binutils-gdb/ld
Richard Sandiford 63897e2cf0 bfd/
* elfxx-mips.c (allocate_dynrelocs): Ignore indirect and warning
	symbols.

ld/testsuite/
	* ld-mips-elf/reloc-estimate-1.d, ld-mips-elf/reloc-estimate-1.ld,
	ld-mips-elf/reloc-estimate-1a.s, ld-mips-elf/reloc-estimate-1b.s:
	New test.
	* ld-mips-elf/mips-elf.exp: Run it.
2008-08-07 19:50:05 +00:00
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emulparams bfd/ 2008-07-15 13:09:47 +00:00
emultempl Include the spu_ovl ASCII form in the repository files. 2008-08-02 16:25:44 +00:00
po Set LC_ALL=C rather than unsetting LC_COLLATE for sort. 2008-08-04 06:55:33 +00:00
scripttempl [patch]: ctor/dtor section must start at alignment of 8 for x86_64-pc-mingw32. 2008-04-18 09:06:22 +00:00
testsuite bfd/ 2008-08-07 19:50:05 +00:00
aclocal.m4 bfd/ 2008-04-23 16:11:47 +00:00
ChangeLog Set LC_ALL=C rather than unsetting LC_COLLATE for sort. 2008-08-04 06:55:33 +00:00
ChangeLog-0001 Split ChangeLog files. 2004-01-02 11:16:21 +00:00
ChangeLog-0203 Restore 2002 ChangeLog history. 2004-04-16 23:56:29 +00:00
ChangeLog-2004 split changelogs 2006-01-16 23:15:07 +00:00
ChangeLog-2005 split changelogs 2006-01-16 23:15:07 +00:00
ChangeLog-2006 Move 2006 ChangeLog entries to ChangeLog-2006. 2007-01-09 14:29:31 +00:00
ChangeLog-2007 Move 2007 ChangeLog entries to ChangeLog-2007. 2008-01-02 21:41:02 +00:00
ChangeLog-9197 * ChangeLog-9197: Fix typos. 2003-10-25 16:26:30 +00:00
ChangeLog-9899 Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
config.in 2008-07-12 Craig Silverstein <csilvers@google.com> 2008-07-12 21:36:53 +00:00
configure 2008-07-12 Craig Silverstein <csilvers@google.com> 2008-07-12 21:36:53 +00:00
configure.host Add support for i386-dragonfly target. 2007-08-28 11:02:55 +00:00
configure.in 2008-07-12 Craig Silverstein <csilvers@google.com> 2008-07-12 21:36:53 +00:00
configure.tgt 2008-04-25 Michael Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org> 2008-04-26 01:10:55 +00:00
deffile.h Update sources to GPLv3 2007-07-06 14:09:45 +00:00
deffilep.y Update sources to GPLv3 2007-07-06 14:09:45 +00:00
dep-in.sed ld/ 2005-10-30 17:40:28 +00:00
elf-hints-local.h 2007-08-10 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com> 2007-08-10 12:25:30 +00:00
fdl.texi Update FSF addresses 2005-05-12 07:32:09 +00:00
gen-doc.texi Revert my last change since it has not been approved. 2008-07-12 08:54:13 +00:00
genscrba.sh ld: 2008-01-11 09:11:18 +00:00
genscripts.sh PR ld/5652 2008-01-28 11:07:44 +00:00
h8-doc.texi Replace occurrances of 'Hitachi' with 'Renesas'. 2003-04-15 08:51:55 +00:00
ld.h PR ld/6430 2008-05-31 16:35:56 +00:00
ld.texinfo bfd: 2008-07-18 20:49:12 +00:00
ldcref.c include/ 2008-02-15 03:35:53 +00:00
ldctor.c include/ 2008-02-15 03:35:53 +00:00
ldctor.h Update sources to GPLv3 2007-07-06 14:09:45 +00:00
ldemul.c include/ 2008-02-15 03:35:53 +00:00
ldemul.h Update sources to GPLv3 2007-07-06 14:09:45 +00:00
ldexp.c * ldexp.c (exp_print_token): Add ABSOLUTE, MIN_K, ASSERT_K. Correct 2008-05-07 14:30:41 +00:00
ldexp.h bfd/ 2007-09-18 00:25:07 +00:00
ldfile.c include/ 2008-02-15 03:35:53 +00:00
ldfile.h Update sources to GPLv3 2007-07-06 14:09:45 +00:00
ldgram.y * ld.texinfo (File Commands): Document that INCLUDE can be used in 2008-07-06 13:38:37 +00:00
ldint.texinfo PR linker/4844 2007-10-01 09:54:58 +00:00
ldlang.c * ldlang.c (print_output_section_statement): If the output section 2008-06-12 11:27:38 +00:00
ldlang.h ld/ 2008-01-25 12:03:37 +00:00
ldlex.h Update sources to GPLv3 2007-07-06 14:09:45 +00:00
ldlex.l * ld.texinfo (File Commands): Document that INCLUDE can be used in 2008-07-06 13:38:37 +00:00
ldmain.c Revert my last change since it has not been approved. 2008-07-12 08:54:13 +00:00
ldmain.h include/ 2008-02-15 03:35:53 +00:00
ldmisc.c include/ 2008-02-15 03:35:53 +00:00
ldmisc.h Update sources to GPLv3 2007-07-06 14:09:45 +00:00
ldver.c Update sources to GPLv3 2007-07-06 14:09:45 +00:00
ldver.h Update sources to GPLv3 2007-07-06 14:09:45 +00:00
ldwrite.c include/ 2008-02-15 03:35:53 +00:00
ldwrite.h Update sources to GPLv3 2007-07-06 14:09:45 +00:00
lexsup.c Revert my last change since it has not been approved. 2008-07-12 08:54:13 +00:00
MAINTAINERS add MAINTAINERS files 2000-07-05 19:28:06 +00:00
Makefile.am Set LC_ALL=C rather than unsetting LC_COLLATE for sort. 2008-08-04 06:55:33 +00:00
Makefile.in Set LC_ALL=C rather than unsetting LC_COLLATE for sort. 2008-08-04 06:55:33 +00:00
mri.c Update sources to GPLv3 2007-07-06 14:09:45 +00:00
mri.h Update sources to GPLv3 2007-07-06 14:09:45 +00:00
NEWS * NEWS: Mention archive:path patterns. 2008-06-07 11:35:46 +00:00
pe-dll.c 2008-07-31 Takashi Ono <t_ono@hkfreak.net> 2008-07-31 07:27:52 +00:00
pe-dll.h Update sources to GPLv3 2007-07-06 14:09:45 +00:00
pep-dll.c Update sources to GPLv3 2007-07-06 14:09:45 +00:00
pep-dll.h Update sources to GPLv3 2007-07-06 14:09:45 +00:00
README Add --with-lib-patch configure switch. 2002-08-23 08:03:32 +00:00
stamp-h.in 19990502 sourceware import 1999-05-03 07:29:11 +00:00
sysdep.h Update sources to GPLv3 2007-07-06 14:09:45 +00:00
TODO 19990502 sourceware import 1999-05-03 07:29:11 +00:00

		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.