if (entry->flags.missing_file)
return TRUE;
+ if (trace_files || verbose)
+ info_msg ("%pI\n", entry);
+
if (!bfd_check_format (entry->the_bfd, bfd_archive)
&& !bfd_check_format_matches (entry->the_bfd, bfd_object, &matching))
{
case bfd_object:
if (!entry->flags.reload)
ldlang_add_file (entry);
- if (trace_files || verbose)
- info_msg ("%pI\n", entry);
break;
case bfd_archive:
warn = TRUE;
/* Force the user to specify a root when generating a relocatable with
- --gc-sections. */
- if (link_info.gc_sections && bfd_link_relocatable (&link_info)
+ --gc-sections, unless --gc-keep-exported was also given. */
+ if (bfd_link_relocatable (&link_info)
+ && link_info.gc_sections
+ && !link_info.gc_keep_exported
&& !(entry_from_cmdline || undef_from_cmdline))
einfo (_("%F%P: gc-sections requires either an entry or "
"an undefined symbol\n"));