binutils-gdb/gold
Ian Lance Taylor 755ab8af10 Fix group signature handling for relocatable link, add bootstrap
relocatable test.
2008-02-06 19:32:32 +00:00
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po Fully implement the SECTIONS clause. 2008-02-04 05:43:05 +00:00
testsuite Initial -r support. 2008-02-06 08:13:50 +00:00
Makefile.am Fix group signature handling for relocatable link, add bootstrap 2008-02-06 19:32:32 +00:00
Makefile.in Fix group signature handling for relocatable link, add bootstrap 2008-02-06 19:32:32 +00:00
README
aclocal.m4 Can now do a full static link of hello, world in C or C++ 2006-11-03 18:26:11 +00:00
archive.cc Reduce the number of system calls. Use readv instead of pread. Do 2008-01-02 23:48:49 +00:00
archive.h Reduce the number of system calls. Use readv instead of pread. Do 2008-01-02 23:48:49 +00:00
common.cc Rewrite workqueue. This version eliminates the master thread, and 2007-12-14 19:00:21 +00:00
common.h Rewrite workqueue. This version eliminates the master thread, and 2007-12-14 19:00:21 +00:00
compressed_output.cc Don't include options.h in fileread.h. Remove General_options 2008-01-18 23:26:48 +00:00
compressed_output.h Compress all debug sections. 2007-12-01 06:34:12 +00:00
config.in From Craig Silverstein: Add support for compressing .debug_str section. 2007-11-30 00:35:27 +00:00
configure Parse a SECTIONS clause in a linker script. 2008-01-23 01:31:13 +00:00
configure.ac Parse a SECTIONS clause in a linker script. 2008-01-23 01:31:13 +00:00
debug.h Parse a SECTIONS clause in a linker script. 2008-01-23 01:31:13 +00:00
defstd.cc Fully implement the SECTIONS clause. 2008-02-04 05:43:05 +00:00
defstd.h Don't pass around the target in order to define symbols; get it from 2008-01-26 01:17:45 +00:00
dirsearch.cc Rewrite workqueue. This version eliminates the master thread, and 2007-12-14 19:00:21 +00:00
dirsearch.h Rewrite workqueue. This version eliminates the master thread, and 2007-12-14 19:00:21 +00:00
dwarf_reader.cc From Craig Silverstein: Handle quoted strings differently in version 2008-01-18 23:35:09 +00:00
dwarf_reader.h Add section_size_type and section_offset_type, use them to replace a 2007-12-18 00:48:04 +00:00
dynobj.cc Don't pass around the target in order to define symbols; get it from 2008-01-26 01:17:45 +00:00
dynobj.h Fully implement the SECTIONS clause. 2008-02-04 05:43:05 +00:00
ehframe.cc Don't record file offset for CIEs. 2008-02-02 06:50:45 +00:00
ehframe.h Don't record file offset for CIEs. 2008-02-02 06:50:45 +00:00
errors.cc Report linker script errors with line numbers. Ignore OUTPUT_FORMAT 2008-01-07 05:19:02 +00:00
errors.h Report linker script errors with line numbers. Ignore OUTPUT_FORMAT 2008-01-07 05:19:02 +00:00
expression.cc Implement SIZEOF_HEADERS, section constraints, other minor linker 2008-02-04 06:45:50 +00:00
fileread.cc Don't include options.h in fileread.h. Remove General_options 2008-01-18 23:26:48 +00:00
fileread.h Include <vector>. 2008-01-22 22:50:31 +00:00
gold-threads.cc Add threading support. 2007-11-22 00:05:51 +00:00
gold-threads.h Add threading support. 2007-11-22 00:05:51 +00:00
gold.cc Fix group signature handling for relocatable link, add bootstrap 2008-02-06 19:32:32 +00:00
gold.h Avoid some warnings which showed up in 64-bit mode. 2007-12-19 01:18:41 +00:00
i386.cc Initial -r support. 2008-02-06 08:13:50 +00:00
layout.cc Fix group signature handling for relocatable link, add bootstrap 2008-02-06 19:32:32 +00:00
layout.h Fix group signature handling for relocatable link, add bootstrap 2008-02-06 19:32:32 +00:00
main.cc From Craig Silverstein: support @file expansion. 2008-02-04 17:26:12 +00:00
merge.cc Speed up relocations against local symbols in merged sections. 2007-12-21 21:19:45 +00:00
merge.h Speed up relocations against local symbols in merged sections. 2007-12-21 21:19:45 +00:00
object.cc Initial -r support. 2008-02-06 08:13:50 +00:00
