binutils-gdb/ld
H.J. Lu 0ce398f106 Add --compress-debug-sections=[none|zlib|zlib-gnu|zlib-gabi]
This patch adds --compress-debug-sections=[none|zlib|zlib-gnu|zlib-gabi]
to ld for ELF targets to support generating compressed DWARF debug
sections.  We always generate .zdebug_* section since section names have
been finalized and they can't be changed easily when compression is
being performed.

bfd/

	* bfd-in.h (compressed_debug_section_type): New.
	* compress.c (bfd_compress_section_contents): Add an argument
	for linker write compression and always generate .zdebug_*
	section when linking.
	(bfd_init_section_compress_status): Pass FALSE to
	bfd_compress_section_contents.
	(bfd_compress_section): New function.
	* elf.c (elf_fake_sections): For linking, set SEC_ELF_COMPRESS
	on DWARF debug sections if COMPRESS_DEBUG is set and rename
	section if COMPRESS_DEBUG_GABI_ZLIB isn't set.
	(assign_file_positions_for_non_load_sections): Set sh_offset
	to -1 if SEC_ELF_COMPRESS is set.
	(assign_file_positions_except_relocs): Likwise.
	(_bfd_elf_assign_file_positions_for_relocs): Renamed to ...
	(_bfd_elf_assign_file_positions_for_non_load): This.  Change
	return time to bfd_boolean.  Compress the section if
	SEC_ELF_COMPRESS is set.
	(_bfd_elf_write_object_contents): Updated.
	(_bfd_elf_set_section_contents): Write section contents to
	the buffer if SEC_ELF_COMPRESS is set.
	* merge.c: Include "elf-bfd.h".
	(sec_merge_emit): Add arguments for contents and offset.  Write
	to contents with offset if contents isn't NULL.
	(_bfd_write_merged_section): Write section contents to the
	buffer if SEC_ELF_COMPRESS is set.  Pass contents and
	output_offset to sec_merge_emit.
	* elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Allocate the buffer for
	output section contents if SEC_ELF_COMPRESS is set.
	* section.c (SEC_ELF_COMPRESS): New.
	* bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.

gas/

	* as.h (compressed_debug_section_type): Removed.

include/

	* bfdlink.h (bfd_link_info): Add compress_debug.

ld/

	* ld.texinfo: Document --compress-debug-sections=.
	* ldmain.c (main): Set BFD_COMPRESS on output_bfd if
	COMPRESS_DEBUG is set.  Set BFD_COMPRESS_GABI on output_bfd
	for COMPRESS_DEBUG_GABI_ZLIB.
	* lexsup.c (elf_static_list_options): Add
	--compress-debug-sections=.
	* emultempl/elf32.em (OPTION_COMPRESS_DEBUG): New.
	(xtra_long): Add "compress-debug-sections".
	(gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option): Handle
	OPTION_COMPRESS_DEBUG.

ld/testsuite/

	* ld-elf/compress.exp (build_tests): Add tests for
	--compress-debug-sections=.
	(run_tests): Likewise.
	Add additonal tests for --compress-debug-sections=.
	* ld-elf/gabiend.rt: New file.
	* ld-elf/gabinormal.rt: Likewise.
	* ld-elf/gnubegin.rS: Likewise.
	* ld-elf/gnunormal.rS: Likewise.
	* ld-elf/zlibbegin.rS: Likewise.
	* ld-elf/zlibnormal.rS: Likewise.
2015-04-14 22:01:38 -07:00
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emulparams Add -z noextern-protected-data to ld for ELF/x86 2015-04-14 04:13:11 -07:00
emultempl Add --compress-debug-sections=[none|zlib|zlib-gnu|zlib-gabi] 2015-04-14 22:01:38 -07:00
po Update French translation of ld strings. 2015-04-09 14:56:29 +01:00
scripttempl Start of relro segment adjustment 2015-04-01 19:37:58 +10:30
testsuite Add --compress-debug-sections=[none|zlib|zlib-gnu|zlib-gabi] 2015-04-14 22:01:38 -07:00
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aclocal.m4
ChangeLog Add --compress-debug-sections=[none|zlib|zlib-gnu|zlib-gabi] 2015-04-14 22:01:38 -07:00
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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
ChangeLog-2014 ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
ChangeLog-9197 Add copyright notices 2012-12-10 12:48:03 +00:00
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config.in Remove --with-zlib from ld 2015-03-31 03:59:04 -07:00
configure Correct setting of elf_list_options 2015-04-10 18:22:50 +09:30
configure.ac Correct setting of elf_list_options 2015-04-10 18:22:50 +09:30
configure.host ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
configure.tgt Add support for configuring an aarch64-freebsd target. 2015-04-02 15:07:27 +01:00
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
elf-hints-local.h Remove trailing white spaces in ld 2013-01-10 20:08:03 +00:00
fdl.texi
gen-doc.texi ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
genscrba.sh
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 Add new linker option: --warn-orphan which generates warning messages when orphan sections are detected. 2015-04-07 16:29:41 +01:00
ld.texinfo Add --compress-debug-sections=[none|zlib|zlib-gnu|zlib-gabi] 2015-04-14 22:01:38 -07:00
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
ldemul.c Add new linker option: --warn-orphan which generates warning messages when orphan sections are detected. 2015-04-07 16:29:41 +01:00
ldemul.h ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
ldexp.c Start of relro segment adjustment 2015-04-01 19:37:58 +10:30
ldexp.h ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
ldfile.c PR ld/17973 LTO file syms 2015-02-14 23:41:54 +10:30
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
ldint.texinfo ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
ldlang.c Mark _init and _fini for --gc-sections 2015-04-10 10:27:03 +09:30
ldlang.h PR ld/17973 LTO file syms 2015-02-14 23:41:54 +10:30
ldlex-wrapper.c ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
ldlex.h Add new linker option: --warn-orphan which generates warning messages when orphan sections are detected. 2015-04-07 16:29:41 +01:00
ldlex.l ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
ldmain.c Add --compress-debug-sections=[none|zlib|zlib-gnu|zlib-gabi] 2015-04-14 22:01:38 -07:00
ldmain.h ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
ldmisc.c ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
ldmisc.h ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
ldver.c Correct printed year in copyright notices 2015-01-02 01:08:15 +10:30
ldver.h ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
ldwrite.c ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
ldwrite.h ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
lexsup.c Add --compress-debug-sections=[none|zlib|zlib-gnu|zlib-gabi] 2015-04-14 22:01:38 -07:00
MAINTAINERS ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
Makefile.am Add ld_list_options 2015-04-08 04:55:23 -07:00
Makefile.in Add ld_list_options 2015-04-08 04:55:23 -07:00
mri.c ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
mri.h ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
NEWS Add new linker option: --warn-orphan which generates warning messages when orphan sections are detected. 2015-04-07 16:29:41 +01:00
pe-dll.c ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
pe-dll.h ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
pep-dll.c ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
pep-dll.h ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
plugin.c Remove an extra ';' 2015-04-11 12:07:20 -07:00
plugin.h Update plugin_maybe_claim 2015-02-07 11:01:22 -08:00
README ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
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sysdep.h ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year update 2015-01-02 00:53:45 +10:30
testplug2.c Add a testcase for PR ld/17973 2015-02-14 06:26:20 -08:00
testplug3.c Remove unused dump_tv_tag 2015-02-11 13:35:07 -08:00
testplug.c The initial support for LDPT_GET_VIEW 2015-01-28 10:27:31 -08:00
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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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