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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/backend/PrintAsmaux.ml b/backend/PrintAsmaux.ml
index 7a692d20..e39ba8aa 100644
--- a/backend/PrintAsmaux.ml
+++ b/backend/PrintAsmaux.ml
@@ -312,12 +312,17 @@ let print_version_and_options oc comment =
containing relocations. If not provided, [sec] is used.
- [bss] is the name of the section to use if uninitialized and
common declarations are not used. If not provided, [sec] is used.
+ - [common] says whether common declarations can be used for uninitialized
+ variables. It defaults to the status of the [-fcommon] / [-fno-common]
+ command-line option. Passing [~common:false] is needed when
+ common declarations cannot be used at all, for example in the context of
+ small data areas.
*)
-let variable_section ~sec ?bss ?reloc i =
+let variable_section ~sec ?bss ?reloc ?(common = !Clflags.option_fcommon) i =
match i with
| Uninit ->
- if !Clflags.option_fcommon
+ if common
then "COMM"
else begin match bss with Some s -> s | None -> sec end
| Init -> sec