binutils-gdb/ld
H.J. Lu 9e2dec4710 Properly mark the plugin symbol undefined
Mark the unused plugin defined symbol in elf_link_input_bfd instead of
_bfd_elf_fix_symbol_flags.  Limit the PR ld/12365 test to x86 targets.

bfd/

	PR ld/12365
	PR ld/14272
	* elflink.c (_bfd_elf_fix_symbol_flags): Revert the last change.
	(elf_link_input_bfd): Mark the plugin symbol undefined if it is
	referenced from a non-IR file.

ld/testsuite/

	PR ld/12365
	PR ld/14272
	* ld-plugin/lto.exp: Run the PR ld/12365 test only for x86 targets.
	* ld-plugin/plugin-7.d: Updated.
	* ld-plugin/plugin-8.d: Likewise.
2015-02-06 04:29:35 -08:00
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emulparams PowerPC64 changes for xlc 2015-01-28 18:30:54 +10:30
emultempl xlc -z relro toc section fixes 2015-02-02 21:54:10 +10:30
po ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
scripttempl FT32 initial support 2015-01-28 16:25:18 +10:30
testsuite Properly mark the plugin symbol undefined 2015-02-06 04:29:35 -08:00
.gitignore bfd/binutils/gas/gprof/ld/libiberty/opcodes: add .gitignore 2010-12-09 09:03:18 +00:00
ChangeLog Close fd only if fd != -1 2015-02-05 16:57:09 -08:00
ChangeLog-0001 Add copyright notices 2012-12-10 12:48:03 +00:00
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ChangeLog-2012 Rotate binutils ChangeLog for 2013 2013-01-02 17:06:32 +00:00
ChangeLog-2013 New Year - binutils ChangeLog rotation 2014-01-08 05:32:12 -08:00
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MAINTAINERS ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
Makefile.am FT32 initial support 2015-01-28 16:25:18 +10:30
Makefile.in FT32 initial support 2015-01-28 16:25:18 +10:30
NEWS ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
README ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
TODO 19990502 sourceware import 1999-05-03 07:29:11 +00:00
aclocal.m4 * configure.in (AC_CHECK_FUNCS): Add setlocale. 2012-04-05 08:43:41 +00:00
config.in configury changes to make ld plugin support controlled by --enable-plugins 2014-08-14 13:46:09 +09:30
configure Update libtool.m4 from GCC trunk 2014-11-24 09:14:09 -08:00
configure.ac ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
configure.host ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
configure.tgt FT32 initial support 2015-01-28 16:25:18 +10:30
deffile.h ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
deffilep.y ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
dep-in.sed * dep-in.sed: Don't use \n in replacement part of s command. 2009-06-04 06:57:56 +00:00
elf-hints-local.h Remove trailing white spaces in ld 2013-01-10 20:08:03 +00:00
fdl.texi etc/ChangeLog 2010-06-08 10:30:56 +00:00
gen-doc.texi ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
genscrba.sh ld: 2008-01-11 09:11:18 +00:00
genscripts.sh ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
h8-doc.texi ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
ld.h ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
ld.texinfo ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
ldbuildid.c ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
ldbuildid.h ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
ldcref.c ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
ldctor.c ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
ldctor.h ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
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ldexp.c Allow symbols in MEMORY region specification 2015-01-28 15:06:48 +10:30
ldexp.h ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
ldfile.c Remove plugin_active_plugins_p() 2015-01-29 04:56:39 -08:00
ldfile.h ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
ldgram.y Allow symbols in MEMORY region specification 2015-01-28 15:06:48 +10:30
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ldlang.c Remove plugin_active_plugins_p() 2015-01-29 04:56:39 -08:00
ldlang.h Allow symbols in MEMORY region specification 2015-01-28 15:06:48 +10:30
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ldmain.c Remove plugin_active_plugins_p() 2015-01-29 04:56:39 -08:00
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plugin.c Close fd only if fd != -1 2015-02-05 16:57:09 -08:00
plugin.h Remove plugin_active_plugins_p() 2015-01-29 04:56:39 -08:00
stamp-h.in 19990502 sourceware import 1999-05-03 07:29:11 +00:00
sysdep.h ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
testplug.c The initial support for LDPT_GET_VIEW 2015-01-28 10:27:31 -08:00

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,
are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
notice and this notice are preserved.