binutils-gdb/gold
Ian Lance Taylor 9025d29d14 Put size and endianness in parameters. 2007-09-26 07:01:35 +00:00
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po Add basic exception frame header, plus test. 2007-09-26 05:44:38 +00:00
testsuite Add basic exception frame header, plus test. 2007-09-26 05:44:38 +00:00
Makefile.am Add basic exception frame header, plus test. 2007-09-26 05:44:38 +00:00
Makefile.in Add basic exception frame header, plus test. 2007-09-26 05:44:38 +00:00
README Initial CVS checkin of gold 2006-08-04 23:10:59 +00:00
aclocal.m4 Can now do a full static link of hello, world in C or C++ 2006-11-03 18:26:11 +00:00
archive.cc Add cache parameter to get_view. Discard uncached views on unlock. 2007-09-25 17:50:26 +00:00
archive.h Add cache parameter to get_view. Discard uncached views on unlock. 2007-09-25 17:50:26 +00:00
common.cc Put size and endianness in parameters. 2007-09-26 07:01:35 +00:00
common.h Add licensing text to every source file. 2007-09-22 21:02:10 +00:00
config.in Rework File_read interface. Get file size. Use pread when 2007-09-25 06:43:17 +00:00
configure Rework File_read interface. Get file size. Use pread when 2007-09-25 06:43:17 +00:00
configure.ac Rework File_read interface. Get file size. Use pread when 2007-09-25 06:43:17 +00:00
defstd.cc Add licensing text to every source file. 2007-09-22 21:02:10 +00:00
defstd.h Add licensing text to every source file. 2007-09-22 21:02:10 +00:00
dirsearch.cc Add licensing text to every source file. 2007-09-22 21:02:10 +00:00
dirsearch.h Add licensing text to every source file. 2007-09-22 21:02:10 +00:00
dynobj.cc Put size and endianness in parameters. 2007-09-26 07:01:35 +00:00
dynobj.h Put size and endianness in parameters. 2007-09-26 07:01:35 +00:00
ehframe.cc Put size and endianness in parameters. 2007-09-26 07:01:35 +00:00
ehframe.h Put size and endianness in parameters. 2007-09-26 07:01:35 +00:00
fileread.cc Use mmap to read from input files. 2007-09-25 23:08:30 +00:00
fileread.h Use mmap to read from input files. 2007-09-25 23:08:30 +00:00
gold-threads.cc Add licensing text to every source file. 2007-09-22 21:02:10 +00:00
gold-threads.h Add licensing text to every source file. 2007-09-22 21:02:10 +00:00
gold.cc Put size and endianness in parameters. 2007-09-26 07:01:35 +00:00
gold.h Rework File_read interface. Get file size. Use pread when 2007-09-25 06:43:17 +00:00
i386.cc Use special value when we refer a function symbol in some way other 2007-09-23 05:31:48 +00:00
layout.cc Put size and endianness in parameters. 2007-09-26 07:01:35 +00:00
layout.h Put size and endianness in parameters. 2007-09-26 07:01:35 +00:00
main.cc Add licensing text to every source file. 2007-09-22 21:02:10 +00:00
merge.cc Add cache parameter to get_view. Discard uncached views on unlock. 2007-09-25 17:50:26 +00:00
merge.h Add licensing text to every source file. 2007-09-22 21:02:10 +00:00
object.cc Put size and endianness in parameters. 2007-09-26 07:01:35 +00:00
object.h Add cache parameter to get_view. Discard uncached views on unlock. 2007-09-25 17:50:26 +00:00
options.cc Add licensing text to every source file. 2007-09-22 21:02:10 +00:00
options.h Add licensing text to every source file. 2007-09-22 21:02:10 +00:00
output.cc Put size and endianness in parameters. 2007-09-26 07:01:35 +00:00
output.h Put size and endianness in parameters. 2007-09-26 07:01:35 +00:00
parameters.cc Put size and endianness in parameters. 2007-09-26 07:01:35 +00:00
parameters.h Put size and endianness in parameters. 2007-09-26 07:01:35 +00:00
pread.c Rework File_read interface. Get file size. Use pread when 2007-09-25 06:43:17 +00:00
readsyms.cc Rework File_read interface. Get file size. Use pread when 2007-09-25 06:43:17 +00:00
readsyms.h Add licensing text to every source file. 2007-09-22 21:02:10 +00:00
reloc-types.h Add licensing text to every source file. 2007-09-22 21:02:10 +00:00
reloc.cc Add cache parameter to get_view. Discard uncached views on unlock. 2007-09-25 17:50:26 +00:00
reloc.h Add licensing text to every source file. 2007-09-22 21:02:10 +00:00
resolve.cc Add licensing text to every source file. 2007-09-22 21:02:10 +00:00
script-c.h Add licensing text to every source file. 2007-09-22 21:02:10 +00:00
script.cc Rework File_read interface. Get file size. Use pread when 2007-09-25 06:43:17 +00:00
script.h Add licensing text to every source file. 2007-09-22 21:02:10 +00:00
stringpool.cc Add licensing text to every source file. 2007-09-22 21:02:10 +00:00
stringpool.h Add licensing text to every source file. 2007-09-22 21:02:10 +00:00
strtab.h Another snapshot of the current state of the sources. Gets to the 2006-08-18 22:29:20 +00:00
symtab.cc Put size and endianness in parameters. 2007-09-26 07:01:35 +00:00
symtab.h Put size and endianness in parameters. 2007-09-26 07:01:35 +00:00
target-reloc.h Add licensing text to every source file. 2007-09-22 21:02:10 +00:00
target-select.cc Add licensing text to every source file. 2007-09-22 21:02:10 +00:00
target-select.h Add licensing text to every source file. 2007-09-22 21:02:10 +00:00
target.h Use special value when we refer a function symbol in some way other 2007-09-23 05:31:48 +00:00
workqueue.cc Add licensing text to every source file. 2007-09-22 21:02:10 +00:00
workqueue.h Add licensing text to every source file. 2007-09-22 21:02:10 +00:00
yyscript.y Add licensing text to every source file. 2007-09-22 21:02:10 +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.