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README for BINUTILS
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These are the GNU binutils. These are utilities of use when dealing
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with binary files, either object files or executables. These tools
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consist of the linker (ld), the assembler (gas), and the profiler
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(gprof) each of which have their own sub-directory named after them.
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There is also a collection of other binary tools, including the
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disassembler (objdump) in this directory. These tools make use of a
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pair of libraries (bfd and opcodes) and a common set of header files
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(include).
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There are README and NEWS files in most of the program sub-directories
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which give more information about those specific programs.
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Unpacking and Installation -- quick overview
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============================================
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When you unpack the binutils archive file, you will get a directory
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called something like `binutils-XXX', where XXX is the number of the
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release. (Probably 2.12 or higher). This directory contains
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various files and sub-directories. Most of the files in the top
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directory are for information and for configuration. The actual
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source code is in sub-directories.
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To build binutils, you can just do:
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cd binutils-XXX
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./configure [options]
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make
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make install # copies the programs files into /usr/local/bin
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# by default.
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This will configure and build all the libraries as well as the
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assembler, the binutils, and the linker.
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If you have GNU make, we recommend building in a different directory:
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mkdir objdir
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cd objdir
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../binutils-XXX/configure [options]
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make
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make install
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This relies on the VPATH feature of GNU make.
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By default, the binutils will be configured to support the system on
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which they are built. When doing cross development, use the --target
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configure option to specify a different target, eg:
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./configure --target=foo-elf
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The --enable-targets option adds support for more binary file formats
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besides the default. List them as the argument to --enable-targets,
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separated by commas. For example:
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./configure --enable-targets=sun3,rs6000-aix,decstation
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The name 'all' compiles in support for all valid BFD targets:
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./configure --enable-targets=all
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On 32-bit hosts though, this support will be restricted to 32-bit
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target unless the --enable-64-bit-bfd option is also used:
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./configure --enable-64-bit-bfd --enable-targets=all
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You can also specify the --enable-shared option when you run
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configure. This will build the BFD and opcodes libraries as shared
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libraries. You can use arguments with the --enable-shared option to
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indicate that only certain libraries should be built shared; for
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example, --enable-shared=bfd. The only potential shared libraries in
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a binutils release are bfd and opcodes.
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The binutils will be linked against the shared libraries. The build
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step will attempt to place the correct library in the run-time search
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path for the binaries. However, in some cases, after you install the
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binaries, you may have to set an environment variable, normally
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LD_LIBRARY_PATH, so that the system can find the installed libbfd
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shared library.
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To build under openVMS/AXP, see the file makefile.vms in the top level
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directory.
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If you don't have ar
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====================
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If your system does not already have an 'ar' program, the normal
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binutils build process will not work. In this case, run configure as
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usual. Before running make, run this script:
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#!/bin/sh
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MAKE_PROG="${MAKE-make}"
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MAKE="${MAKE_PROG} AR=true LINK=true"
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export MAKE
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${MAKE} $* all-libiberty
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${MAKE} $* all-intl
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${MAKE} $* all-bfd
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cd binutils
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MAKE="${MAKE_PROG}"
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export MAKE
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${MAKE} $* ar_DEPENDENCIES= ar_LDADD='../bfd/*.o ../libiberty/*.o `if test -f ../intl/gettext.o; then echo '../intl/*.o'; fi`' ar
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This script will build an ar program in binutils/ar. Move binutils/ar
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into a directory on your PATH. After doing this, you can run make as
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usual to build the complete binutils distribution. You do not need
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the ranlib program in order to build the distribution.
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Porting
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=======
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Binutils-2.12 supports many different architectures, but there
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are many more not supported, including some that were supported
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by earlier versions. We are hoping for volunteers to improve this
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situation.
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The major effort in porting binutils to a new host and/or target
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architecture involves the BFD library. There is some documentation
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in ../bfd/doc. The file ../gdb/doc/gdbint.texinfo (distributed
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with gdb-5.x) may also be of help.
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Reporting bugs
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==============
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Send bug reports and patches to:
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bug-binutils@gnu.org.
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Always mention the version number you are running; this is printed by
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running any of the binutils with the --version option. We appreciate
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reports about bugs, but we do not promise to fix them.
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VMS
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This section was written by Klaus K"ampf <kkaempf@rmi.de>. It
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describes how to build and install the binutils on openVMS (Alpha and
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Vax). (The BFD library only supports reading Vax object files.)
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Compiling the release:
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To compile the gnu binary utilities and the gnu assembler, you'll
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need DEC C or GNU C for openVMS/Alpha. You'll need *both* compilers
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on openVMS/Vax.
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Compiling with either DEC C or GNU C works on openVMS/Alpha only. Some
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of the opcodes and binutils files trap a bug in the DEC C optimizer,
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so these files must be compiled with /noopt.
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Compiling on openVMS/Vax is a bit complicated, as the bfd library traps
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a bug in GNU C and the gnu assembler a bug in (my version of) DEC C.
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I never tried compiling with VAX C.
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You further need GNU Make Version 3.76 or later. This is available
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at ftp.progis.de or any GNU archive site. The makefiles assume that
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gmake starts gnu make as a foreign command.
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If you're compiling with DEC C or VAX C, you must run
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$ @setup
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before starting gnu-make. This isn't needed with GNU C.
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On the Alpha you can choose the compiler by editing the toplevel
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makefile.vms. Either select CC=cc (for DEC C) or CC=gcc (for GNU C)
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Installing the release
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Provided that your directory setup conforms to the GNU on openVMS
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standard, you already have a concealed device named 'GNU_ROOT'.
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In this case, a simple
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$ gmake install
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suffices to copy all programs and libraries to the proper directories.
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Define the programs as foreign commands by adding these lines to your
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login.com:
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$ gas :== $GNU_ROOT:[bin]as.exe
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$ size :== $GNU_ROOT:[bin]size.exe
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$ nm :== $GNU_ROOT:[bin]nm.exe
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$ objdump :== $GNU_ROOT:[bin]objdump.exe
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$ strings :== $GNU_ROOT:[bin]strings.exe
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If you have a different directory setup, copy the binary utilities
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([.binutils]size.exe, [.binutils]nm.exe, [.binutils]objdump.exe,
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and [.binutils]strings.exe) and the gnu assembler and preprocessor
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([.gas]as.exe and [.gas]gasp.exe]) to a directory of your choice
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and define all programs as foreign commands.
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If you're satisfied with the compilation, you may want to remove
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unneeded objects and libraries:
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$ gmake clean
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If you have any problems or questions about the binutils on VMS, feel
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free to mail me at kkaempf@rmi.de.
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