--set-section-flags patch from dje.

diff --git a/binutils/objcopy.c b/binutils/objcopy.c
index 7596154..86232ad 100644 (file)
--- a/binutils/objcopy.c
+++ b/binutils/objcopy.c
@@ -1029,10 +1029,9 @@ setup_section (ibfd, isection, obfdarg)
       goto loser;
     }
 
+  flags = bfd_get_section_flags (ibfd, isection);
   if (p != NULL && p->set_flags)
-    flags = p->flags;
-  else
-    flags = bfd_get_section_flags (ibfd, isection);
+    flags = p->flags | (flags & SEC_HAS_CONTENTS);
   if (!bfd_set_section_flags (obfd, osection, flags))
     {
       err = "flags";