Document semicolon usage.

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@ -160,40 +160,8 @@ you have many choices to control its behavior.
@cindex command line
@cindex options
Here is a summary of the options you can use on the @code{ld} command
line:
@c FIXME! -relax only avail h8/300, i960. Conditionals screwed in examples.
@smallexample
ld [ -o @var{output} ] @var{objfile}@dots{}
[ -A@var{architecture} ] [ -b @var{input-format} ]
[ -Bstatic ] [ -Bdynamic ] [ -Bsymbolic ]
[ -c @var{MRI-commandfile} ] [ -d | -dc | -dp ]
[ -defsym @var{symbol}=@var{expression} ]
[ -dynamic-linker @var{file} ] [ -embedded-relocs ] [ -E ]
[ -export-dynamic ] [ -e @var{entry} ] [ -F ] [ -F @var{format} ]
[ -format @var{input-format} ] [ -g ] [ -G @var{size} ]
[ -help ] [ -i ] [ -l@var{archive} ] [ -L@var{searchdir} ]
[ -M ] [ -Map @var{mapfile} ] [ -m @var{emulation} ]
[ -N | -n ] [ -noinhibit-exec ] [ -no-keep-memory ]
[ -oformat @var{output-format} ] [ -R @var{filename} ]
[ -relax ] [ -retain-symbols-file @var{filename} ]
[ -r | -Ur ] [ -rpath @var{dir} ] [-rpath-link @var{dir} ]
[ -S ] [ -s ] [ -soname @var{name} ] [ -shared ]
[ -sort-common ] [ -stats ] [ -T @var{commandfile} ]
[ -Ttext @var{org} ] [ -Tdata @var{org} ]
[ -Tbss @var{org} ] [ -t ] [ -traditional-format ]
[ -u @var{symbol}] [-V] [-v] [ -verbose] [ -version ]
[ -warn-common ] [ -warn-constructors] [ -warn-multiple-gp ]
[ -warn-once ] [ -y @var{symbol} ] [ -X ] [-x ]
[ -( [ archives ] -) ]
[ --start-group [ archives ] --end-group ]
[ -split-by-reloc @var{count} ] [ -split-by-file ]
[ --whole-archive ] [ --no-whole-archive ] [ --wrap @var{symbol} ]
@end smallexample
This plethora of command-line options may seem intimidating, but in
actual practice few of them are used in any particular context.
The linker supports a plethora of command-line options, but in actual
practice few of them are used in any particular context.
@cindex standard Unix system
For instance, a frequent use of @code{ld} is to link standard Unix
object files on a standard, supported Unix system. On such a system, to
@ -209,28 +177,17 @@ the library @code{libc.a}, which will come from the standard search
directories. (See the discussion of the @samp{-l} option below.)
The command-line options to @code{ld} may be specified in any order, and
may be repeated at will. Repeating most options with a
different argument will either have no further effect, or override prior
may be repeated at will. Repeating most options with a different
argument will either have no further effect, or override prior
occurrences (those further to the left on the command line) of that
option.
@ifclear SingleFormat
The exceptions---which may meaningfully be used more than once---are
@samp{-A}, @samp{-b} (or its synonym @samp{-format}), @samp{-defsym},
@samp{-L}, @samp{-l}, @samp{-R}, @samp{-u}, and @samp{-(} (or its
synonym @samp{--start-group}).
@end ifclear
@ifset SingleFormat
The exceptions---which may meaningfully be used more than once---are
@samp{-A}, @samp{-defsym}, @samp{-L}, @samp{-l}, @samp{-R}, @samp{-u},
and @samp{-(} (or its synonym @samp{--start-group}).
@end ifset
option. Options which may be meaningfully specified more than once are
noted in the descriptions below.
@cindex object files
The list of object files to be linked together, shown as @var{objfile}@dots{},
may follow, precede, or be mixed in with command-line options, except that
an @var{objfile} argument may not be placed between an option and
its argument.
Non-option arguments are objects files which are to be linked together.
They may follow, precede, or be mixed in with command-line options,
except that an object file argument may not be placed between an option
and its argument.
Usually the linker is invoked with at least one object file, but you can
specify other forms of binary input files using @samp{-l}, @samp{-R},
@ -261,10 +218,20 @@ requires them. For example, @samp{--oformat srec} and
of multiple-letter options are accepted.
