* libbfd.c (bfd_generic_set_section_contents): Remove range check
for section size, it is already done in bfd_set_section_contents
with bfd_get_section_size_now.
* aix386-core.c, hppabsd-core.c, hpux-core.c, irix-core.c,
osf-core.c, ptrace-core.c, trad-core.c (*_set_section_contents):
Use bfd_generic_set_section_contents instead of bfd_false.
information, and to write some of out directly rather than saving
it in memory. Several new functions and structures, and new
arguments to existing functions.
* ecoff.c (ecoff_compute_reloc_file_positions): Compute
sym_filepos as well.
(ecoff_get_extr): Use ifdmap instead of ifdbase.
(ecoff_write_object_contents): Don't compute sym_filepos here.
Only output symbols if outsymbols is not NULL.
(ecoff_bfd_final_link): Adjust for changes in ecoff_debug_info and
bfd_ecoff_debug functions. Write out debugging information here.
(ecoff_final_link_debug_accumulate): Adjust for changes in
bfd_ecoff_debug functions.
(ecoff_link_write_external): Use ifdmap rather than ifdbase.
* elf32-mips.c (mips_elf_read_ecoff_info): Read external symbols
first, to put them in the first memory buffer. Clear fdr field.
(mips_elf_get_extr): Use pointer to unswapped external symbol.
(mips_elf_final_link): Adjust for changes in bfd_ecoff functions.
Preserve .text, .data and .bss even if they are empty. Save
pointer to unswapped external symbol rather than copying it.
Don't free up the external symbols.
* libelf.h (elf_symbol_type): Change mips_extr to PTR.
* bfd-in.h (bfd_ecoff_debug_init, bfd_ecoff_debug_free): Declare.
(bfd_ecoff_debug_accumulate): Update declaration.
(bfd_ecoff_debug_accumulate_other): Rename declaration from
bfd_ecoff_debug_link_other and update.
(bfd_ecoff_write_accumulated_debug): Declare.
* bfd-in2.h: Rebuilt.
* Makefile.in: Rebuilt dependencies.
* bfd-in.h: (bfd_boolean): Add workaround for systems that also
define true and false as enums.
(ALMOST_STDC): Add as alternative to __STDC__.
* bfd-in2.h: Rebuilt.
* syms.c (bfd_print_symbol_vandf): Convert a PTR to FILE*.
* aoutf1.h (NAME(aout,sunos4_write_object_contents)):
If the DYNAMIC flag is set, set it in the exec header.
* aoutx.h (NAME(aout,some_aout_object_p)): If the object is
dynamically linked, set the DYNAMIC flag in the BFD.
* libaout.h (N_SET_DYNAMIC): New macro.
(N_DYNAMIC): Add missing 0 in mask.
(_bfd_add_bfd_to_archive_cache): Declare.
(_bfd_snarf_ar_hdr): Renamed from snarf_ar_hdr.
* libbfd.h: Rebuilt.
* archive.c: Cleaned up some more.
(_bfd_generic_mkarchive, bfd_generic_archive_p): Initialize
pointer elements of artdata.
(_bfd_add_bfd_to_archive_cache): Renamed from add_bfd_to_cache.
(_bfd_snarf_ar_hdr): Renamed from snarf_ar_hdr.
(get_extended_arelt_filename, get_elt_at_filepos,
bfd_construct_extended_name_table, bfd_ar_hdr_from_filesystem,
compute_and_write_armap): Made static.
* ecoff.c: Some comment changes.
(ecoff_slurp_armap): Handle rename of snarf_ar_hdr. Set
ardata->tdata to raw_armap.
(ecoff_archive_p): Initialize pointer elements of artdata.
* coff-rs6000.c (rs6000coff_get_elt_at_filepos): Handle rename of
add_bfd_to_cache.
and do the swapping here rather than calling ntohl from the N_*
macros. This cleans up assumptions about the size of a host long,
the existence to ntohl, etc.
more efficient backend code can be written for specific object
files. Only existing efficient backend is a.out.
* seclet.c, seclet.h: Removed.
* hash.c, linker.c, genlink.h: New files.
* bfd-in.h: Removed bfd_error_vector. Declared hash table
structures and functions.
(JUMP_TABLE): Removed bfd_seclet_link, added
bfd_link_hash_table_create, bfd_link_add_symbols and
bfd_final_link.
* All backends: Changed accordingly.
* bfd-in2.h: Rebuilt.
* bfd.c (struct _bfd): Added link_next and archive_pass fields.
Removed ld_symbols field.
(bfd_nonrepresentable_section, bfd_undefined_symbol,
bfd_reloc_value_truncated, bfd_reloc_is_dangerous,
bfd_error_vector): Removed.
(bfd_default_error_trap, bfd_error_trap,
bfd_error_nonrepresentabltrap): Removed.
(bfd_get_relocated_section_contents): Pass link_info. Pass
link_order instead of seclet. Pass symbols.
(bfd_relax_section): Pass link_info.
(bfd_seclet_link): Removed.
(bfd_link_hash_table_create, bfd_link_add_symbols,
bfd_final_link): New macros.
