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+2017-07-25  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	PR 21820
+	* readelf.c (dump_section_as_strings): Do not fail if the section
+	was empty.
+	(dump_section_as_bytes): Likewise.
+
 2017-07-24  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 
 	PR 21813