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@setfilename ld.info
-@c Copyright 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000,
-@c 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,
-@c 2012, 2013
-@c Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+@c Copyright 1991-2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@syncodeindex ky cp
@c man begin INCLUDE
@include configdoc.texi
@end ifset
version @value{VERSION}.
-Copyright @copyright{} 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000,
-2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013
-Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright @copyright{} 1991-2013 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
@vskip 0pt plus 1filll
@c man begin COPYRIGHT
-Copyright @copyright{} 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998,
-1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,
-2012, 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright @copyright{} 1991-2013 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
Each section in an object file has a name and a size. Most sections
also have an associated block of data, known as the @dfn{section
-contents}. A section may be marked as @dfn{loadable}, which mean that
+contents}. A section may be marked as @dfn{loadable}, which means that
the contents should be loaded into memory when the output file is run.
A section with no contents may be @dfn{allocatable}, which means that an
area in memory should be set aside, but nothing in particular should be
and defaults to the start address; the start address is also optional,
and defaults to the current value of the location counter).
-If the @code{NOCROSSREFS} keyword is used, and there any references
-among the sections, the linker will report an error. Since the sections
-all run at the same address, it normally does not make sense for one
-section to refer directly to another. @xref{Miscellaneous Commands,
-NOCROSSREFS}.
+If the @code{NOCROSSREFS} keyword is used, and there are any
+references among the sections, the linker will report an error. Since
+the sections all run at the same address, it normally does not make
+sense for one section to refer directly to another.
+@xref{Miscellaneous Commands, NOCROSSREFS}.
For each section within the @code{OVERLAY}, the linker automatically
provides two symbols. The symbol @code{__load_start_@var{secname}} is