* pre-crt0.c (data_start): Initialize to 1.

This ports to compilers that optimize the external declaration
'int x = 0;' as if it were 'int x;' to shrink the executable.

2 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 8397e3d26ec..95e58e2d92c 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2013-02-12  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
+
+        * pre-crt0.c (data_start): Initialize to 1.
+        This ports to compilers that optimize the external declaration
+        'int x = 0;' as if it were 'int x;' to shrink the executable.
+
 2013-02-11  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
 
         Improve AIX port (Bug#13650).
diff --git a/src/pre-crt0.c b/src/pre-crt0.c
index ea5736eba2a..6b9618c8dc3 100644
--- a/src/pre-crt0.c
+++ b/src/pre-crt0.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
    that make environ an initialized variable.  However, we do
    need to make sure the label data_start exists anyway.  */
 
-/* Create a label to appear at the beginning of data space.  */
-
-int data_start = 0;
+/* Create a label to appear at the beginning of data space.
+   Its value is nonzero so that it cannot be put into bss.  */
 
+int data_start = 1;