Index: gcc/gcc/config/i386/winnt.c
===================================================================
--- gcc.orig/gcc/config/i386/winnt.c
+++ gcc/gcc/config/i386/winnt.c
@@ -484,6 +484,11 @@ i386_pe_asm_named_section (const char *n
 {
   char flagchars[8], *f = flagchars;

+#ifdef HAVE_GAS_SECTION_EXCLUDE
+  if ((flags & SECTION_EXCLUDE) != 0)
+    *f++ = 'e';
+#endif
+
   if ((flags & (SECTION_CODE | SECTION_WRITE)) == 0)
     /* readonly data */
     {
Index: gcc/gcc/configure.ac
===================================================================
--- gcc.orig/gcc/configure.ac
+++ gcc/gcc/configure.ac
@@ -3553,6 +3553,15 @@ foo:	nop
 	      ;;
 	  esac
 	fi
+	# Test if the assembler supports the section flag 'e' for specifying
+	# an excluded section.
+	gcc_GAS_CHECK_FEATURE([.section with e], gcc_cv_as_section_has_e,
+	  [2,22,51],,
+[.section foo1,"e"
+.byte 0,0,0,0])
+	AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(HAVE_GAS_SECTION_EXCLUDE,
+	  [`if test $gcc_cv_as_section_has_e = yes; then echo 1; else echo 0; fi`],
+          [Define if your assembler supports specifying the section flag e.])
 	;;
     esac