common): New configure
+       option.  If enabled then the tools can generate symbols with
+       the ELF STT_COMMON type.
+       * config.in: Regenerate.
+       * configure: Regenerate.
+       * elf.c (swap_out_syms): If USE_STT_COMMON is defined then set
+       the type of emitted common symbols to STT_COMMON.
+       * elfcode.h (elf_slurp_symbol_table): Accept STT_COMMON symbol
+       types.
+       
 2007-10-15  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
 
        * coff-arm.c (arm_emit_base_file_entry): Check fwrite return value.