From fd07227afb68dfc5080427aac5714ba82f9e8b93 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sunil Nimmagadda <sunil@nimmagadda.net>
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2026 14:14:33 +0530
Subject: Refactor header configuration handling.

- Mark optional fields and normalize them on load.
- Validate (work in progress) required fields and their values.
- Make sure that errors point to useful location in the config file.
---
 mkelf.lua | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

(limited to 'mkelf.lua')

diff --git a/mkelf.lua b/mkelf.lua
index 1140be2..af794a0 100644
--- a/mkelf.lua
+++ b/mkelf.lua
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ local function loadconfig(fn)
             SegmentFlags = elf.SegmentFlags,
             ELFVERSION = elf.VERSION,
 
-            header = function(t) header = setmetatable(t, header_mt) end,
+            header = function(t)
+                header = setmetatable(t, header_mt)
+                t:normalize()
+                t:validate()
+            end,
             segments = function(t) segments = setmetatable(t, segments_mt) end,
             sections = function(t) sections = setmetatable(t, sections_mt) end,
         },
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