include/
* bfdlink.h (bfd_link_repair_undef_list): Declare.
bfd/
* elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_check_directives): Move undefs list fixup..
* linker.c (bfd_link_repair_undef_list): ..to new function, but don't
remove anything but new and undefweak.
* elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_create_dynamic_sections): Override any
existing _DYNAMIC.
(_bfd_elf_create_dynamic_sections): Formatting.
(bfd_elf_record_link_assignment): Call bfd_link_repair_undef_list.
(_bfd_elf_merge_symbol): Don't handle as-needed syms here.
(struct elf_smash_data): New.
(elf_smash_syms): New function.
(elf_link_add_object_symbols): Call elf_smash_syms. Don't add
unneeded dynamic objects to loaded list.
(elf_link_output_extsym): Don't handle as-needed here. Strip
bfd_link_hash_new symbols.
* elf32-cris.c (elf_cris_discard_excess_program_dynamics): Don't
delref when dynindx is already -1.
* elf64-alpha.c (elf64_alpha_output_extsym): Strip bfd_link_hash_new
symbols.
* elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_output_extsym): Likewise.
ld/
* ld.texinfo: Clarify --as-needed operation.