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long is a poor choice of type to store 32-bit values read from objects files by H_GET_32. H_GET_32 doesn't sign extend so tests like that in gdb/coffread.c for "negative" values won't work if long is larger than 32 bits. If long is 32-bit then code needs to be careful to not accidentally index negative array elements. (I'd rather see a segfault on an unmapped 4G array index than silently reading bogus data.) long is also a poor choice for x_sect.s_scnlen, which might have 64-bit values. It's better to use unsigned exact width types to avoid surprises. I decided to change the field names too, which makes most of this patch simply renaming. Besides that there are a few places where casts are no longer needed, and where printf format strings or tests need adjusting. include/ * coff/internal.h (union internal_auxent): Use unsigned stdint types. Rename l fields to u32 and u64 as appropriate. bfd/ * coff-bfd.c, * coff-rs6000.c, * coff64-rs6000.c, * coffcode.h, * coffgen.c, * cofflink.c, * coffswap.h, * peXXigen.c, * xcofflink.c: Adjust to suit internal_auxent changes. binutils/ * rdcoff.c: Adjust to suit internal_auxent changes. gas/ * config/obj-coff.h, * config/tc-ppc.c: Adjust to suit internal_auxent changes. gdb/ * coffread.c, * xcoffread.c: Adjust to suit internal_auxent changes. ld/ * pe-dll.c: Adjust to suit internal_auxent changes. |
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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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