bfd/

* elf.c (elf_fake_sections): Adjust test for SHT_NOBITS sections
	created by objcopy --only-keep-debug.
	(_bfd_elf_init_private_section_data): Only change elf_section_type
	if it is SHT_NULL.
binutils/
	* objcopy.c (copy_object): Revert 2007-05-11 change.  Don't
	avoid calling bfd_copy_private_bfd_data for ELF STRIP_NONDEBUG.
	(setup_section): Don't modify flags, and don't avoid calling
	bfd_copy_private_section_data for ELF STRIP_NONDEBUG.
	* readelf.c (process_program_headers): Ignore .dynamic of type
	SHT_NOBITS.

bfd/ChangeLog

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 2007-05-30  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
 
+	* elf.c (elf_fake_sections): Adjust test for SHT_NOBITS sections
+	created by objcopy --only-keep-debug.
+	(_bfd_elf_init_private_section_data): Only change elf_section_type
+	if it is SHT_NULL.
+
 	* elf.c (assign_file_positions_for_load_sections): Correct sh_type
 	to SHT_NOBITS earlier.  Base actions in rest of function on sh_type
 	and sh_flags instead of bfd section flags.  Delete voff and code

bfd/elf.c

@@ -2907,11 +2907,10 @@ elf_fake_sections (bfd *abfd, asection *asect, void *failedptrarg)
       && !(*bed->elf_backend_fake_sections) (abfd, this_hdr, asect))
     *failedptr = TRUE;
 
-  if (sh_type == SHT_NOBITS
+  if (sh_type == SHT_NOBITS && asect->size != 0)
-      && elf_elfheader (abfd)->e_phnum == 0)
     {
       /* Don't change the header type from NOBITS if we are being
-	 called for strip/objcopy --only-keep-debug.  */
+	 called for objcopy --only-keep-debug.  */
       this_hdr->sh_type = sh_type;
     }
 
@@ -6039,13 +6038,9 @@ _bfd_elf_init_private_section_data (bfd *ibfd,
      output BFD section flags have been set to something different.
      elf_fake_sections will set ELF section type based on BFD
      section flags.  */
-  if (osec->flags == isec->flags || !osec->flags)
+  if (elf_section_type (osec) == SHT_NULL
-    {
+      && (osec->flags == isec->flags || !osec->flags))
-      BFD_ASSERT (osec->flags == isec->flags 
+    elf_section_type (osec) = elf_section_type (isec);
-		  || (!osec->flags
-		      && elf_section_type (osec) == SHT_NULL));
-      elf_section_type (osec) = elf_section_type (isec);
-    }
 
   /* FIXME: Is this correct for all OS/PROC specific flags?  */
   elf_section_flags (osec) |= (elf_section_flags (isec)

binutils/ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+2007-05-30  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
+
+	* objcopy.c (copy_object): Revert 2007-05-11 change.  Don't
+	avoid calling bfd_copy_private_bfd_data for ELF STRIP_NONDEBUG.
+	(setup_section): Don't modify flags, and don't avoid calling
+	bfd_copy_private_section_data for ELF STRIP_NONDEBUG.
+	* readelf.c (process_program_headers): Ignore .dynamic of type
+	SHT_NOBITS.
+
 2007-05-29  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
 
 	* embedspu.sh: Emit SPU ELF image to .data.rel.ro.speelf if

binutils/objcopy.c

@@ -1423,12 +1423,7 @@ copy_object (bfd *ibfd, bfd *obfd)
      any output is done.  Thus, we traverse all sections multiple times.  */
   bfd_map_over_sections (ibfd, setup_section, obfd);
 
-  /* Don't copy headers when creating an ELF format debug info file.  */
+  setup_bfd_headers (ibfd, obfd);
-  if (bfd_get_flavour (ibfd) == bfd_target_elf_flavour
-      && strip_symbols == STRIP_NONDEBUG)
-    ;
-  else
-    setup_bfd_headers (ibfd, obfd);
 
   if (add_sections != NULL)
     {
@@ -1771,12 +1766,7 @@ copy_object (bfd *ibfd, bfd *obfd)
      from the input BFD to the output BFD.  This is done last to
      permit the routine to look at the filtered symbol table, which is
      important for the ECOFF code at least.  */
-  if (bfd_get_flavour (ibfd) == bfd_target_elf_flavour
+  if (! bfd_copy_private_bfd_data (ibfd, obfd))
-      && strip_symbols == STRIP_NONDEBUG)
-    /* Do not copy the private data when creating an ELF format
-       debug info file.  We do not want the program headers.  */
-    ;
-  else if (! bfd_copy_private_bfd_data (ibfd, obfd))
     {
       non_fatal (_("%s: error copying private BFD data: %s"),
 		 bfd_get_filename (obfd),
@@ -2206,7 +2196,9 @@ setup_section (bfd *ibfd, sec_ptr isection, void *obfdarg)
 
   if (p != NULL && p->set_flags)
     flags = p->flags | (flags & (SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_RELOC));
-  else if (strip_symbols == STRIP_NONDEBUG && (flags & SEC_ALLOC) != 0)
+  else if (strip_symbols == STRIP_NONDEBUG
+	   && obfd->xvec->flavour != bfd_target_elf_flavour
+	   && (flags & SEC_ALLOC) != 0)
     flags &= ~(SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_LOAD);
 
   osection = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (obfd, name, flags);
@@ -2289,12 +2281,7 @@ setup_section (bfd *ibfd, sec_ptr isection, void *obfdarg)
 
   /* Allow the BFD backend to copy any private data it understands
      from the input section to the output section.  */
-  if (bfd_get_flavour (ibfd) == bfd_target_elf_flavour
+  if (!bfd_copy_private_section_data (ibfd, isection, obfd, osection))
-      && strip_symbols == STRIP_NONDEBUG)
-    /* Do not copy the private data when creating an ELF format
-       debug info file.  We do not want the program headers.  */
-    ;
-  else if (!bfd_copy_private_section_data (ibfd, isection, obfd, osection))
     {
       err = _("private data");
       goto loser;

binutils/readelf.c

@@ -3516,6 +3516,9 @@ process_program_headers (FILE *file)
 		  break;
 		}
 
+	      if (sec->sh_type == SHT_NOBITS)
+		break;
+
 	      dynamic_addr = sec->sh_offset;
 	      dynamic_size = sec->sh_size;