Improve objdump's handling of compressed sections.

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+2023-11-14  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       PR 31062
+       * objdump.c (decompressed_dumps): New local variable.
+       (usage): Mention the -z/--decompress option.
+       (long_options): Add --decompress.
+       (dump_section_header): Add "COMPRESSED" to the Flags field of any
+       compressed section.
+       (dump_section): Warn users when dumping a compressed section.
+       (display_any_bfd): Decompress the section if decompressed_dumps is
+       true.
+       (main): Handle the -z/--decompress option.
+       * NEWS: Mention the new feature.
+       * doc/binutils.texi: Document the new feature.
+       * testsuite/binutils-all/objdump.s: Update expected output.
+       * testsuite/binutils-all/objdump.exp: Add test of -Z -s.
+       * testsuite/binutils-all/objdump.Zs: New file.
+
+       * readelf.c (maybe_expand_or_relocate_section): New function.
+       Contains common code found in dump functions.  Adds a note message
+       if a compressed section is not being decompressed.
+       (dump_section_as_strings): Use new function.
+       (dump_section_as_bytes): Likewise.
+
 2023-11-10  Simon Marchi  <simon.marchi@efficios.com>
 
        * readelf.c (decode_AMDGPU_machine_flags): Handle gfx1100,