binutils-gdb/ld
H.J. Lu 7c1e8d3ed5 Keep .plt section and DT_PLTGOT for prelink
Since the .plt section and DT_PLTGOT are used by prelink to undo
prelinking for dynamic relocations, we must keep them even if there is
no PLT relocation.  This patch reverted commit a3747075a.

bfd/

	* elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Always allocate
	space for the first .plt entry.
	(elf_i386_size_dynamic_sections): Always add DT_PLTGOT for .plt
	section.  Add DT_PLTRELSZ, DT_PLTREL and DT_JMPREL only if
	there are PLT relocations.
	* elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Always
	allocate space for the first .plt entry.
	(elf_x86_64_size_dynamic_sections): Always add DT_PLTGOT for
	.plt section.  Add DT_PLTRELSZ, DT_PLTREL and DT_JMPREL only if
	there are PLT relocations.

ld/testsuite/

	* ld-i386/i386.exp: Run pltgot-2 for Linux targets.
	* ld-x86-64/x86-64.exp: Likewise.
	* ld-i386/pltgot-1.d: Updated.
	* ld-x86-64/pltgot-1.d: Likewise.
	* ld-i386/pltgot-2.d: New file.
	* ld-x86-64/pltgot-2.d: Likewise.
2015-06-24 13:47:37 -07:00
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emulparams Add Intel MCU support to ld 2015-05-11 11:29:03 -07:00
emultempl Fix a segmentation fault triggered when trying to handle an unresolved PE symbol with a very long name. 2015-06-15 09:25:26 +01:00
po Update French Translations for LD and GOLD. 2015-06-08 15:04:17 +01:00
scripttempl Compact EH Support 2015-05-28 15:21:17 -07:00
testsuite Keep .plt section and DT_PLTGOT for prelink 2015-06-24 13:47:37 -07:00
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ChangeLog Fix a segmentation fault triggered when trying to handle an unresolved PE symbol with a very long name. 2015-06-15 09:25:26 +01:00
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configure ELF options may be missing from `ld --help' output 2015-05-17 14:25:24 +09:30
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ldemul.c Add new linker option: --warn-orphan which generates warning messages when orphan sections are detected. 2015-04-07 16:29:41 +01:00
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ldexp.c Rewrite relro adjusting code 2015-04-22 23:19:59 +09:30
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ldfile.c Don't change compressed input debug section names 2015-04-23 07:59:59 -07:00
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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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