@table @code
@kindex -a@var{keyword}
@item -a@var{keyword}
This option is supported for HP/UX compatibility. The @var{keyword}
argument must be one of the strings @samp{archive}, @samp{shared}, or
@samp{default}. @samp{-aarchive} is functionally equivalent to
@samp{-Bstatic}, and the other two keywords are functionally equivalent
to @samp{-Bdynamic}. This option may be used any number of times.
@ifset I960
@cindex architectures
@kindex -A@var{arch}
@item -A@var{architecture}
@kindex --architecture=@var{arch}
@itemx --architecture=@var{architecture}
In the current release of @code{ld}, this option is useful only for the
Intel 960 family of architectures. In that @code{ld} configuration, the
@var{architecture} argument identifies the particular architecture in
@ -279,9 +246,11 @@ other architecture families.
@ifclear SingleFormat
@cindex binary input format
@kindex -b @var{format}
@kindex --format=@var{format}
@cindex input format
@cindex input format
@item -b @var{input-format}
@itemx --format=@var{input-format}
@code{ld} may be configured to support more than one kind of object
file. If your @code{ld} is configured this way, you can use the
@samp{-b} option to specify the binary format for input object files
@ -291,8 +260,7 @@ to specify this, as @code{ld} should be configured to expect as a
default input format the most usual format on each machine.
@var{input-format} is a text string, the name of a particular format
supported by the BFD libraries. (You can list the available binary
formats with @samp{objdump -i}.) @w{@samp{-format @var{input-format}}}
has the same effect, as does the script command @code{TARGET}.
formats with @samp{objdump -i}.)
@xref{BFD}.
You may want to use this option if you are linking files with an unusual
@ -311,28 +279,11 @@ format from a script, using the command @code{TARGET}; see @ref{Option
Commands}.
@end ifclear
@kindex -Bstatic
@item -Bstatic
Do not link against shared libraries. This is only meaningful on
platforms for which shared libraries are supported.
@kindex -Bdynamic
@item -Bdynamic
Link against dynamic libraries. This is only meaningful on platforms
for which shared libraries are supported. This option is normally the
default on such platforms.
@kindex -Bsymbolic
@item -Bsymbolic
When creating a shared library, bind references to global symbols to the
definition within the shared library, if any. Normally, it is possible
for a program linked against a shared library to override the definition
within the shared library. This option is only meaningful on ELF
platforms which support shared libraries.
@kindex -c @var{MRI-cmdfile}
@kindex --mri-script=@var{MRI-cmdfile}
@cindex compatibility, MRI
@item -c @var{MRI-commandfile}
@itemx --mri-script=@var{MRI-commandfile}
For compatibility with linkers produced by MRI, @code{ld} accepts script
files written in an alternate, restricted command language, described in
@ref{MRI,,MRI Compatible Script Files}. Introduce MRI script files with
@ -355,43 +306,11 @@ specified (with @samp{-r}). The script command
@code{FORCE_COMMON_ALLOCATION} has the same effect. @xref{Option
Commands}.
@cindex symbols, from command line
@kindex -defsym @var{symbol}=@var{exp}
@item -defsym @var{symbol}=@var{expression}
Create a global symbol in the output file, containing the absolute
address given by @var{expression}. You may use this option as many
times as necessary to define multiple symbols in the command line. A
limited form of arithmetic is supported for the @var{expression} in this
context: you may give a hexadecimal constant or the name of an existing
symbol, or use @code{+} and @code{-} to add or subtract hexadecimal
constants or symbols. If you need more elaborate expressions, consider
using the linker command language from a script (@pxref{Assignment, ,
Assignment: Symbol Definitions}). @emph{Note:} there should be no
white space between @var{symbol}, the equals sign (``@key{=}''), and
@var{expression}.
@ifset GENERIC
@cindex dynamic linker, from command line
@kindex -dynamic-linker @var{file}
@item -dynamic-linker @var{file}
Set the name of the dynamic linker. This is only meaningful when
generating dynamically linked ELF executables. The default dynamic
linker is normally correct; don't use this unless you know what you are
doing.
@end ifset
@cindex MIPS embedded PIC code
@kindex -embedded-relocs
@item -embedded-relocs
This option is only meaningful when linking MIPS embedded PIC code,
generated by the -membedded-pic option to the @sc{gnu} compiler and
assembler. It causes the linker to create a table which may be used at
runtime to relocate any data which was statically initialized to pointer
values. See the code in testsuite/ld-empic for details.
