binutils-gdb/ld
Alan Modra 805fc79928 * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_addr16_ha_reloc): Delete.
(ppc64_elf_ha_reloc): New function.
	(ppc64_elf_brtaken_reloc): New function.
	(ppc64_elf_sectoff_reloc): New function.
	(ppc64_elf_sectoff_ha_reloc): New function.
	(ppc64_elf_toc_reloc): New function.
	(ppc64_elf_toc_ha_reloc): New function.
	(ppc64_elf_toc64_reloc): New function.
	(ppc64_elf_unhandled_reloc): New function.
	(ppc64_elf_howto_raw): Use the above.
	<R_PPC64_RELATIVE>: Mark pc_relative, pcrel_offset.
	<R_PPC64_SECTOFF>: Not pc_relative or pcrel_offset.  Fix dst_mask.
	<R_PPC64_SECTOFF_DS>: Likewise.
	(IS_ABSOLUTE_RELOC): Update.
	(struct ppc_link_hash_table): Add have_undefweak.
	(ppc64_elf_link_hash_table_create): Init.
	(func_desc_adjust): Set have_undefweak.
	(ppc64_elf_func_desc_adjust): Call func_desc_adjust earlier.  Only
	add the .sfpr blr when have_undefweak.
	(ppc64_elf_setup_section_lists): Check hash table flavour.
	(ppc64_elf_next_input_section): Move output_section->owner test to
	ppc64elf.em.
	(ppc64_elf_set_toc): Rename to ppc64_elf_toc, remove info param
	and relocatable test.  Return TOCstart and don't set elf_gp.
	(ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Correct BRTAKEN/BRNTAKEN branch
	offset calculation.  Add assert on weak sym branch tweaks.
	* elf64-ppc.h (ppc64_elf_set_toc): Delete.
	(ppc64_elf_toc): Declare.
	(ppc64_elf_next_input_section): Update.

