binutils-gdb/ld
H.J. Lu 63653551a8 2001-07-03 H.J. Lu <hjl@gnu.org>
* scripttempl/elf.sc (DYNAMIC_PAD): Revert the change made on
	2001-07-03. It creates dynamic entries even for static binaries.
2001-07-03 23:22:20 +00:00
..
emulparams * emulparams/hppa64linux.sh: New file. 2001-06-27 08:42:29 +00:00
emultempl * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_before_allocation): 2001-06-18 22:20:57 +00:00
po Add support for arm-vxworks target 2001-04-27 17:12:18 +00:00
scripttempl 2001-07-03 H.J. Lu <hjl@gnu.org> 2001-07-03 23:22:20 +00:00
testsuite * config/default.exp (AS, GASP, OBJDUMP, NM, NMFLAGS, OBJCOPY, 2001-06-13 03:08:21 +00:00
ChangeLog 2001-07-03 H.J. Lu <hjl@gnu.org> 2001-07-03 23:22:20 +00:00
ChangeLog-9197 Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
ChangeLog-9899 Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
MAINTAINERS add MAINTAINERS files 2000-07-05 19:28:06 +00:00
Makefile.am * emulparams/hppa64linux.sh: New file. 2001-06-27 08:42:29 +00:00
Makefile.in * emulparams/hppa64linux.sh: New file. 2001-06-27 08:42:29 +00:00
NEWS * NEWS: Add note about x86_64 architecture. 2000-12-11 13:49:46 +00:00
README 19990502 sourceware import 1999-05-03 07:29:11 +00:00
TODO 19990502 sourceware import 1999-05-03 07:29:11 +00:00
acinclude.m4 * acinclude.m4: Include libtool and gettext macros from the 2000-08-31 09:46:11 +00:00
aclocal.m4 Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
config.in Add support for arm-vxworks target 2001-04-27 17:12:18 +00:00
configure * ltconfig, ltmain.sh, libtool.m4, ltcf-c.sh, ltcf-cxx.sh, 2001-05-20 19:02:56 +00:00
configure.host * configure.host: Set HOSTING_CRT0/HOSTING_LIBS correctly for s/390. 2001-06-06 12:11:23 +00:00
configure.in Bump version to 2.11.90, fix missing dependencies in bfd/, 2001-02-27 06:43:56 +00:00
configure.tgt * emulparams/hppa64linux.sh: New file. 2001-06-27 08:42:29 +00:00
deffile.h Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
deffilep.y Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
dep-in.sed Match space at start of file name, not end. 2000-04-20 02:13:01 +00:00
gen-doc.texi tic54x/ibmc54xdsp target for ld. 2000-06-20 13:29:07 +00:00
genscripts.sh Allow Maciej to select weird --libdir options and still select 2001-01-22 13:50:17 +00:00
h8-doc.texi 19990502 sourceware import 1999-05-03 07:29:11 +00:00
ld.h * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_before_allocation): 2001-06-18 22:20:57 +00:00
ld.texinfo * ld.texinfo (Options, -r): Mention restrictions when using 2001-06-20 22:40:13 +00:00
ldcref.c Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
ldctor.c Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
ldctor.h Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
ldemul.c Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
ldemul.h Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
ldexp.c Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
ldexp.h Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
ldfile.c 2001-05-02 H.J. Lu <hjl@gnu.org> 2001-05-02 16:42:55 +00:00
ldfile.h Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
ldgram.y * ldgram.y: Fix typo. 2001-05-07 09:20:25 +00:00
ldint.texinfo Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
ldlang.c * ldlang.c (lang_check): Emit fatal error if relocatable link 2001-06-19 19:57:39 +00:00
ldlang.h Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
ldlex.h Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
ldlex.l 2001-05-02 H.J. Lu <hjl@gnu.org> 2001-05-02 16:42:55 +00:00
ldmain.c * lexsup.c (parse_args) <case OPTION_EXPORT_DYNAMIC, case 'E'>: 2001-06-15 13:02:23 +00:00
ldmain.h Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
ldmisc.c 2001-05-02 H.J. Lu <hjl@gnu.org> 2001-05-02 16:42:55 +00:00
ldmisc.h 2001-05-02 H.J. Lu <hjl@gnu.org> 2001-05-02 16:42:55 +00:00
ldver.c Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
ldver.h Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
ldwrite.c Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
ldwrite.h 19990502 sourceware import 1999-05-03 07:29:11 +00:00
lexsup.c * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_before_allocation): 2001-06-18 22:20:57 +00:00
mac-ld.r 19990502 sourceware import 1999-05-03 07:29:11 +00:00
mpw-config.in 19990502 sourceware import 1999-05-03 07:29:11 +00:00
mpw-elfmips.c * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_before_allocation): 2001-06-18 22:20:57 +00:00
mpw-eppcmac.c 2001-05-02 H.J. Lu <hjl@gnu.org> 2001-05-02 16:42:55 +00:00
mpw-esh.c Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
mpw-idtmips.c Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
mpw-make.sed 19990502 sourceware import 1999-05-03 07:29:11 +00:00
mri.c Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
mri.h Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
pe-dll.c Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
pe-dll.h Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
stamp-h.in 19990502 sourceware import 1999-05-03 07:29:11 +00:00
sysdep.h Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00

README

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.

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.