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+//==========================================================================
+//
+//      synth.ld
+//
+//      Linker script for the synthetic target
+//
+//==========================================================================
+//####COPYRIGHTBEGIN####
+//
+// -------------------------------------------
+// The contents of this file are subject to the Red Hat eCos Public License
+// Version 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+// compliance with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+// http://www.redhat.com/
+//
+// 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 Configurable Operating System,
+// released September 30, 1998.
+//
+// The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Red Hat.
+// Portions created by Red Hat are
+// Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Red Hat, Inc.
+// All Rights Reserved.
+// -------------------------------------------
+//
+//####COPYRIGHTEND####
+//==========================================================================
+//#####DESCRIPTIONBEGIN####
+//
+// Author(s):   jskov
+// Contributors:jskov, bartv
+// Date:        1999-01-18
+// Purpose:     synthetic target linker script
+//
+//####DESCRIPTIONEND####
+//
+//==========================================================================
+STARTUP(vectors.o)
+ENTRY(_start)
+#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_
+
+// Note: The __ in the name is an encoding of the .
+#define SECTION_rel__got(_region_, _vma_, _lma_)        			\
+    .rel.got _vma_ : _lma_                                            		\
+    { *(.rel.got)      }                                        		\
+    > _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(32);                                                              \
+    KEEP(*( SORT (.ecos.table.*)));                                             \
+    _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) *(.eh_frame)                          \
+      /* 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*) }                                   \
+    > _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_                                                         \
+    { __bss_start = ABSOLUTE (.);                                               \
+    _SBSS_START_ = ABSOLUTE(.); *(.sbss*) _SBSS_END_ = ABSOLUTE(.);             \
+    *(.scommon*) }                                                              \
+    > _region_
+
+#define SECTION_bss(_region_, _vma_, _lma_)                                     \
+    .bss _vma_ : _lma_                                                          \
+    { FORCE_OUTPUT; *(.dynbss*) *(.bss*) *(COMMON) }                            \
+    > _region_                                                                  \
+    __bss_end = .;
+
+#define SECTIONS_END . = ALIGN(4); _end = .; PROVIDE (end = .);
+
+#include <pkgconf/system.h>
+#include CYGHWR_MEMORY_LAYOUT_LDI