@cindex entry point, from command line
@kindex -e @var{entry}
@kindex --entry=@var{entry}
@item -e @var{entry}
@itemx --entry=@var{entry}
Use @var{entry} as the explicit symbol for beginning execution of your
program, rather than the default entry point. @xref{Entry Point}, for a
discussion of defaults and other ways of specifying the
@ -402,10 +321,10 @@ entry point.
@kindex -export-dynamic
@item -E
@itemx -export-dynamic
When creating an ELF file, add all symbols to the dynamic symbol table.
Normally, the dynamic symbol table contains only symbols which are used
by a dynamic object. This option is needed for some uses of
@code{dlopen}.
When creating a dynamically linked executable, add all symbols to the
dynamic symbol table. Normally, the dynamic symbol table contains only
symbols which are used by a dynamic object. This option is needed for
some uses of @code{dlopen}.
@ifclear SingleFormat
@kindex -F
@ -419,10 +338,6 @@ option or the @code{TARGET} command in linker scripts for output files,
the @code{GNUTARGET} environment variable) are more flexible, but
@code{ld} accepts the @samp{-F} option for compatibility with scripts
written to call the old linker.
@kindex -format
@item -format @var{input-format}
Synonym for @samp{-b @var{input-format}}.
@end ifclear
@kindex -g
@ -430,17 +345,25 @@ Synonym for @samp{-b @var{input-format}}.
Ignored. Provided for compatibility with other tools.
@kindex -G
@kindex --gpsize
@cindex object size
@item -G@var{value}
@itemx -G @var{value}
@itemx --gpsize=@var{value}
Set the maximum size of objects to be optimized using the GP register to
@var{size} under MIPS ECOFF. Ignored for other object file formats.
@var{size}. This is only meaningful for object file formats such as
MIPS ECOFF which supports putting large and small objects into different
sections. This is ignored for other object file formats.
@cindex help
@cindex usage
@kindex -help
@item -help
Print a summary of the command-line options on the standard output and exit.
@cindex runtime library name
@kindex -h@var{name}
@kindex -soname=@var{name}
@item -h@var{name}
@itemx -soname=@var{name}
When creating an ELF shared object, set the internal DT_SONAME field to
the specified name. When an executable is linked with a shared object
which has a DT_SONAME field, then when the executable is run the dynamic
linker will attempt to load the shared object specified by the DT_SONAME
field rather than the using the file name given to the linker.
@kindex -i
@cindex incremental link
@ -449,16 +372,20 @@ Perform an incremental link (same as option @samp{-r}).
@cindex archive files, from cmd line
@kindex -l@var{archive}
@item -l@var{ar}
Add archive file @var{archive} to the list of files to link. This
@kindex --library=@var{archive}
@item -l@var{archive}
@itemx --library=@var{archive}
Add archive file @var{archive} to the list of files to link. This
option may be used any number of times. @code{ld} will search its
path-list for occurrences of @code{lib@var{ar}.a} for every @var{archive}
specified.
path-list for occurrences of @code{lib@var{archive}.a} for every
@var{archive} specified. File extensions other than @code{.a} may be
used on certain systems.
@cindex search directory, from cmd line
@kindex -L@var{dir}
@kindex --library-path=@var{dir}
@item -L@var{searchdir}
@itemx -L @var{searchdir}
@itemx --library-path=@var{searchdir}
Add path @var{searchdir} to the list of paths that @code{ld} will search
for archive libraries and @code{ld} control scripts. You may use this
option any number of times. The directories are searched in the order
@ -477,13 +404,282 @@ The paths can also be specified in a link script with the
@code{SEARCH_DIR} command. Directories specified this way are searched
at the point in which the linker script appears in the command line.
@cindex emulation
@kindex -m @var{emulation}
@item -m@var{emulation}
Emulate the @var{emulation} linker. You can list the available
emulations with the @samp{--verbose} or @samp{-V} options. The default
depends on how your @code{ld} was configured.
@cindex link map
@kindex -M
@item -M
@kindex --print-map
@item -M
@itemx --print-map
Print (to the standard output) a link map---diagnostic information about
where symbols are mapped by @code{ld}, and information on global common
storage allocation.
@kindex -n
@cindex read-only text
@cindex NMAGIC
@kindex --nmagic
@item -n
@itemx --nmagic
Set the text segment to be read only, and mark the output as
@code{NMAGIC} if possible.
