binutils-gdb/ld
Jim Wilson d1e9de16df Fix typo in Makefile.am to make it agree with Makefile.in.
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	* Makefile.am (earmelfb_linux_fdpiceabi.c): Fix typo in dependencies.
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emulparams [ARM] Implement FDPIC relocations. 2018-04-25 20:53:01 +00:00
emultempl Remove sunos.em 2018-04-16 23:23:11 +09:30
po Regenerate some files for recent ARM patches 2018-04-27 19:27:33 +09:30
scripttempl [ARM] Add TLS relocations for FDPIC. 2018-04-25 20:57:02 +00:00
testsuite BFD: Prevent writing the MIPS _gp_disp symbol into symbol tables 2018-05-03 17:17:46 +01:00
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MAINTAINERS Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
Makefile.am Fix typo in Makefile.am to make it agree with Makefile.in. 2018-05-03 17:25:31 -07:00
Makefile.in [ARM] Add armelf_linux_fdpiceabi and armelfb_linux_fdpiceabi BFD backends 2018-04-25 20:47:43 +00:00
NEWS Add blurb about linker changes for Cygwin and Mingw targets. 2018-04-04 12:18:09 +02:00
README Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
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config.in ld: Add --enable-separate-code 2018-02-27 11:34:29 -08:00
configure Use dlsym to check if libdl is needed for plugin 2018-04-05 15:31:53 -07:00
configure.ac Add missing translations to ALL_LINGUAS 2018-03-01 09:17:02 +10:30
configure.host Remove m88k support 2018-04-16 15:23:38 +09:30
configure.tgt [ARM] Add armelf_linux_fdpiceabi and armelfb_linux_fdpiceabi BFD backends 2018-04-25 20:47:43 +00:00
deffile.h Speed up direct linking with DLLs on Windows (2/2). 2018-04-04 12:13:05 +02:00
deffilep.y Speed up direct linking with DLLs on Windows (2/2). 2018-04-04 12:13:05 +02:00
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gen-doc.texi Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
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genscripts.sh ld: Add "-z separate-code" option to ELF linker 2018-01-11 19:01:52 -08:00
h8-doc.texi Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
ld.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
ld.texinfo [MicroBlaze] PIC data text relative 2018-04-17 14:47:13 -07:00
ldbuildid.c Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
ldbuildid.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
ldcref.c ld error/warning messages 2018-02-26 10:51:12 +10:30
ldctor.c ld error/warning messages 2018-02-26 10:51:12 +10:30
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ldemul.c powerpc common-page-size 2018-04-14 17:56:40 +09:30
ldemul.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
ldexp.c ld error/warning messages 2018-02-26 10:51:12 +10:30
ldexp.h ld: Remove unused expression state 2018-01-11 17:35:35 +00:00
ldfile.c ld error/warning messages 2018-02-26 10:51:12 +10:30
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ldgram.y ld error/warning messages 2018-02-26 10:51:12 +10:30
ldint.texinfo Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
ldlang.c Remove sh5 and sh64 support 2018-04-16 15:29:39 +09:30
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ldlex.l Use %pI, %pR, %pS, %pT in place of %I, %R, %S and %T. 2018-02-19 23:55:53 +10:30
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pe-dll.c Remove arm-epoc-pe support 2018-04-16 20:29:05 +09:30
pe-dll.h Speed up direct linking with DLLs on Windows (1/2). 2018-04-04 12:07:50 +02:00
pep-dll.c Speed up direct linking with DLLs on Windows (1/2). 2018-04-04 12:07:50 +02:00
pep-dll.h Speed up direct linking with DLLs on Windows (1/2). 2018-04-04 12:07:50 +02:00
plugin.c ld error/warning messages 2018-02-26 10:51:12 +10:30
plugin.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
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testplug.c Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
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README

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		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
or using the --with-lib-path configure switch.

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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Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
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