diff --git a/gcc/varasm.c b/gcc/varasm.c
index ed44610..55dcae3 100644
--- a/gcc/varasm.c
+++ b/gcc/varasm.c
@@ -268,6 +268,58 @@ get_noswitch_section (unsigned int flags, noswitch_section_callback callback)
   return sect;
 }
 
+/* Print section flags F into BUF */
+
+static char *
+section_flags_string (char *buf, unsigned f)
+{
+  static const struct flag
+  {
+    const char *name;
+    unsigned flag;
+    unsigned mask;
+  } flags[] =
+      {
+	{ "code", SECTION_CODE, 0 },
+	{ "write", SECTION_WRITE, 0 },
+	{ "debug", SECTION_DEBUG, 0},
+	{ "linkonce", SECTION_LINKONCE, 0 },
+	{ "small", SECTION_SMALL, 0 },
+	{ "bss", SECTION_BSS, 0 },
+	{ "forget", SECTION_FORGET, 0 },
+	{ "merge", SECTION_MERGE, 0 },
+	{ "strings", SECTION_STRINGS, 0 },
+	{ "override", SECTION_OVERRIDE, 0 },
+	{ "tls", SECTION_TLS, 0 },
+	{ "common", SECTION_COMMON, 0 },
+	{ "unnamed", SECTION_UNNAMED, SECTION_STYLE_MASK },
+	{ "named", SECTION_NAMED, SECTION_STYLE_MASK },
+	{ "noswitch", SECTION_NOSWITCH, SECTION_STYLE_MASK },
+	{ NULL, 0, 0 }
+      };
+  const struct flag *fl;
+  char *start = buf;
+
+  buf[0] = 0;
+  for (fl = &flags[0]; fl->name; fl++)
+    {
+      unsigned mask = fl->mask;
+
+      if (mask == 0)
+        mask = 0xffffffff;
+      if ((f & mask) & fl->flag)
+        {
+	  strcpy (buf, fl->name);
+	  strcat (buf, " ");
+	  buf += strlen (buf);
+	  f &= ~fl->flag;
+        }
+    }
+  if (f)
+    sprintf (buf, "rest %x", f);
+  return start;
+}
+
 /* Return the named section structure associated with NAME.  Create
    a new section with the given fields if no such structure exists.  */
 
@@ -290,15 +342,24 @@ get_section (const char *name, unsigned int flags, tree decl)
     }
   else
     {
+      unsigned oflags;
+
       sect = *slot;
-      if ((sect->common.flags & ~SECTION_DECLARED) != flags
+      oflags = sect->common.flags & ~SECTION_DECLARED;
+      if (oflags != flags
 	  && ((sect->common.flags | flags) & SECTION_OVERRIDE) == 0)
 	{
+	  char buf[1024]; 
+
 	  /* Sanity check user variables for flag changes.  */
 	  if (decl == 0)
 	    decl = sect->named.decl;
 	  gcc_assert (decl);
 	  error ("%+D causes a section type conflict", decl);
+	  flags = (oflags ^ flags) & ~SECTION_OVERRIDE;
+	  inform (DECL_SOURCE_LOCATION (decl), 
+		  "New section declaration differs in: %s", 
+		  section_flags_string (buf, flags));
 	}
     }
   return sect;