@kindex -N
@kindex --omagic
@cindex read/write from cmd line
@cindex OMAGIC
@item -N
@itemx --omagic
Set the text and data sections to be readable and writable. Also, do
not page-align the data segment. If the output format supports Unix
style magic numbers, mark the output as @code{OMAGIC}.
@kindex -o @var{output}
@kindex --output=@var{output}
@cindex naming the output file
@item -o @var{output}
@itemx --output=@var{output}
Use @var{output} as the name for the program produced by @code{ld}; if this
option is not specified, the name @file{a.out} is used by default. The
script command @code{OUTPUT} can also specify the output file name.
@cindex partial link
@cindex relocatable output
@kindex -r
@kindex --relocateable
@item -r
@itemx --relocateable
Generate relocatable output---i.e., generate an output file that can in
turn serve as input to @code{ld}. This is often called @dfn{partial
linking}. As a side effect, in environments that support standard Unix
magic numbers, this option also sets the output file's magic number to
@code{OMAGIC}.
@c ; see @code{-N}.
If this option is not specified, an absolute file is produced. When
linking C++ programs, this option @emph{will not} resolve references to
constructors; to do that, use @samp{-Ur}.
This option does the same thing as @samp{-i}.
@kindex -R @var{file}
@kindex --just-symbols=@var{file}
@cindex symbol-only input
@item -R @var{filename}
@itemx --just-symbols=@var{filename}
Read symbol names and their addresses from @var{filename}, but do not
relocate it or include it in the output. This allows your output file
to refer symbolically to absolute locations of memory defined in other
programs. You may use this option more than once.
For compatibility with other ELF linkers, if the @code{-R} option is
followed by a directory name, rather than a file name, it is treated as
the @code{-rpath} option.
@kindex -s
@kindex --strip-all
@cindex strip all symbols
@item -s
@itemx --strip-all
Omit all symbol information from the output file.
@kindex -S
@kindex --strip-debug
@cindex strip debugger symbols
@item -S
@itemx --strip-debug
Omit debugger symbol information (but not all symbols) from the output file.
@kindex -t
@kindex --trace
@cindex input files, displaying
@item -t
@itemx --trace
Print the names of the input files as @code{ld} processes them.
@kindex -T @var{script}
@kindex --script=@var{script}
@cindex script files
@item -T @var{commandfile}
@itemx --script=@var{commandfile}
Read link commands from the file @var{commandfile}. These commands
replace @code{ld}'s default link script (rather than adding
to it), so @var{commandfile} must specify everything necessary to describe
the target format. @xref{Commands}. If @var{commandfile} does not
exist, @code{ld} looks for it in the directories specified by any
preceding @samp{-L} options. Multiple @samp{-T} options accumulate.
@kindex -u @var{symbol}
@kindex --undefined=@var{symbol}
@cindex undefined symbol
@item -u @var{symbol}
@itemx --undefined=@var{symbol}
Force @var{symbol} to be entered in the output file as an undefined symbol.
Doing this may, for example, trigger linking of additional modules from
standard libraries. @samp{-u} may be repeated with different option
arguments to enter additional undefined symbols.
@c Nice idea, but no such command: This option is equivalent
@c to the @code{EXTERN} linker command.
@kindex -v
@kindex -V
@kindex --version
@cindex version
@item -v
@itemx --version
@itemx -V
Display the version number for @code{ld}. The @code{-V} option also
lists the supported emulations.
@kindex -x
@kindex --discard-all
@cindex deleting local symbols
@item -x
@itemx --discard-all
Delete all local symbols.
@kindex -X
@kindex --discard-locals
@cindex local symbols, deleting
@cindex L, deleting symbols beginning
@item -X
@itemx --discard-locals
Delete all temporary local symbols. For most targets, this is all local
symbols whose names begin with @samp{L}.
@kindex -y @var{symbol}
@kindex --trace-symbol=@var{symbol}
@cindex symbol tracing
@item -y @var{symbol}
@itemx --trace-symbol=@var{symbol}
Print the name of each linked file in which @var{symbol} appears. This
option may be given any number of times. On many systems it is necessary
to prepend an underscore.
This option is useful when you have an undefined symbol in your link but
don't know where the reference is coming from.
@kindex -Y @var{path}
@item -Y @var{path}
Add @var{path} to the default library search path. This option exists
for Solaris compatibility.
