Index: config/mips/iris.h
===================================================================
*** config/mips/iris.h	(revision 128810)
--- config/mips/iris.h	(working copy)
*************** along with GCC; see the file COPYING3.  
*** 60,65 ****
--- 60,71 ----
  #undef ASM_FINISH_DECLARE_OBJECT
  #define ASM_FINISH_DECLARE_OBJECT mips_finish_declare_object
  
+ /* System libraries like libexc expect mips specific flags to be set
+    on specific sections, such as NOSTRIP on .debug_frame.  The generic
+    elf circuitry doesn't know about them, so ...  */
+ #undef  TARGET_ASM_NAMED_SECTION
+ #define TARGET_ASM_NAMED_SECTION irix_asm_named_section
+ 
  /* The linker needs a space after "-o".  */
  #define SWITCHES_NEED_SPACES "o"
  
Index: config/mips/mips.c
===================================================================
*** config/mips/mips.c	(revision 128810)
--- config/mips/mips.c	(working copy)
*************** static void mips_output_mi_thunk (FILE *
*** 344,349 ****
--- 344,350 ----
  static section *mips_select_rtx_section (enum machine_mode, rtx,
  					 unsigned HOST_WIDE_INT);
  static section *mips_function_rodata_section (tree);
+ static void irix_asm_named_section (const char *, unsigned int, tree);
  static bool mips_in_small_data_p (const_tree);
  static bool mips_use_anchors_for_symbol_p (const_rtx);
  static int mips_fpr_return_fields (const_tree, tree *);
*************** mips_function_rodata_section (tree decl)
*** 9035,9040 ****
--- 9036,9074 ----
    return data_section;
  }
  
+ /* Implement TARGET_ASM_NAMED_SECTION.  Some sections need special bits
+    that the generic elf circuitry doesn't know about.  Handle them specially
+    here and fallback on the default code for the others.  */
+ 
+ #define SHF_MIPS_NOSTRIP 0x08000000
+ #define SHT_MIPS_DWARF   0x7000001e
+ 
+ static void
+ irix_asm_named_section (const char *name, unsigned int flags, tree decl)
+ {
+   unsigned int sh_type = 0, sh_flags = 0, sh_entsize = 0, sh_align = 0;
+   bool need_special_flags = false;
+ 
+   /* System libraries like libexc expect a single .debug_frame per
+      executable.  The section has NOSTRIP set in system objects and
+      the linker doesn't merge those having the bit set together with
+      those not having it, so make sure we set it as well.  */
+ 
+   if (strcmp (name, ".debug_frame") == 0)
+     {
+       need_special_flags = true;
+       sh_type = SHT_MIPS_DWARF;
+       sh_flags = SHF_MIPS_NOSTRIP;
+       sh_align = 4;
+     }
+ 
+   if (need_special_flags)
+     fprintf (asm_out_file, "\t.section %s,%#x,%#x,%u,%u\n",
+            name, sh_type, sh_flags, sh_entsize, sh_align);
+   else
+     default_elf_asm_named_section (name, flags, decl);
+ }
+