driconf: fix force_gl_vendor description

[mesa.git] / bin / symbols-check.py

diff --git a/bin/symbols-check.py b/bin/symbols-check.py
index 0d56a19561e3bc1249bbd2f58c9ae08177179b4c..a33d0932ed9926dececca0514fbf567ab816b523 100644 (file)
--- a/bin/symbols-check.py
+++ b/bin/symbols-check.py
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ def main():
     parser.add_argument('--dumpbin',
                         action='store',
                         help='path to binary (or name in $PATH)')
+    parser.add_argument('--ignore-symbol',
+                        action='append',
+                        help='do not process this symbol')
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     try:
@@ -147,9 +150,13 @@ def main():
             continue
         if symbol in optional_symbols:
             continue
+        if args.ignore_symbol and symbol in args.ignore_symbol:
+            continue
         if symbol[:2] == '_Z':
-            # Ignore random C++ symbols
-            #TODO: figure out if there's any way to avoid exporting them in the first place
+            # As ajax found out, the compiler intentionally exports symbols
+            # that we explicitely asked it not to export, and we can't do
+            # anything about it:
+            # https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=36022#c4
             continue
         unknown_symbols.append(symbol)