> As far as converting a binary file to a .o that can be included in
> code, GNU ld will do it quite cleanly with:
>
> ld -r -b binary file.bin -o file.o
>
> It creates the symbols _binary_file_bin_{end,size,start} to reference
> it.
>
> The only problem is that it puts it in the .data segment, and at least
> I can't find a way to put it in the .rodata segment instead. I've
> been thinking about submitting a patch to bfd that would define a
> "robinary" format (same as binary except it is all .rodata).
You may use a ld script similar to the following to achieve the desired
effect:
SECTIONS { .rodata : *(.data) }
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