binutils-gdb/ld
Nick Clifton 3bbec4bd95 Fix thinko in linker documentation.
PR 24450
	* ld.texi (Output Section Attributes): Add ALIGN_WITH_INPUT to
	example of section attributes.
2019-04-12 13:15:21 +01:00
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emulparams x86: Add -z cet-report=[none|warning|error] 2019-04-11 08:21:30 -07:00
emultempl cskyelf.em branch stub handling 2019-04-10 13:30:32 +09:30
po Regen BLD-POTFILES.in 2019-04-10 13:30:32 +09:30
scripttempl ld: Don't define __rel[a]_iplt_start/__rel[a]_iplt_end in PIE 2019-04-10 18:36:22 -07:00
testsuite ld: Add --no-print-map-discarded option 2019-04-11 10:16:31 -07:00
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aclocal.m4 Bump to autoconf 2.69 and automake 1.15.1 2018-06-19 16:55:06 -04:00
ChangeLog Fix thinko in linker documentation. 2019-04-12 13:15:21 +01:00
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config.in Bump to autoconf 2.69 and automake 1.15.1 2018-06-19 16:55:06 -04:00
configure Change version to 2.32.51 and regenerate configure and pot files. 2019-01-19 16:51:42 +00:00
configure.ac Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2019-01-01 22:06:53 +10:30
configure.host Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2019-01-01 22:06:53 +10:30
configure.tgt x86: Remove i386-*-kaos* and i386-*-chaos targets 2019-04-08 11:58:51 -07:00
deffile.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2019-01-01 22:06:53 +10:30
deffilep.y Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2019-01-01 22:06:53 +10:30
dep-in.sed
elf-hints-local.h
fdl.texi
gen-doc.texi Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2019-01-01 22:06:53 +10:30
genscrba.sh
genscripts.sh Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2019-01-01 22:06:53 +10:30
h8-doc.texi Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2019-01-01 22:06:53 +10:30
ld.h ld: Add --no-print-map-discarded option 2019-04-11 10:16:31 -07:00
ld.texi Fix thinko in linker documentation. 2019-04-12 13:15:21 +01:00
ldbuildid.c Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2019-01-01 22:06:53 +10:30
ldbuildid.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2019-01-01 22:06:53 +10:30
ldcref.c Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2019-01-01 22:06:53 +10:30
ldctor.c Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2019-01-01 22:06:53 +10:30
ldctor.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2019-01-01 22:06:53 +10:30
ldemul.c Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2019-01-01 22:06:53 +10:30
ldemul.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2019-01-01 22:06:53 +10:30
ldexp.c Allow the use of the ORIGIN and LENGTH attributes in expressions inside MEMORY regions. 2019-03-06 15:20:29 +00:00
ldexp.h PR24008, Wrong value of ternary expression in map file 2019-01-28 09:59:29 +10:30
ldfile.c Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2019-01-01 22:06:53 +10:30
ldfile.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2019-01-01 22:06:53 +10:30
ldgram.y Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2019-01-01 22:06:53 +10:30
ldint.texi Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2019-01-01 22:06:53 +10:30
ldlang.c ld: Add --no-print-map-discarded option 2019-04-11 10:16:31 -07:00
ldlang.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2019-01-01 22:06:53 +10:30
ldlex-wrapper.c Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2019-01-01 22:06:53 +10:30
ldlex.h ld: Add --no-print-map-discarded option 2019-04-11 10:16:31 -07:00
ldlex.l PR24411, Division is not accepted in MEMORY length expression 2019-04-03 13:01:49 +10:30
ldmain.c ld: Add --no-print-map-discarded option 2019-04-11 10:16:31 -07:00
ldmain.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2019-01-01 22:06:53 +10:30
ldmisc.c Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2019-01-01 22:06:53 +10:30
ldmisc.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2019-01-01 22:06:53 +10:30
ldver.c Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2019-01-01 22:06:53 +10:30
ldver.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2019-01-01 22:06:53 +10:30
ldwrite.c Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2019-01-01 22:06:53 +10:30
ldwrite.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2019-01-01 22:06:53 +10:30
lexsup.c ld: Add --no-print-map-discarded option 2019-04-11 10:16:31 -07:00
MAINTAINERS Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2019-01-01 22:06:53 +10:30
Makefile.am Fix some ld dependencies 2019-04-10 13:30:32 +09:30
Makefile.in Fix some ld dependencies 2019-04-10 13:30:32 +09:30
mri.c Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2019-01-01 22:06:53 +10:30
mri.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2019-01-01 22:06:53 +10:30
NEWS ld: Add --no-print-map-discarded option 2019-04-11 10:16:31 -07:00
pe-dll.c Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2019-01-01 22:06:53 +10:30
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pep-dll.c Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2019-01-01 22:06:53 +10:30
pep-dll.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2019-01-01 22:06:53 +10:30
plugin.c Provide string description of definition, visibility and resolution in LTO plug-in. 2019-03-26 15:22:01 +01:00
plugin.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2019-01-01 22:06:53 +10:30
README Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2019-01-01 22:06:53 +10:30
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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.texi), as well as the
  beginnings of an internals manual (ldint.texi).

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.texi 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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