@kindex -z @var{keyword}
@item -z @var{keyword}
This option is ignored for Solaris compatibility.
@kindex -(
@cindex groups of archives
@item -( @var{archives} -)
@itemx --start-group @var{archives} --end-group
The @var{archives} should be a list of archive files. They may be
either explicit file names, or @samp{-l} options.
The specified archives are searched repeatedly until no new undefined
references are created. Normally, an archive is searched only once in
the order that it is specified on the command line. If a symbol in that
archive is needed to resolve an undefined symbol referred to by an
object in an archive that appears later on the command line, the linker
would not be able to resolve that reference. By grouping the archives,
they all be searched repeatedly until all possible references are
resolved.
Using this option has a significant performance cost. It is best to use
it only when there are unavoidable circular references between two or
more archives.
@kindex -assert @var{keyword}
@item -assert @var{keyword}
This option is ignored for SunOS compatibility.
@kindex -Bdynamic
@kindex -dy
@kindex -call_shared
@item -Bdynamic
@itemx -dy
@itemx -call_shared
Link against dynamic libraries. This is only meaningful on platforms
for which shared libraries are supported. This option is normally the
default on such platforms. The different variants of this option are
for compatibility with various systems. You may use this option
multiple times on the command line: it affects library searching for
@code{-l} options which follow it.
@kindex -Bstatic
@kindex -dn
@kindex -non_shared
@kindex -static
@item -Bstatic
@itemx -dn
@itemx -non_shared
@itemx -static
Do not link against shared libraries. This is only meaningful on
platforms for which shared libraries are supported. The different
variants of this option are for compatibility with various systems. You
may use this option multiple times on the command line: it affects
library searching for @code{-l} options which follow it.
@kindex -Bsymbolic
@item -Bsymbolic
When creating a shared library, bind references to global symbols to the
definition within the shared library, if any. Normally, it is possible
for a program linked against a shared library to override the definition
within the shared library. This option is only meaningful on ELF
platforms which support shared libraries.
@cindex symbols, from command line
@kindex --defsym @var{symbol}=@var{exp}
@item --defsym @var{symbol}=@var{expression}
Create a global symbol in the output file, containing the absolute
address given by @var{expression}. You may use this option as many
times as necessary to define multiple symbols in the command line. A
limited form of arithmetic is supported for the @var{expression} in this
context: you may give a hexadecimal constant or the name of an existing
symbol, or use @code{+} and @code{-} to add or subtract hexadecimal
constants or symbols. If you need more elaborate expressions, consider
using the linker command language from a script (@pxref{Assignment, ,
Assignment: Symbol Definitions}). @emph{Note:} there should be no
white space between @var{symbol}, the equals sign (``@key{=}''), and
@var{expression}.
@cindex dynamic linker, from command line
@kindex --dynamic-linker @var{file}
@item --dynamic-linker @var{file}
Set the name of the dynamic linker. This is only meaningful when
generating dynamically linked ELF executables. The default dynamic
linker is normally correct; don't use this unless you know what you are
doing.
@cindex big-endian objects
@cindex endianness
@kindex -EB
@item -EB
Link big-endian objects. This affects the default output format.
@cindex little-endian objects
@kindex -EL
@item -EL
Link little-endian objects. This affects the default output format.
@cindex MIPS embedded PIC code
@kindex -embedded-relocs
@item -embedded-relocs
This option is only meaningful when linking MIPS embedded PIC code,
generated by the -membedded-pic option to the @sc{gnu} compiler and
assembler. It causes the linker to create a table which may be used at
runtime to relocate any data which was statically initialized to pointer
values. See the code in testsuite/ld-empic for details.
@cindex help
@cindex usage
@kindex --help
@item --help
Print a summary of the command-line options on the standard output and exit.
@cindex link map
@kindex -Map
@item -Map @var{mapfile}
@ -491,52 +687,27 @@ Print to the file @var{mapfile} a link map---diagnostic information
about where symbols are mapped by @code{ld}, and information on global
common storage allocation.
@cindex emulation
@kindex -m @var{emulation}
@item -m@var{emulation}
@itemx -m @var{emulation}
Emulate the @var{emulation} linker. You can list the available
emulations with the @samp{--verbose} or @samp{-V} options. The default
depends on how your @code{ld} was configured.
@kindex -N
@cindex read/write from cmd line
@kindex OMAGIC
@item -N
Set the text and data sections to be readable and writable. Also, do
not page-align the data segment. If the output format supports Unix
style magic numbers, mark the output as @code{OMAGIC}.