* libbfd-in.h: If __GNUC__ is defined and alloca is not, define
alloca as __builtin_alloca. Declare internal linking functions.
* libbfd.h: Rebuilt.
* libbfd.c (bfd_seek): Comment out fseek assertion. It's worked
for months.
* reloc.c (reloc_howto_type): Added error_message argument to
special_function field. Changed all callers and all definitions.
(bfd_get_reloc_size): Make argument a const pointer.
(bfd_perform_relocation): Add error_message argument to hold
string set if return value if bfd_reloc_dangerous. Changed all
callers.
(_bfd_final_link_relocate, _bfd_relocate_contents): New functions.
* section.c (asection): Renamed seclets_head and seclets_tail to
link_order_head and link_order_tail.
* targets.c (bfd_target): Replaced seclet argument with link_info
and link_order and symbols arguments in
bfd_get_relocated_section_contents. Added symbols argument to
bfd_relax_section. Removed bfd_seclet_link. Added
bfd_link_hash_table_create, bfd_link_add_symbols and
bfd_final_link.
* libaout.h (struct aoutdata): Added external_syms,
external_sym_count, external_strings, sym_hashes fields.
(obj_aout_external_syms, obj_aout_external_sym_count,
obj_aout_external_strings, obj_aout_sym_hashes): New accessor
macros.
(WRITE_HEADERS): Only output symbols if outsymbols is not NULL.
* aoutx.h: Wrote new back end linker routines.
(translate_to_native_sym_flags): Return boolean value. Don't use
bfd_error_vector.
(NAME(aout,write_syms)): Return boolean value. Check return value
of translate_to_native_sym_flags and bfd_write.
* aout-target.h (final_link_callback): New function.
(MY_bfd_final_link): New function.
* aout-adobe.c (aout_adobe_write_object_contents): Check return
value of aout_32_write_syms.
* hp300hpux.c (MY(write_object_contents)): Likewise.
* i386lynx.c (WRITE_HEADERS): Likewise.
* libaout.h (WRITE_HEADERS): Likewise.
* bout.c: Changed functions to use link_info->callbacks rather
than bfd_error_vector, and link_orders rather than seclets.
* coff-alpha.c: Likewise.
* coff-h8300.c: Likewise.
* coff-h8500.c: Likewise.
* coff-sh.c: Likewise.
* coff-z8k.c: Likewise.
* elf32-hppa.c: Likewise.
* reloc16.c: Likewise.
* coff-alpha.c (alpha_ecoff_get_relocated_section_contents): Look
up _gp in the hash table rather than in outsymbols.
* coff-a29k.c (a29k_reloc): Pass errors back in new error_message
argument rather than printing them.
* coffcode.h (bfd_coff_reloc16_extra_cases): Take link_info and
link_order arguments rather than seclet. Changed all uses and
definitions.
(bfd_coff_reloc16_estimate): Pass link_info arguments. Changed
all uses and definitions.
* libcoff.h: Rebuilt.
* ecoff.c (ecoff_get_extr): If symbol is defined by linker, but
not by ECOFF, make it scAbs.
(ecoff_bfd_final_link): Renamed from ecoff_bfd_seclet_link and
rewritten.
* elf32-mips.c (mips_elf_final_link): Renamed from
mips_elf_seclet_link and rewritten.
* elf32-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_stub_description): Added link_info
field.
(new_stub, add_stub_by_name, hppa_elf_build_arg_reloc_stub,
hppa_elf_build_long_branch_stub, hppa_look_for_stubs_in_section):
Added link_info arguments. Changed all callers.
* elfcode.h (elf_slurp_symbol_table): Don't quit if outsymbols is
not NULL.
* oasys.c (oasys_write_sections): Return boolean value rather than
using bfd_error_vector.
(oasys_write_object_contents): Check return value of
oasys_write_sections.
* hosts/std-host.h: Don't declare qsort or strtol.
* Makefile.in: Rebuild dependencies.
(BFD_LIBS): Removed seclet.o. Added hash.o and linker.o.
(CFILES): Removed seclet.c. Added hash.c and linker.c.
(HFILES): Removed seclet.h. Added genlink.h.
auxiliary headers.
(bfd_som_attach_aux_hdr): New function.
* som.h (struct somdata): Add fields for attaching version and
copyright headers. Add accessor macros.
definitions for old versions of HPUX which fail to define them.
(som_hppa_howto_talbe): Add R_DLT_REL, R_AUX_UNWIND, and R_SEC_STMT
now that they're safe. Delete bogus R_STATEMENT relocations.
extra R_DATA_OVERRIDE.
(hppa_som_gen_reloc_type): Generate a relocation for the rounding
mode selector if needed.
(som_write_fixups): Handle requests for a change in the default
rounding mode. Rounding modes do not consume input bytes, but
are just markers much like R_ENTRY and R_EXIT.
(ecoff_mkobject_hook): Set SEC_SHARED_LIBRARY for the .reginfo
section so that the linker ignores it.
* ecofflink.c: Added various casts for 32/64 bit cross targeting.
(ecoff_add_bytes): Changed need argument to size_t.
(bfd_ecoff_debug_link_other): Check return value of
ecoff_add_string.
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