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Add --bp-compression-sort-section=<glob>[=<layout_priority>[=<match_priority>]] to let users split input sections into multiple compression groups, run balanced partitioning independently per group, and leave out sections that are poor candidates for BP. This replaces the old coarse --bp-compression-sort with a more explicit, user-controlled one. In ELF, the glob matches input section names (.text.unlikely.cold1). In Mach-O, it matches the concatenated segment+section name (__TEXT__text). layout_priority controls group placement in the final layout. match_priority resolves conflicts when multiple globs match the same section: explicit priority beats positional matching, and among positional specs the last match wins. A CRTP hook getCompressionSubgroupKey() allows backends to further subdivide glob groups into independent BP instances. This allows Mach-O backend to separate cold functions via N_COLD_FUNC in the future. The deprecated --bp-compression-sort option keeps its existing function/data behavior by assigning sections to fixed legacy groups.
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