	* emultempl/ppc64elf.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_allocation):
	Adjust for ppc64_elf_set_toc change.  #include libbfd.h.
	(build_section_lists): Do output_section tests here.
2002-05-02 09:48:15 +00:00
..
emulparams * Makefile.am (ALL_EMULATIONS): Add elf32ppcwindiss.o. 2002-04-30 17:49:01 +00:00
emultempl * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_addr16_ha_reloc): Delete. 2002-05-02 09:48:15 +00:00
po Updated French translations 2002-03-18 09:44:22 +00:00
scripttempl * scripttempl/elf.sc: Only use DATA_SEGMENT_END() together with 2002-03-05 11:56:23 +00:00
testsuite * ld-scripts/map-address.exp: New test. 2002-04-30 09:23:14 +00:00
ChangeLog * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_addr16_ha_reloc): Delete. 2002-05-02 09:48:15 +00:00
ChangeLog-9197 Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
ChangeLog-9899 Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
MAINTAINERS add MAINTAINERS files 2000-07-05 19:28:06 +00:00
Makefile.am * Makefile.am (ALL_EMULATIONS): Add elf32ppcwindiss.o. 2002-04-30 17:49:01 +00:00
Makefile.in * Makefile.am (ALL_EMULATIONS): Add elf32ppcwindiss.o. 2002-04-30 17:49:01 +00:00
NEWS Mark 2.12 branch 2002-02-20 10:46:54 +00:00
README Change bug reporting email address. 2001-07-19 10:43:13 +00:00
TODO 19990502 sourceware import 1999-05-03 07:29:11 +00:00
acinclude.m4 * acinclude.m4: Include libtool and gettext macros from the 2000-08-31 09:46:11 +00:00
aclocal.m4 Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
config.in Contribute sh64-elf. 2002-02-08 06:39:01 +00:00
configure Add AIX 64 shared library support and emulation layer for binutils 2002-03-18 12:46:27 +00:00
configure.host * ld/configure.host (*-*-netbsd*): Add support for NetBSD/ELF. 2002-04-07 13:57:53 +00:00
configure.in Add spanish translation files 2002-01-07 17:37:59 +00:00
configure.tgt * Makefile.am (ALL_EMULATIONS): Add elf32ppcwindiss.o. 2002-04-30 17:49:01 +00:00
deffile.h Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
deffilep.y Locale changes from Bruno Haible <haible@clisp.cons.org>. 2001-09-19 05:33:36 +00:00
dep-in.sed * dep-in.sed: Cope with absolute paths. 2002-04-04 14:07:57 +00:00
gen-doc.texi Add MMIX support 2001-10-30 15:20:14 +00:00
genscripts.sh * genscripts.sh (LIB_SEARCH_DIRS): Quote path. 2002-03-21 05:35:39 +00:00
h8-doc.texi 19990502 sourceware import 1999-05-03 07:29:11 +00:00
ld.h 2001-11-01 Chris Demetriou <cgd@broadcom.com> 2001-11-02 01:13:09 +00:00
ld.texinfo * ld.texinfo (Format Commands <OUTPUT_FORMAT>): Typo fix. 2002-04-08 00:24:02 +00:00
ldcref.c * ldcref.c (check_section_sym_xref): New function. 2001-07-23 07:54:04 +00:00
ldctor.c Locale changes from Bruno Haible <haible@clisp.cons.org>. 2001-09-19 05:33:36 +00:00
ldctor.h Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
ldemul.c Pass argc and argv to ldemul_choose_target. 2001-12-03 23:15:28 +00:00
ldemul.h Pass argc and argv to ldemul_choose_target. 2001-12-03 23:15:28 +00:00
ldexp.c * ldlang.c (print_assignment): Update print_dot for assignments to ".". 2002-04-30 09:21:27 +00:00
ldexp.h Support arbitrary length fill patterns. 2002-02-15 02:11:05 +00:00
ldfile.c 2001-11-01 Chris Demetriou <cgd@broadcom.com> 2001-11-02 01:13:09 +00:00
ldfile.h Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
ldgram.y * arparse.y: Fix syntax warning. 2002-04-17 13:05:55 +00:00
ldint.texinfo * elf-bfd.h (enum elf_reloc_type_class): New. 2001-08-23 15:14:18 +00:00
ldlang.c * ldlang.c (print_assignment): Update print_dot for assignments to ".". 2002-04-30 09:21:27 +00:00
ldlang.h Support arbitrary length fill patterns. 2002-02-15 02:11:05 +00:00
ldlex.h Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
ldlex.l Support arbitrary length fill patterns. 2002-02-15 02:11:05 +00:00
ldmain.c * ldmain.c (main): Move .text readonly flag fudges from here.. 2002-03-18 02:55:51 +00:00
ldmain.h Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
ldmisc.c * ldmisc.c (demangle): Put back dots when string not demangled. 2002-01-25 12:22:42 +00:00
ldmisc.h * ldmisc.c (USE_STDARG): Remove. 2001-09-26 01:55:44 +00:00
ldver.c gas: 2002-01-18 11:28:42 +00:00
ldver.h * ldver.h (ld_program_version): Remove declaration. 2001-10-02 06:04:23 +00:00
ldwrite.c Support arbitrary length fill patterns. 2002-02-15 02:11:05 +00:00
ldwrite.h 19990502 sourceware import 1999-05-03 07:29:11 +00:00
lexsup.c 2002-02-10 Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@mvista.com> 2002-02-11 02:41:37 +00:00
mac-ld.r 19990502 sourceware import 1999-05-03 07:29:11 +00:00
mpw-config.in 19990502 sourceware import 1999-05-03 07:29:11 +00:00
mpw-make.sed 19990502 sourceware import 1999-05-03 07:29:11 +00:00
mri.c * ld.texinfo (Input Section Basics): Clarify ordering of output 2001-08-03 01:11:21 +00:00
mri.h Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
pe-dll.c Support arbitrary length fill patterns. 2002-02-15 02:11:05 +00:00
pe-dll.h 2001-09-12 Paul Sokolovsky <Paul.Sokolovsky@technologist.com> 2001-09-12 15:58:10 +00:00
stamp-h.in 19990502 sourceware import 1999-05-03 07:29:11 +00:00
sysdep.h Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00

README

		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.

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.