@kindex -n
@cindex read-only text
@kindex NMAGIC
@item -n
Set the text segment to be read only, and mark the output as
@code{NMAGIC} if possible.
@cindex output file after errors
@kindex -noinhibit-exec
@item -noinhibit-exec
Retain the executable output file whenever it is still usable.
Normally, the linker will not produce an output file if it encounters
errors during the link process; it exits without writing an output file
when it issues any error whatsoever.
@cindex memory usage
@kindex -no-keep-memory
@item -no-keep-memory
@kindex --no-keep-memory
@item --no-keep-memory
@code{ld} normally optimizes for speed over memory usage by caching the
symbol tables of input files in memory. This option tells @code{ld} to
instead optimize for memory usage, by rereading the symbol tables as
necessary. This may be required if @code{ld} runs out of memory space
while linking a large executable.
@kindex -o @var{output}
@cindex naming the output file
@item -o @var{output}
Use @var{output} as the name for the program produced by @code{ld}; if this
option is not specified, the name @file{a.out} is used by default. The
script command @code{OUTPUT} can also specify the output file name.
@kindex --no-whole-archive
@item --no-whole-archive
Turn off the effect of the @code{--whole-archive} option for subsequent
archive files.
@cindex output file after errors
@kindex --noinhibit-exec
@item --noinhibit-exec
Retain the executable output file whenever it is still usable.
Normally, the linker will not produce an output file if it encounters
errors during the link process; it exits without writing an output file
when it issues any error whatsoever.
@ifclear SingleFormat
@kindex -oformat
@ -554,25 +725,21 @@ command @code{OUTPUT_FORMAT} can also specify the output format, but
this option overrides it. @xref{BFD}.
@end ifclear
@kindex -R @var{file}
@cindex symbol-only input
@item -R @var{filename}
Read symbol names and their addresses from @var{filename}, but do not
relocate it or include it in the output. This allows your output file
to refer symbolically to absolute locations of memory defined in other
programs.
@kindex -qmagic
@item -qmagic
This option is ignored for Linux compatibility.
For compatibility with other ELF linkers, if the @code{-R} option is
followed by a directory name, rather than a file name, it is treated as
the @code{-rpath} option.
@kindex -Qy
@item -Qy
This option is ignored for SVR4 compatibility.
@kindex -relax
@kindex --relax
@cindex synthesizing linker
@cindex relaxing addressing modes
@item -relax
@item --relax
An option with machine dependent effects.
@ifset GENERIC
Currently this option is only supported on the H8/300 and the Intel 960.
This option is only supported on a few targets.
@end ifset
@ifset H8300
@xref{H8/300,,@code{ld} and the H8/300}.
@ -581,10 +748,10 @@ Currently this option is only supported on the H8/300 and the Intel 960.
@xref{i960,, @code{ld} and the Intel 960 family}.
@end ifset
On some platforms, the @samp{-relax} option performs global optimizations that
become possible when the linker resolves addressing in the program, such
as relaxing address modes and synthesizing new instructions in the
output object file.
On some platforms, the @samp{--relax} option performs global
optimizations that become possible when the linker resolves addressing
in the program, such as relaxing address modes and synthesizing new
instructions in the output object file.
@ifset GENERIC
On platforms where this is not supported, @samp{-relax} is accepted, but
@ -594,7 +761,7 @@ ignored.
@cindex retaining specified symbols
@cindex stripping all but some symbols
@cindex symbols, retaining selectively
@item -retain-symbols-file @var{filename}
@item --retain-symbols-file @var{filename}
Retain @emph{only} the symbols listed in the file @var{filename},
discarding all others. @var{filename} is simply a flat file, with one
symbol name per line. This option is especially useful in environments
@ -683,109 +850,46 @@ If the required shared library is not found, the linker will issue a
warning and continue with the link.
@end ifset
@cindex partial link
@cindex relocatable output
@kindex -r
@item -r
Generate relocatable output---i.e., generate an output file that can in
turn serve as input to @code{ld}. This is often called @dfn{partial
linking}. As a side effect, in environments that support standard Unix
magic numbers, this option also sets the output file's magic number to
@code{OMAGIC}.
@c ; see @code{-N}.
If this option is not specified, an absolute file is produced. When
linking C++ programs, this option @emph{will not} resolve references to
constructors; to do that, use @samp{-Ur}.
