binutils-gdb/ld
Yufeng Zhang 7174e19ff2 ld/testsuite
2013-12-18  Vidya Praveen  <vidyapraveen@arm.com>

	* lib/ld-lib.exp (check_lto_available): Support cflags, ldflags and
	test by compiling for an executable rather than shared library.
2013-12-18 15:16:41 +00:00
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emulparams Add support for Andes NDS32: 2013-12-13 11:52:32 +00:00
emultempl Add support for Andes NDS32: 2013-12-13 11:52:32 +00:00
po
scripttempl Add support for Andes NDS32: 2013-12-13 11:52:32 +00:00
testsuite ld/testsuite 2013-12-18 15:16:41 +00:00
.gitignore
ChangeLog Add support for Andes NDS32: 2013-12-13 11:52:32 +00:00
ChangeLog-0001 Add copyright notices 2012-12-10 12:48:03 +00:00
ChangeLog-0203 Add copyright notices 2012-12-10 12:48:03 +00:00
ChangeLog-2004 Add copyright notices 2012-12-10 12:48:03 +00:00
ChangeLog-2005 Add copyright notices 2012-12-10 12:48:03 +00:00
ChangeLog-2006 Add copyright notices 2012-12-10 12:48:03 +00:00
ChangeLog-2007 Add copyright notices 2012-12-10 12:48:03 +00:00
ChangeLog-2008 strip off +x bits on non-executable/script files 2013-12-07 02:03:03 -05:00
ChangeLog-2009 Add copyright notices 2012-12-10 12:48:03 +00:00
ChangeLog-2010 Add copyright notices 2012-12-10 12:48:03 +00:00
ChangeLog-2011 Add copyright notices 2012-12-10 12:48:03 +00:00
ChangeLog-2012 Rotate binutils ChangeLog for 2013 2013-01-02 17:06:32 +00:00
ChangeLog-9197 Add copyright notices 2012-12-10 12:48:03 +00:00
ChangeLog-9899 Add copyright notices 2012-12-10 12:48:03 +00:00
MAINTAINERS Add copyright notices 2012-12-17 16:56:12 +00:00
Makefile.am Add support for Andes NDS32: 2013-12-13 11:52:32 +00:00
Makefile.in Add support for Andes NDS32: 2013-12-13 11:52:32 +00:00
NEWS Add support for Andes NDS32: 2013-12-13 11:52:32 +00:00
README Add copyright notices 2012-12-17 16:56:12 +00:00
TODO
aclocal.m4
config.in
configure Add HOSTING_SLIBS and use it for -pie 2013-11-26 11:17:08 -08:00
configure.host Fix a typo 2013-11-26 11:25:25 -08:00
configure.in Add HOSTING_SLIBS and use it for -pie 2013-11-26 11:17:08 -08:00
configure.tgt Add support for Andes NDS32: 2013-12-13 11:52:32 +00:00
deffile.h
deffilep.y PR ld/15957 2013-09-17 13:57:21 +00:00
dep-in.sed
elf-hints-local.h Remove trailing white spaces in ld 2013-01-10 20:08:03 +00:00
fdl.texi
gen-doc.texi Add support for Andes NDS32: 2013-12-13 11:52:32 +00:00
genscrba.sh
genscripts.sh * genscripts.sh (LIB_PATH): Don't exclude libdir or tooldir when 2013-09-24 05:59:55 +00:00
h8-doc.texi Add copyright notices 2012-12-17 16:56:12 +00:00
ld.h ld/ 2012-11-21 19:56:38 +00:00
ld.texinfo Add support for Andes NDS32: 2013-12-13 11:52:32 +00:00
ldcref.c * ldcref.c (output_one_cref): Place common definitions after 2013-06-12 07:48:32 +00:00
ldctor.c
ldctor.h
ldemul.c
ldemul.h
ldexp.c * ldexp.c: Add LOG2CEIL() builtin function to linker script language 2013-08-15 07:30:15 +00:00
ldexp.h PR ld/14962 2012-12-17 00:16:49 +00:00
ldfile.c * ldfile.c (ldfile_open_command_file_1): Return after einfo 2013-03-06 13:48:46 +00:00
ldfile.h
ldgram.y * ldexp.c: Add LOG2CEIL() builtin function to linker script language 2013-08-15 07:30:15 +00:00
ldint.texinfo
ldlang.c * ldgram.y: Add ALIGN_WITH_INPUT output section attribute. 2013-07-19 10:39:51 +00:00
ldlang.h * ldgram.y: Add ALIGN_WITH_INPUT output section attribute. 2013-07-19 10:39:51 +00:00
ldlex-wrapper.c Add copyright notices 2012-12-17 16:56:12 +00:00
ldlex.h * ld.texinfo (-Tldata-segment): Describe. 2013-01-14 13:37:10 +00:00
ldlex.l * ldexp.c: Add LOG2CEIL() builtin function to linker script language 2013-08-15 07:30:15 +00:00
ldmain.c PR ld/16028 2013-10-09 16:30:02 +00:00
ldmain.h * archures.c: Add some more MSP430 machine numbers. 2013-05-02 21:06:15 +00:00
ldmisc.c ld/ 2013-10-10 22:50:40 +00:00
ldmisc.h
ldver.c Update copyright year to 2013 2013-01-02 17:15:38 +00:00
ldver.h
ldwrite.c Remove trailing white spaces in ld 2013-01-10 20:08:03 +00:00
ldwrite.h
lexsup.c * ld.texinfo (-Tldata-segment): Describe. 2013-01-14 13:37:10 +00:00
mri.c * ldgram.y: Add ALIGN_WITH_INPUT output section attribute. 2013-07-19 10:39:51 +00:00
mri.h
pe-dll.c * windres.c (define_resource): Use zero for timestamp, making 2013-11-22 14:55:56 +00:00
pe-dll.h
pep-dll.c
pep-dll.h
plugin.c ld/ 2013-10-09 18:16:18 +00:00
plugin.h Improve plugin error handling 2012-12-03 14:34:06 +00:00
stamp-h.in
sysdep.h
testplug.c Remove trailing redundant `;' 2012-11-09 08:29:34 +00:00

