* readelf.c (get_mips_symbol_other): New function.
(get_symbol_other): New function.
(process_symbol_table): Call get_symbol_other() to get a description of the
st_other field if it contains more information than just the visibility.
* elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_calculate_relocation): Ignore an undefined symbol if
it is optional.
(_bfd_mips_elf_merge_symbol_attribute): Make sure that the optional flag is
merged as well as the visibility.
* elfxx-mips.h (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_symbol_attribute): Prototype.
(elf_backend_merge_symbol_attribute): Define.
* mips.h (STO_OPTIONAL): Define.
(ELF_MIPS_IS_OPTIONAL): Define.
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