(struct elf_backend_data): Add elf_backend_reloc_type_class.
(_bfd_elf_reloc_type_class): New.
* elfxx-target.h (elf_backend_reloc_type_class): Define.
(elfNN_bed): Add elf_backend_reloc_type_class.
* elf.c (_bfd_elf_reloc_type_class): New.
* elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Set DF_TEXTREL if the reloc
is against read-only section.
(elf_i386_size_dynamic_sections): Use DF_TEXTREL flag instead of
looking up section names for DT_TEXTREL.
(elf_i386_reloc_type_class): New.
(elf_backend_reloc_type_class): Define.
* elf32-sparc.c (elf32_sparc_check_relocs): Set DF_TEXTREL if the
reloc is against read-only section.
(elf32_sparc_size_dynamic_sections): Use DF_TEXTREL flag instead of
looking up section names for DT_TEXTREL.
(elf32_sparc_reloc_type_class): New.
(elf_backend_reloc_type_class): Define.
* elf64-sparc.c (sparc64_elf_check_relocs): Set DF_TEXTREL if the
reloc is against read-only section.
(sparc64_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Use DF_TEXTREL flag instead of
looking up section names for DT_TEXTREL.
(sparc64_elf_reloc_type_class): New.
(elf_backend_reloc_type_class): Define.
* elfxx-ia64.c (struct elfNN_ia64_link_hash_table): Add reltext field.
(elfNN_ia64_hash_table_create): Clear ia64_info.
(get_reloc_section): Set DF_TEXTREL if the reloc is against read-only
section.
(elfNN_ia64_size_dynamic_sections): Use ia64_info->reltext flag
instead of looking up section names for DT_TEXTREL.
(elfNN_ia64_reloc_type_class): New.
(elf_backend_reloc_type_class): Define.
* elflink.h (size_dynamic_sections): Add spare DT_NULL tags.
(struct elf_link_sort_rela): New.
(elf_link_sort_cmp1, elf_link_sort_cmp2, elf_link_sort_relocs): New.
(elf_bfd_final_link): Call elf_link_sort_relocs.
Convert one spare DT_NULL into DT_RELCOUNT resp. DT_RELACOUNT if
necessary.
* bfdlink.h (struct bfd_link_info): Add combreloc and
spare_dynamic_tags fields.
* emultempl/elf32.em (place_orphan): Place orphan .rel* sections
into .rel.dyn resp. .rela.dyn if combreloc.
(get_script): If .x linker script is equal to .xn, only put it
once into the binary.
Add .xc and .xsc scripts.
(parse_args): Handle -z combreloc and -z nocombreloc.
* scripttempl/elf.sc (.rela.sbss): Fix a typo.
For .xc and .xsc scripts put all .rel* or .rela* input sections
but .rel*.plt and PLT-like sections into .rel.dyn resp. .rela.dyn.
* genscripts.sh (GENERATE_COMBRELOC_SCRIPT): Set if SCRIPT_NAME
is elf.
Strip trailing whitespace from script.
Generate .xc and .xsc scripts if requested.
* ldmain.c (main): Initialize link_info.combreloc and
link_info.spare_dynamic_tags.
* lexsup.c (OPTION_SPARE_DYNAMIC_TAGS): Define.
(ld_options): Add --spare-dynamic-tags option.
(parse_args): Likewise.
* ld.texinfo: Document -z combreloc and -z nocombreloc.
* ldint.texinfo: Document .xc and .xsc linker scripts.
* NEWS: Add notes about -z combreloc and SHF_MERGE.
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.
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.
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