From: Ian Lance Taylor <iant@google.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:44:15 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Note that a Stringpool keeps a copy of a string.
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Note that a Stringpool keeps a copy of a string.
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diff --git a/gold/stringpool.h b/gold/stringpool.h
index b49abd1f2a1..cdd36e7b9dd 100644
--- a/gold/stringpool.h
+++ b/gold/stringpool.h
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ class Output_file;
 // string pointer so that repeated runs of the linker will generate
 // precisely the same output.
 
+// When you add a string to a Stringpool, Stringpool will make a copy
+// of it.  Thus there is no need to keep a copy elsewhere.
+
 // A Stringpool can be turned into a string table, a sequential series
 // of null terminated strings.  The first string may optionally be a
 // single zero byte, as required for SHT_STRTAB sections.  This