object.h Initial -r support. 2008-02-06 08:13:50 +00:00
options.cc Initial -r support. 2008-02-06 08:13:50 +00:00
options.h Treat an empty directory argument as the current directory. 2008-02-04 22:44:35 +00:00
output.cc Fix group signature handling for relocatable link, add bootstrap 2008-02-06 19:32:32 +00:00
output.h Fix group signature handling for relocatable link, add bootstrap 2008-02-06 19:32:32 +00:00
parameters.cc Compress all debug sections. 2007-12-01 06:34:12 +00:00
parameters.h Compress all debug sections. 2007-12-01 06:34:12 +00:00
pread.c Rework File_read interface. Get file size. Use pread when 2007-09-25 06:43:17 +00:00
readsyms.cc Permit ordinary object files in groups. 2008-01-26 01:35:10 +00:00
readsyms.h Rewrite workqueue. This version eliminates the master thread, and 2007-12-14 19:00:21 +00:00
reloc-types.h Initial -r support. 2008-02-06 08:13:50 +00:00
reloc.cc Initial -r support. 2008-02-06 08:13:50 +00:00
reloc.h Initial -r support. 2008-02-06 08:13:50 +00:00
resolve.cc Originally from Craig Silverstein, with changes: support using a 2008-01-24 00:15:00 +00:00
script-c.h Implement PHDRS. 2008-02-04 22:54:31 +00:00
script-sections.cc Print PHDRS clause for debugging. 2008-02-04 23:53:15 +00:00
script-sections.h Implement PHDRS. 2008-02-04 22:54:31 +00:00
script.cc Implement PHDRS. 2008-02-04 22:54:31 +00:00
script.h Implement PHDRS. 2008-02-04 22:54:31 +00:00
stringpool.cc Use a simpler hash function. 2007-12-22 01:53:39 +00:00
stringpool.h Move Stringpool offsets into a chunked_vector indexed by keys. 2007-12-19 01:23:46 +00:00
strtab.h Another snapshot of the current state of the sources. Gets to the 2006-08-18 22:29:20 +00:00
symtab.cc Fully implement the SECTIONS clause. 2008-02-04 05:43:05 +00:00
symtab.h Fully implement the SECTIONS clause. 2008-02-04 05:43:05 +00:00
target-reloc.h Initial -r support. 2008-02-06 08:13:50 +00:00
target-select.cc Parameterize object_unittest to work for whatever target types are 2007-10-03 00:34:49 +00:00
target-select.h Parameterize object_unittest to work for whatever target types are 2007-10-03 00:34:49 +00:00
target.h Initial -r support. 2008-02-06 08:13:50 +00:00
tls.h Convert more instances of off_t to be 32-bit types. 2007-12-20 21:21:24 +00:00
token.h Rewrite workqueue. This version eliminates the master thread, and 2007-12-14 19:00:21 +00:00
version.cc Released gold-alpha 0.9. 2007-12-08 03:17:25 +00:00
workqueue-internal.h Rewrite workqueue. This version eliminates the master thread, and 2007-12-14 19:00:21 +00:00
workqueue-threads.cc Rewrite workqueue. This version eliminates the master thread, and 2007-12-14 19:00:21 +00:00
workqueue.cc Rewrite workqueue. This version eliminates the master thread, and 2007-12-14 19:00:21 +00:00
workqueue.h Rewrite workqueue. This version eliminates the master thread, and 2007-12-14 19:00:21 +00:00
x86_64.cc Initial -r support. 2008-02-06 08:13:50 +00:00
yyscript.y Implement PHDRS. 2008-02-04 22:54:31 +00:00

README

gold is an ELF linker.  It is intended to have complete support for
ELF and to run as fast as possible on modern systems.

It is written in C++.  It is (intended to be) a GNU program, and
therefore follows the GNU formatting standards as modified for C++.
Source documents in order of precedence:
    http://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/
    http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/libstdc++/17_intro/C++STYLE
    http://www.zembu.com/eng/procs/c++style.html

The linker is intended to have complete support for cross-compilation,
which still supporting the normal case of native linking as fast as
possible.  This makes the code more complex.

Many functions are actually templates whose parameter is the ELF file
class (e.g., 32 bits or 64 bits).  The code is the same, but we don't
want to pay the execution time cost of always using 64-bit integers if
the target is 32 bits.