Lpc2000

In the file <lpc2106-rom.ld>, from the file <lpc2106_gcc.zip> on the
yahoo site..

in the prog output section, there are these entries:

	*(.rodata)
	*(.rodata*)

I understand that the first means "add the entire contents of the
.rodata input segment into the prog output segment," but what is the
function of that second entry with the asterisk after it?

For reference, I've appended the linker script in its entirety.

Thanks for any guidance.




-----BEGIN LINKER SCRIPT-----

/*
SEARCH_DIR( /home/radsett/install/arm-elf/lib)
SEARCH_DIR( /home/radsett/install/lib/gcc-lib/arm-elf/3.3.2)
*/

MEMORY {
   flash : ORIGIN = 0, LENGTH = 120K
   ram : ORIGIN = 0x40000000, LENGTH = 64K
   }

__stack_end__ = 0x40000000 + 64K - 4;
SECTIONS {
  . = 0;
  startup : { *(.startup)} >flash
  prog : {
         *(.text)
         *(.rodata)
         *(.rodata*)
         *(.glue_7)
         *(.glue_7t)
         } >flash
  __end_of_text__ = .;
  .data : {
         __data_beg__ = .;
         __data_beg_src__ = __end_of_text__;
         *(.data)
         __data_end__ = .;
         } >ram AT>flash
  .bss : {
         __bss_beg__ = .;
         *(.bss)
         } >ram
    /* Align here to ensure that the .bss section occupies space up to
       _end.  Align after .bss to ensure correct alignment even if the
       .bss section disappears because there are no input sections.  */
    . = ALIGN(32 / 8);
   }
   . = ALIGN(32 / 8);
   _end = .;
   _bss_end__ = . ; __bss_end__ = . ; __end__ = . ;
   PROVIDE (end = .);

/*
INPUT( -lc -lgcc)
*/

PROVIDE( undefined_instruction_exception = endless_loop);
PROVIDE( software_interrupt_exception = endless_loop);
PROVIDE( prefetch_abort_exception = endless_loop);
PROVIDE( data_abort_exception = endless_loop);
PROVIDE( reserved_exception = endless_loop);
PROVIDE( interrupt_exception = endless_loop);
PROVIDE( fast_interrupt_exception = endless_loop);

PROVIDE( PINSEL0 = 0xE002C000);
PROVIDE( IODIR = 0xE0028008);
PROVIDE( IOCLR = 0xE002800C);
PROVIDE( IOSET = 0xE0028004);

/* UART 0 */

PROVIDE( U0RBR = 0xE000C000);
PROVIDE( U0THR = 0xE000C000);
PROVIDE( U0IER = 0xE000C004);
PROVIDE( U0IIR = 0xE000C008);
PROVIDE( U0FCR = 0xE000C008);
PROVIDE( U0LCR = 0xE000C00C);
PROVIDE( U0LSR = 0xE000C014);
PROVIDE( U0SCR = 0xE000C01C);
PROVIDE( U0DLL = 0xE000C000);
PROVIDE( U0DLM = 0xE000C004);

/* PLL */

PROVIDE( PLLCON = 0xE01FC080);
PROVIDE( PLLCFG = 0xE01FC084);
PROVIDE( PLLSTAT = 0xE01FC088);
PROVIDE( PLLFEED = 0xE01FC08C);

/* MAM */

PROVIDE( MAMCR = 0xE01FC000);
PROVIDE( MAMTIM = 0xE01FC004);

/* VPB */

PROVIDE( VPBDIV = 0xE01FC100);

/* TIMER 0 */

PROVIDE( T0IR = 0xE0004000);
PROVIDE( T0TCR = 0xE0004004);
PROVIDE( T0TC = 0xE0004008);
PROVIDE( T0PR = 0xE000400C);
PROVIDE( T0PC = 0xE0004010);
PROVIDE( T0MCR = 0xE0004014);
PROVIDE( T0MR0 = 0xE0004018);
PROVIDE( T0MR1 = 0xE000401C);
PROVIDE( T0MR2 = 0xE0004020);
PROVIDE( T0MR3 = 0xE0004024);
PROVIDE( T0CCR = 0xE0004028);
PROVIDE( T0CR0 = 0xE000402C);
PROVIDE( T0CR1 = 0xE0004030);
PROVIDE( T0CR2 = 0xE0004034);
PROVIDE( T0EMR = 0xE000403C);


-----END LINKER SCRIPT-----