This option does the same thing as @samp{-i}.
@kindex -S
@cindex strip debugger symbols
@item -S
Omit debugger symbol information (but not all symbols) from the output file.
@kindex -s
@cindex strip all symbols
@item -s
Omit all symbol information from the output file.
@ifset GENERIC
@cindex runtime library name
@kindex -soname
@item -soname @var{name}
When creating an ELF shared object, set the internal DT_SONAME field to
the specified name. When an executable is linked with a shared object
which has a DT_SONAME field, then when the executable is run the dynamic
linker will attempt to load the shared object specified by the DT_SONAME
field rather than the using the file name given to the linker.
@end ifset
@item -shared
@cindex shared libraries
@kindex -shared
Create a shared library. This is currently only supported on ELF and
SunOS platforms. On SunOS, the linker will automatically create a
@kindex -Bshareable
@item -shared
@itemx -Bshareable
@cindex shared libraries
Create a shared library. This is currently only supported on ELF, XCOFF
and SunOS platforms. On SunOS, the linker will automatically create a
shared library if the @code{-e} option is not used and there are
undefined symbols in the link.
@item -sort-common
@kindex -sort-common
Normally, when @code{ld} places the global common symbols in the
appropriate output sections, it sorts them by size. First come all the
one byte symbols, then all the two bytes, then all the four bytes, and
then everything else. This is to prevent gaps between symbols due to
alignment constraints. This option disables that sorting.
@item --sort-common
@kindex --sort-common
This option tells @code{ld} to sort the common symbols by size when it
places them in the appropriate output sections. First come all the one
byte symbols, then all the two bytes, then all the four bytes, and then
everything else. This is to prevent gaps between symbols due to
alignment constraints.
@kindex split
@item -split-by-reloc @var{count}
Trys to creates extra sections in the output file so that no single output section
in the file contains more than @var{count} relocations. This
is useful when generating huge relocatable for downloading into
certain real time kernels with the COFF object file format; since
COFF cannot represent more than 65535 relocations in a single section.
Note that this will fail to work with object file formats which do not
support arbitrary sections. The linker will not split up individual input
sections for redistribution, so if a single input section contains
@kindex --split-by-file
@item --split-by-file
Similar to @code{--split-by-reloc} but creates a new output section for
each input file.
@kindex --split-by-reloc
@item --split-by-reloc @var{count}
Trys to creates extra sections in the output file so that no single
output section in the file contains more than @var{count} relocations.
This is useful when generating huge relocatable for downloading into
certain real time kernels with the COFF object file format; since COFF
cannot represent more than 65535 relocations in a single section. Note
that this will fail to work with object file formats which do not
support arbitrary sections. The linker will not split up individual
input sections for redistribution, so if a single input section contains
more than @var{count} relocations one output section will contain that
many relocations.
@kindex split
@item -split-by-file
Similar to -split-by-reloc but creates a new output section for each
input file.
@item -stats
Compute and display statistics about the operation of the linker,
such as execution time and memory usage.
@kindex -Tbss @var{org}
@kindex -Tdata @var{org}
@kindex -Ttext @var{org}
@cindex segment origins, cmd line
@item -Tbss @var{org}
@itemx -Tdata @var{org}
@itemx -Ttext @var{org}
Use @var{org} as the starting address for---respectively---the
@code{bss}, @code{data}, or the @code{text} segment of the output file.
@var{org} must be a single hexadecimal integer;
for compatibility with other linkers, you may omit the leading
@samp{0x} usually associated with hexadecimal values.
@kindex -T @var{script}
@cindex script files
@item -T @var{commandfile}
@itemx -T@var{commandfile}
Read link commands from the file @var{commandfile}. These commands
replace @code{ld}'s default link script (rather than adding
to it), so @var{commandfile} must specify everything necessary to describe
the target format. @xref{Commands}. If @var{commandfile} does not
exist, @code{ld} looks for it in the directories specified by any
preceding @samp{-L} options. Multiple @samp{-T} options accumulate.
@kindex -t
@cindex input files, displaying
@item -t
Print the names of the input files as @code{ld} processes them.
@kindex --stats
@item --stats
Compute and display statistics about the operation of the linker, such
as execution time and memory usage.
@kindex -traditional-format
@cindex traditional format
@ -802,15 +906,18 @@ full debugging information by over 30 percent. Unfortunately, the SunOS
trouble). The @samp{-traditional-format} switch tells @code{ld} to not
combine duplicate entries.
