binutils-gdb/gold
Ian Lance Taylor 7cc619c3b1 From Craig Silverstein: rename some option functions in preparation
for reworking option handling.
2008-03-04 18:21:43 +00:00
..
po Fully implement the SECTIONS clause. 2008-02-04 05:43:05 +00:00
testsuite From Craig Silverstein: Have Parameters point to General_options. 2008-02-28 00:18:24 +00:00
Makefile.am Add support for --format binary for input files. 2008-02-08 07:06:58 +00:00
Makefile.in Add support for --format binary for input files. 2008-02-08 07:06:58 +00:00
README
aclocal.m4
archive.cc From Craig Silverstein: rename option functions for future option 2008-02-26 21:45:30 +00:00
archive.h Reduce the number of system calls. Use readv instead of pread. Do 2008-01-02 23:48:49 +00:00
binary.cc Add support for --format binary for input files. 2008-02-08 07:06:58 +00:00
binary.h Add support for --format binary for input files. 2008-02-08 07:06:58 +00:00
common.cc Remove gcc 3.2 compatibility hacks. 2008-02-29 19:19:17 +00:00
common.h Rewrite workqueue. This version eliminates the master thread, and 2007-12-14 19:00:21 +00:00
compressed_output.cc From Craig Silverstein: Have Parameters point to General_options. 2008-02-28 00:18:24 +00:00
compressed_output.h Compress all debug sections. 2007-12-01 06:34:12 +00:00
config.in Remove gcc 3.2 compatibility hacks. 2008-02-29 19:19:17 +00:00
configure Remove gcc 3.2 compatibility hacks. 2008-02-29 19:19:17 +00:00
configure.ac Remove gcc 3.2 compatibility hacks. 2008-02-29 19:19:17 +00:00
configure.tgt Support creating empty output when there are no input objects. 2008-02-06 20:32:10 +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: Have Parameters point to General_options. 2008-02-28 00:18:24 +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 Remove gcc 3.2 compatibility hacks. 2008-02-29 19:19:17 +00:00
dynobj.h Remove gcc 3.2 compatibility hacks. 2008-02-29 19:19:17 +00:00
ehframe.cc From Craig Silverstein: Have Parameters point to General_options. 2008-02-28 00:18:24 +00:00
ehframe.h Align FDE and CIE lengths as needed. 2008-02-14 02:40:15 +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 Permit scripts to refer to the addresses of output sections which were 2008-02-29 00:04:06 +00:00
fileread.cc From Craig Silverstein: rename some option functions in preparation 2008-03-04 18:21:43 +00:00
fileread.h Support selecting target by name. 2008-02-13 02:44:50 +00:00
gold-threads.cc From Craig Silverstein: Have Parameters point to General_options. 2008-02-28 00:18:24 +00:00
gold-threads.h Add threading support. 2007-11-22 00:05:51 +00:00
gold.cc From Craig Silverstein: rename some option functions in preparation 2008-03-04 18:21:43 +00:00
gold.h Remove gcc 3.2 compatibility hacks. 2008-02-29 19:19:17 +00:00
i386.cc Remove gcc 3.2 compatibility hacks. 2008-02-29 19:19:17 +00:00
layout.cc From Craig Silverstein: rename some option functions in preparation 2008-03-04 18:21:43 +00:00
layout.h Remove gcc 3.2 compatibility hacks. 2008-02-29 19:19:17 +00:00
main.cc From Craig Silverstein: rename some option functions in preparation 2008-03-04 18:21:43 +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 Support -d/--define-common. 2008-02-28 20:35:39 +00:00
object.h Remove gcc 3.2 compatibility hacks. 2008-02-29 19:19:17 +00:00
options.cc From Craig Silverstein: rename some option functions in preparation 2008-03-04 18:21:43 +00:00
options.h From Craig Silverstein: rename some option functions in preparation 2008-03-04 18:21:43 +00:00
output.cc Remove gcc 3.2 compatibility hacks. 2008-02-29 19:19:17 +00:00
output.h Remove gcc 3.2 compatibility hacks. 2008-02-29 19:19:17 +00:00
parameters.cc From Craig Silverstein: rename some option functions in preparation 2008-03-04 18:21:43 +00:00
parameters.h From Craig Silverstein: Have Parameters point to General_options. 2008-02-28 00:18:24 +00:00
pread.c Rework File_read interface. Get file size. Use pread when 2007-09-25 06:43:17 +00:00
readsyms.cc Read input scripts which look like input objects with proper 2008-02-28 19:46:06 +00:00
readsyms.h Read input scripts which look like input objects with proper 2008-02-28 19:46:06 +00:00
reloc-types.h Initial -r support. 2008-02-06 08:13:50 +00:00
reloc.cc Read input scripts which look like input objects with proper 2008-02-28 19:46:06 +00:00
reloc.h Implement -q/--emit-relocs. 2008-02-27 22:38:18 +00:00
resolve.cc Remove gcc 3.2 compatibility hacks. 2008-02-29 19:19:17 +00:00
script-c.h Support -d/--define-common. 2008-02-28 20:35:39 +00:00
script-sections.cc Permit scripts to refer to the addresses of output sections which were 2008-02-29 00:04:06 +00:00
script-sections.h Permit scripts to refer to the addresses of output sections which were 2008-02-29 00:04:06 +00:00
script.cc From Craig Silverstein: rename some option functions in preparation 2008-03-04 18:21:43 +00:00
script.h Permit scripts to refer to the addresses of output sections which were 2008-02-29 00:04:06 +00:00
stringpool.cc From Craig Silverstein: Have Parameters point to General_options. 2008-02-28 00:18:24 +00:00
stringpool.h Move Stringpool offsets into a chunked_vector indexed by keys. 2007-12-19 01:23:46 +00:00
symtab.cc Remove gcc 3.2 compatibility hacks. 2008-02-29 19:19:17 +00:00
symtab.h Remove gcc 3.2 compatibility hacks. 2008-02-29 19:19:17 +00:00
target-reloc.h From Craig Silverstein: Have Parameters point to General_options. 2008-02-28 00:18:24 +00:00
target-select.cc Support selecting target by name. 2008-02-13 02:44:50 +00:00
target-select.h Support selecting target by name. 2008-02-13 02:44:50 +00:00
target.h From Craig Silverstein: Have Parameters point to General_options. 2008-02-28 00:18:24 +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 Read input scripts which look like input objects with proper 2008-02-28 19:46:06 +00:00
version.cc Up version to 1.1, as the 1.1 binary was pushed to users today. 2008-02-12 02:01:32 +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 Read input scripts which look like input objects with proper 2008-02-28 19:46:06 +00:00
workqueue.h Read input scripts which look like input objects with proper 2008-02-28 19:46:06 +00:00
x86_64.cc Remove gcc 3.2 compatibility hacks. 2008-02-29 19:19:17 +00:00
yyscript.y Support -d/--define-common. 2008-02-28 20:35:39 +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.