README

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		README for LD

This is the GNU linker.  It is distributed with other "binary
utilities" which should be in ../binutils.  See ../binutils/README for
more general notes, including where to send bug reports.

There are many features of the linker:

* The linker uses a Binary File Descriptor library (../bfd)
  that it uses to read and write object files.  This helps
  insulate the linker itself from the format of object files.

* The linker supports a number of different object file
  formats.  It can even handle multiple formats at once:
  Read two input formats and write a third.

* The linker can be configured for cross-linking.

* The linker supports a control language.

* There is a user manual (ld.texinfo), as well as the
  beginnings of an internals manual (ldint.texinfo).

Installation
============

See ../binutils/README.

If you want to make a cross-linker, you may want to specify
a different search path of -lfoo libraries than the default.
You can do this by setting the LIB_PATH variable in ./Makefile
or using the --with-lib-path configure switch.

To build just the linker, make the target all-ld from the top level
directory (one directory above this one).

Porting to a new target
=======================

See the ldint.texinfo manual.

Reporting bugs etc
===========================

See ../binutils/README.

Known problems
==============

The Solaris linker normally exports all dynamic symbols from an
executable.  The GNU linker does not do this by default.  This is
because the GNU linker tries to present the same interface for all
similar targets (in this case, all native ELF targets).  This does not
matter for normal programs, but it can make a difference for programs
which try to dlopen an executable, such as PERL or Tcl.  You can make
the GNU linker export all dynamic symbols with the -E or
--export-dynamic command line option.

HP/UX 9.01 has a shell bug that causes the linker scripts to be
generated incorrectly.  The symptom of this appears to be "fatal error
- scanner input buffer overflow" error messages.  There are various
workarounds to this:
  * Build and install bash, and build with "make SHELL=bash".
  * Update to a version of HP/UX with a working shell (e.g., 9.05).
  * Replace "(. ${srcdir}/scripttempl/${SCRIPT_NAME}.sc)" in
    genscripts.sh with "sh ${srcdir}..." (no parens) and make sure the
    emulparams script used exports any shell variables it sets.

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