binutils-gdb/ld
Nick Clifton dc652011c7 * ld-cris/warn3.d: Only run this version of the test for cris-aout targets.
* ld-cris/warn4.d: Only run this version of the test for cris-elf targets.
2005-03-01 16:14:29 +00:00
..
emulparams * emulparams/elf32bmip.sh (TEXT_DYNAMIC): Always set. 2005-02-02 20:19:52 +00:00
emultempl * ldfile.c: Remove GNU960 conditional code. 2005-02-24 20:11:05 +00:00
po * Makefile.am: Run "make dep-am". 2004-09-17 06:15:39 +00:00
scripttempl 2005-02-17 Paul Brook <paul@codesourcery.com> 2005-02-17 13:24:59 +00:00
testsuite * ld-cris/warn3.d: Only run this version of the test for cris-aout targets. 2005-03-01 16:14:29 +00:00
acinclude.m4
aclocal.m4 * Makefile.am: Run "make dep-am". 2004-09-17 06:15:39 +00:00
ChangeLog * ldfile.c: Remove GNU960 conditional code. 2005-02-24 20:11:05 +00:00
ChangeLog-0001 Split ChangeLog files. 2004-01-02 11:16:21 +00:00
ChangeLog-0203 Restore 2002 ChangeLog history. 2004-04-16 23:56:29 +00:00
ChangeLog-9197 * ChangeLog-9197: Fix typos. 2003-10-25 16:26:30 +00:00
ChangeLog-9899
config.in * config.in: Regenerate. 2005-02-21 11:49:47 +00:00
configure * config.in: Regenerate. 2005-02-21 11:49:47 +00:00
configure.host * configure.host: Correct sed patterns for last change. 2005-01-11 09:36:46 +00:00
configure.in * configure.in (AC_CHECK_FUNCS): Add glob. 2005-02-16 07:49:26 +00:00
configure.tgt * configure.tgt (mips64*el-*-linux-gnu*): Define targ_extra_libpath 2005-02-08 19:54:27 +00:00
deffile.h
deffilep.y * defilep.y (def_name, def_library): Combine into... 2005-01-16 09:18:35 +00:00
dep-in.sed
fdl.texi
gen-doc.texi
genscripts.sh 2004-10-21 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com> 2004-10-21 15:20:35 +00:00
h8-doc.texi
ld.h ld/ 2004-10-04 16:45:51 +00:00
ld.texinfo Add a description of how to access linker script defined variables from source 2005-02-01 17:31:01 +00:00
ldcref.c PR 44 2004-10-13 02:28:01 +00:00
ldctor.c * ldctor.c (ldctor_add_set_entry): Fix comment typo. 2004-10-15 05:54:11 +00:00
ldctor.h
ldemul.c * ldemul.c: Convert to ISO-C. 2003-12-07 23:52:44 +00:00
ldemul.h * ldemul.h: Forward declare struct option. 2004-12-07 12:29:41 +00:00
ldexp.c * ldexp.c: Warning fixes. 2005-02-22 13:00:26 +00:00
ldexp.h * ldexp.h (exp_data_seg): Add min_base and maxpagesize fields. 2004-12-17 15:50:02 +00:00
ldfile.c * ldfile.c: Remove GNU960 conditional code. 2005-02-24 20:11:05 +00:00
ldfile.h * ldfile.c (ldfile_set_output_arch): Add defarch param. 2004-01-03 11:09:07 +00:00
ldgram.y * ldgram.y (AS_NEEDED): New token. 2005-01-21 12:04:25 +00:00
ldint.texinfo
ldlang.c * ldlang.c (section_already_linked): Don't call 2005-02-22 18:35:32 +00:00
ldlang.h * ldlang.c (lang_reasonable_defaults): Remove. 2005-01-21 04:15:59 +00:00
ldlex.h
ldlex.l (YY_NO_UNPUT): Define so that the yy_unput function is not declared. It is not 2005-02-15 14:36:19 +00:00
ldmain.c * ldmain.c (warning_callback, warning_find_reloc): Prepend 2005-02-08 03:51:32 +00:00
ldmain.h * ldmain.h (ld_sysroot): Change type to a constant string. 2005-01-19 11:42:49 +00:00
ldmisc.c PR binutils/609 2005-01-10 15:45:00 +00:00
ldmisc.h bfd/ 2004-08-13 03:16:01 +00:00
ldver.c Update reported copyright dates. 2005-01-31 17:36:24 +00:00
ldver.h
ldwrite.c * ldexp.c: Warning fixes. 2005-02-22 13:00:26 +00:00
ldwrite.h
lexsup.c * ldmain.h (ld_sysroot): Change type to a constant string. 2005-01-19 11:42:49 +00:00
MAINTAINERS
Makefile.am * Makefile.am (ALL_EMULATIONS): Add earmelfb_linux_eabi.o. 2005-01-20 19:37:49 +00:00
Makefile.in * ld.texinfo (Location Counter <dot outside sections>): Document 2005-01-23 05:36:37 +00:00
mri.c * ldlang.c (lang_reasonable_defaults): Remove. 2005-01-21 04:15:59 +00:00
mri.h
NEWS * bfd/bin-in.h (bfd_elf32_arm_set_target_relocs): Update prototype. 2005-01-28 17:24:41 +00:00
pe-dll.c * pe-dll.c: Warning fixes. 2005-02-23 12:30:48 +00:00
pe-dll.h
README
stamp-h.in
sysdep.h
TODO

		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.