New option for objcopy --update-section allows the contents of a section
to be updated while maintaining the section flags, and, for ELF files,
the section to segment mapping.
New test uses --dump-section and --update-section to check that a
section can be made larger and smaller with an update.
binutils/ChangeLog:
* objcopy.c (update_sections): New list.
(command_line_switch): Add OPTION_UPDATE_SECTION.
(copy_options): Add update-section.
(copy_usage): Document new option.
(is_update_section): New function.
(is_strip_section_1): Add check for attempt to update and remove
the same section.
(copy_object): Update size and content of requested sections.
(skip_section): Don't copy for updated sections.
(copy_main): Handle --update-section.
* doc/binutils.texi (objcopy): Add description of --update-section
option.
* NEWS: Mention --update-section option.
binutils/testsuite/ChangeLog:
* binutils-all/update-1.s: New file.
* binutils-all/update-2.s: New file.
* binutils-all/update-3.s: New file.
* binutils-all/update-4.s: New file.
* binutils-all/update-section.exp: New file.