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+/*==========================================================================
+//
+//	powerpc.ld
+//
+//	Linker script for PowerPC
+//
+//==========================================================================
+//####COPYRIGHTBEGIN####
+//
+// -------------------------------------------
+// The contents of this file are subject to the Cygnus eCos Public License
+// Version 1.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+// compliance with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+// http://sourceware.cygnus.com/ecos
+// 
+// Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
+// basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  See the
+// License for the specific language governing rights and limitations under
+// the License.
+// 
+// The Original Code is eCos - Embedded Cygnus Operating System, released
+// September 30, 1998.
+// 
+// The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Cygnus.  Portions created
+// by Cygnus are Copyright (C) 1998,1999 Cygnus Solutions.  All Rights Reserved.
+// -------------------------------------------
+//
+//####COPYRIGHTEND####
+//==========================================================================
+//#####DESCRIPTIONBEGIN####
+//
+// Author(s): 	jskov
+// Contributors:jskov
+// Date:	1999-01-18
+// Purpose:	PowerPC Linker script
+//
+//####DESCRIPTIONEND####
+//
+//========================================================================*/
+STARTUP(vectors.o)
+ENTRY(reset_vector)
+#ifdef EXTRAS
+INPUT(extras.o)
+#endif
+GROUP(libtarget.a libgcc.a)
+
+#define ALIGN_LMA 8
+#define FOLLOWING(_section_) AT ((LOADADDR (_section_) + SIZEOF (_section_) + ALIGN_LMA - 1) & ~ (ALIGN_LMA - 1))
+#define LMA_EQ_VMA
+#define FORCE_OUTPUT . = .
+
+
+#define SECTIONS_BEGIN
+
+#define SECTION_vectors(_region_, _vma_, _lma_)        \
+  .vectors _vma_ : _lma_                                              \
+  { FORCE_OUTPUT; KEEP(*(.vectors)) }         \
+  > _region_
+
+#define SECTION_text(_region_, _vma_, _lma_)           \
+  .text _vma_ : _lma_                                                 \
+  { _stext = .;       \
+    *(.text*) *(.gnu.warning) *(.gnu.linkonce*) *(.init) }      \
+  > _region_                                                    \
+  _etext = .;  PROVIDE (etext = .);
+
+#define SECTION_fini(_region_, _vma_, _lma_)   \
+    .fini _vma_ : _lma_                                       \
+    { FORCE_OUTPUT; *(.fini) }        \
+    > _region_
+
+#define SECTION_rodata1(_region_, _vma_, _lma_)        \
+    .rodata1 _vma_ : _lma_                                            \
+    { FORCE_OUTPUT; *(.rodata1) }             \
+    > _region_
+
+#define SECTION_rodata(_region_, _vma_, _lma_) \
+    .rodata _vma_ : _lma_                                     \
+    { FORCE_OUTPUT; *(.rodata*) }     \
+    > _region_
+
+#define SECTION_fixup(_region_, _vma_, _lma_)                      \
+    .fixup _vma_ : _lma_                                                          \
+    { __FIXUP_START__ = ABSOLUTE(.); *(.fixup) __FIXUP_END__ = ABSOLUTE(.);}\
+    > _region_
+
+#define SECTION_gcc_except_table(_region_, _vma_, _lma_)       \
+    .gcc_except_table _vma_ : _lma_                                           \
+    { __EXCEPT_START__ = ABSOLUTE(.); *(.gcc_except_table)              \
+      __EXCEPT_END__ = ABSOLUTE(.);}                                    \
+    > _region_
+
+#define SECTION_data(_region_, _vma_, _lma_)                         \
+    .data _vma_ : _lma_                                                             \
+    { __ram_data_start = ABSOLUTE(.); *(.data*)                                 \
+    __GOT1_START__ = ABSOLUTE(.); *(.got1) __GOT1_END__ = ABSOLUTE(.);        \
+      /* Put .ctors and .dtors next to the .got2 section, so that */          \
+      /* the pointers get relocated with -mrelocatable.           */          \
+     . = ALIGN(8); __CTOR_LIST__ = ABSOLUTE(.);                               \
+      KEEP(*(SORT(.ctors*))) __CTOR_END__ = ABSOLUTE(.);                      \
+    __DTOR_LIST__ = ABSOLUTE(.);                                              \
+      KEEP(*(SORT(.dtors*))) __DTOR_END__ = ABSOLUTE(.);                      \
+    . = ALIGN(8);                                                             \
+    __DEVTAB__ = ABSOLUTE (.); KEEP (*(SORT (.devtab*))) __DEVTAB_END__ = ABSOLUTE (.); \
+    __GOT2_START__ = ABSOLUTE(.); *(.got2) __GOT2_END__ = ABSOLUTE(.);        \
+    __GOT_START = ABSOLUTE(.); _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ = ABSOLUTE(. + 32768);   \
+    _SDA_BASE_ = ABSOLUTE(.); *(.got.plt) *(.got)                             \
+    __GOT_END__ = ABSOLUTE(.);  *(.dynamic)                                   \
+      /* We want the small data sections together, so single-instruction */   \
+      /* offsets can access them all, and initialized data all before    */   \
+      /* uninitialized, so we can shorten the on-disk segment size.      */   \
+    __SDATA_START__ = ABSOLUTE(.); *(.sdata)                                  \
+    __SDATA2_START__ = ABSOLUTE(.); *(.sdata2) }                              \
+    > _region_                                                                \
+    __rom_data_start = LOADADDR(.data);                                       \
+    __ram_data_end = .; PROVIDE(__ram_data_end = .);                          \
+    _edata = .; PROVIDE (edata = .);
+
+#define SECTION_sbss(_region_, _vma_, _lma_)                     \
+    .sbss _vma_ : _lma_                                                         \
+    { __sbss_start = ABSOLUTE (.);                                        \
+    __SBSS_START__ = ABSOLUTE(.); *(.sbss) __SBSS_END__ = ABSOLUTE(.);    \
+    __SBSS2_START__ = ABSOLUTE(.); *(.sbss2) __SBSS2_END__ = ABSOLUTE(.); \
+    *(.scommon)                                                           \
+    __sbss_end = ABSOLUTE (.); }                                          \
+    > _region_
+
+#define SECTION_bss(_region_, _vma_, _lma_)                      \
+    .bss _vma_ : _lma_                                                          \
+    { __bss_start = ABSOLUTE (.);                       \
+      FORCE_OUTPUT; *(.dynbss) *(.bss) *(COMMON)        \
+      __bss_end = ABSOLUTE (.); }                       \
+    > _region_
+
+#define SECTIONS_END . = ALIGN(4); _end = .; PROVIDE (end = .);
+
+#include <pkgconf/system.h>
+#include CYGHWR_MEMORY_LAYOUT_LDI