Add `auto_force_active` option (disable to support `-code_merging`)

Fixes #13

Cargo.lock

@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "decomp-toolkit"
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.7.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "ar",

Cargo.toml

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "decomp-toolkit"
 description = "Yet another GameCube/Wii decompilation toolkit."
 authors = ["Luke Street <luke@street.dev>"]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.7.1"
 edition = "2021"
 publish = false
 repository = "https://github.com/encounter/decomp-toolkit"

src/cmd/dol.rs

@@ -225,9 +225,12 @@ pub struct ProjectConfig {
     /// and instead assumes that all symbols are known.
     #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "is_default")]
     pub symbols_known: bool,
-    /// Fills gaps between symbols with
+    /// Fills gaps between symbols to avoid linker realignment.
     #[serde(default = "bool_true", skip_serializing_if = "is_true")]
     pub fill_gaps: bool,
+    /// Marks all emitted symbols as "force active" to prevent the linker from removing them.
+    #[serde(default = "bool_true", skip_serializing_if = "is_true")]
+    pub auto_force_active: bool,
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
@@ -859,7 +862,7 @@ fn split_write_obj(
         entry,
     };
     for (unit, split_obj) in module.obj.link_order.iter().zip(&split_objs) {
-        let out_obj = write_elf(split_obj)?;
+        let out_obj = write_elf(split_obj, config.auto_force_active)?;
         let out_path = obj_dir.join(obj_path_for_unit(&unit.name));
         out_config.units.push(OutputUnit {
             object: out_path.clone(),
@@ -1763,6 +1766,7 @@ fn config(args: ConfigArgs) -> Result<()> {
         common_start: None,
         symbols_known: false,
         fill_gaps: true,
+        auto_force_active: true,
     };
 
     let mut modules = Vec::<(u32, ModuleConfig)>::new();

src/cmd/elf.rs

@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ fn split(args: SplitArgs) -> Result<()> {
 
     let split_objs = split_obj(&obj)?;
     for (unit, split_obj) in obj.link_order.iter().zip(&split_objs) {
-        let out_obj = write_elf(split_obj)?;
+        let out_obj = write_elf(split_obj, false)?;
         match file_map.entry(unit.name.clone()) {
             hash_map::Entry::Vacant(e) => e.insert(out_obj),
             hash_map::Entry::Occupied(_) => bail!("Duplicate file {}", unit.name),

src/cmd/rel.rs

@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ fn merge(args: MergeArgs) -> Result<()> {
 
     // Write ELF
     log::info!("Writing {}", args.out_file.display());
-    fs::write(&args.out_file, write_elf(&obj)?)?;
+    fs::write(&args.out_file, write_elf(&obj, false)?)?;
     Ok(())
 }
 

src/util/elf.rs

@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ where P: AsRef<Path> {
     Ok(obj)
 }
 
-pub fn write_elf(obj: &ObjInfo) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
+pub fn write_elf(obj: &ObjInfo, force_active: bool) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
     let mut out_data = Vec::new();
     let mut writer = object::write::elf::Writer::new(Endianness::Big, false, &mut out_data);
 
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ pub fn write_elf(obj: &ObjInfo) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
         out_symbols.push(OutSymbol { index, sym });
         symbol_map[symbol_index] = Some(index.0);
         if let Some(comment_data) = &mut comment_data {
-            CommentSym::from(symbol, true).to_writer_static(comment_data, Endian::Big)?;
+            CommentSym::from(symbol, force_active).to_writer_static(comment_data, Endian::Big)?;
         }
     }