@itemx --no-copy-dt-needed-entries
This option affects the treatment of dynamic libraries referred to
by DT_NEEDED tags @emph{inside} ELF dynamic libraries mentioned on the
-command line. Normally the linker will add a DT_NEEDED tag to the
+command line. Normally the linker won't add a DT_NEEDED tag to the
output binary for each library mentioned in a DT_NEEDED tag in an
-input dynamic library. With @option{--no-copy-dt-needed-entries}
+input dynamic library. With @option{--copy-dt-needed-entries}
specified on the command line however any dynamic libraries that
-follow it will have their DT_NEEDED entries ignored. The default
-behaviour can be restored with @option{--copy-dt-needed-entries}.
+follow it will have their DT_NEEDED entries added. The default
+behaviour can be restored with @option{--no-copy-dt-needed-entries}.
This option also has an effect on the resolution of symbols in dynamic
-libraries. With the default setting dynamic libraries mentioned on
-the command line will be recursively searched, following their
-DT_NEEDED tags to other libraries, in order to resolve symbols
-required by the output binary. With
-@option{--no-copy-dt-needed-entries} specified however the searching
-of dynamic libraries that follow it will stop with the dynamic
-library itself. No DT_NEEDED links will be traversed to resolve
+libraries. With @option{--copy-dt-needed-entries} dynamic libraries
+mentioned on the command line will be recursively searched, following
+their DT_NEEDED tags to other libraries, in order to resolve symbols
+required by the output binary. With the default setting however
+the searching of dynamic libraries that follow it will stop with the
+dynamic library itself. No DT_NEEDED links will be traversed to resolve
symbols.
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/* True means create DT_NEEDED entries for dynamic libraries that
are DT_NEEDED by dynamic libraries specifically mentioned on
the command line. */
-bfd_boolean add_DT_NEEDED_for_dynamic = TRUE;
+bfd_boolean add_DT_NEEDED_for_dynamic;
/* TRUE if we should demangle symbol names. */
bfd_boolean demangling;