@kindex -u @var{symbol}
@cindex undefined symbol
@item -u @var{symbol}
Force @var{symbol} to be entered in the output file as an undefined symbol.
Doing this may, for example, trigger linking of additional modules from
standard libraries. @samp{-u} may be repeated with different option
arguments to enter additional undefined symbols.
@c Nice idea, but no such command: This option is equivalent
@c to the @code{EXTERN} linker command.
@kindex -Tbss @var{org}
@kindex -Tdata @var{org}
@kindex -Ttext @var{org}
@cindex segment origins, cmd line
@item -Tbss @var{org}
@itemx -Tdata @var{org}
@itemx -Ttext @var{org}
Use @var{org} as the starting address for---respectively---the
@code{bss}, @code{data}, or the @code{text} segment of the output file.
@var{org} must be a single hexadecimal integer;
for compatibility with other linkers, you may omit the leading
@samp{0x} usually associated with hexadecimal values.
@kindex -Ur
@cindex constructors
@ -831,18 +938,6 @@ Display the version number for @code{ld} and list the linker emulations
supported. Display which input files can and cannot be opened. Display
the linker script if using a default builtin script.
@kindex -v
@kindex -V
@cindex version
@item -v
@itemx -V
Display the version number for @code{ld}. The @code{-V} option also
lists the supported emulations.
@kindex -version
@item -version
Display the version number for @code{ld} and exit.
@kindex -warn-comon
@cindex warnings, on combining symbols
@cindex combining symbols, warnings on
@ -963,12 +1058,7 @@ For each archive mentioned on the command line after the
in the link, rather than searching the archive for the required object
files. This is normally used to turn an archive file into a shared
library, forcing every object to be included in the resulting shared
library.
@kindex --no-whole-archive
@item --no-whole-archive
Turn off the effect of the @code{--whole-archive} option for archives
which appear later on the command line.
library. This option may be used more than once.
@kindex --wrap
@item --wrap @var{symbol}
@ -1004,47 +1094,6 @@ you should not put the definition of @code{__real_malloc} in the same
file as @code{__wrap_malloc}; if you do, the assembler may resolve the
call before the linker has a chance to wrap it to @code{malloc}.
@kindex -X
@cindex local symbols, deleting
@cindex L, deleting symbols beginning
@item -X
Delete all temporary local symbols. For most targets, this is all local
symbols whose names begin with @samp{L}.
@kindex -x
@cindex deleting local symbols
@item -x
Delete all local symbols.
@kindex -y @var{symbol}
@cindex symbol tracing
@item -y @var{symbol}
Print the name of each linked file in which @var{symbol} appears. This
option may be given any number of times. On many systems it is necessary
to prepend an underscore.
This option is useful when you have an undefined symbol in your link but
don't know where the reference is coming from.
@kindex -(
@cindex groups of archives
@item -( @var{archives} -)
@itemx --start-group @var{archives} --end-group
The @var{archives} should be a list of archive files. They may be
either explicit file names, or @samp{-l} options.
The specified archives are searched repeatedly until no new undefined
references are created. Normally, an archive is searched only once in
the order that it is specified on the command line. If a symbol in that
archive is needed to resolve an undefined symbol referred to by an
object in an archive that appears later on the command line, the linker
would not be able to resolve that reference. By grouping the archives,
they all be searched repeatedly until all possible references are
resolved.
Using this option has a significant performance cost. It is best to use
it only when there are unavoidable circular references between two or
more archives.
@end table
@ifset UsesEnvVars
@ -1161,6 +1210,7 @@ You may call special purpose built-in functions.
* Evaluation:: Evaluation
* Assignment:: Assignment: Defining Symbols
* Arithmetic Functions:: Built-In Functions
* Semicolons:: Semicolon Usage
@end menu
@node Integers
@ -1602,6 +1652,22 @@ paging.
@end table
@node Semicolons
@subsection Semicolons
Semicolons (``@key{;}'') are required in the following places. In all
other places they can appear for aesthetic reasons but are otherwise ignored.
@table @code
@item Assignment
Semicolons must appear at the end of assignment expressions.
@xref{Assignment}
@item PHDRS
Semicolons must appear at the end of a @code{PHDRS} statement.
@xref{PHDRS}
@end table
@node MEMORY
@section Memory Layout
@kindex MEMORY