binutils-gdb/ld
Alan Modra c3a7b1206d PR ld/12613
* ldlex.l (lex_warn_invalid): Don't assume char is unsigned.
2011-03-29 02:52:36 +00:00
..
emulparams /bfd: 2011-03-22 18:10:48 +00:00
emultempl /bfd: 2011-03-22 18:10:48 +00:00
po * po/da.po: Updated Danish translation. 2011-01-10 13:51:10 +00:00
scripttempl 2011-03-21 Eric B. Weddington <eric.weddington@atmel.com> 2011-03-21 20:07:42 +00:00
testsuite bfd/ 2011-03-23 15:25:06 +00:00
.gitignore bfd/binutils/gas/gprof/ld/libiberty/opcodes: add .gitignore 2010-12-09 09:03:18 +00:00
aclocal.m4 bfd/ 2010-05-07 12:28:50 +00:00
ChangeLog PR ld/12613 2011-03-29 02:52:36 +00:00
ChangeLog-0001
ChangeLog-0203
ChangeLog-2004 Fix a typo. 2009-01-13 15:49:13 +00:00
ChangeLog-2005
ChangeLog-2006
ChangeLog-2007
ChangeLog-2008 2009-01-03 Dave Korn <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com> 2009-01-03 17:43:45 +00:00
ChangeLog-2009 Move 2009 binutils ChangeLog to ChangeLog-2009. 2010-01-01 18:06:10 +00:00
ChangeLog-2010 Rotate binutils ChangeLogs. 2011-01-01 16:43:53 +00:00
ChangeLog-9197
ChangeLog-9899
config.in Add SORT_BY_INIT_PRIORITY. 2010-12-15 14:56:40 +00:00
configure * configure.in: Check for windows.h, not Windows.h. 2011-03-28 10:27:07 +00:00
configure.host Add support for DragonFlyBSD target. 2011-03-28 11:18:27 +00:00
configure.in * configure.in: Check for windows.h, not Windows.h. 2011-03-28 10:27:07 +00:00
configure.tgt Add support for DragonFlyBSD target. 2011-03-28 11:18:27 +00:00
deffile.h 2009-10-23 Kai Tietz <kai.tietz@onevision.com> 2009-10-23 11:40:17 +00:00
deffilep.y 2010-05-25 Kai Tietz <kai.tietz@onevision.com> 2010-05-25 10:05:16 +00:00
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
fdl.texi etc/ChangeLog 2010-06-08 10:30:56 +00:00
gen-doc.texi Revert my last change since it has not been approved. 2008-07-12 08:54:13 +00:00
genscrba.sh
genscripts.sh Add SORT_BY_INIT_PRIORITY. 2010-12-15 14:56:40 +00:00
h8-doc.texi
ld.h Update copyright dates. 2011-01-13 13:34:54 +00:00
ld.texinfo Report plugin symbols for --verbose=N. 2011-03-04 23:44:01 +00:00
ldcref.c PR ld/11367 2010-03-10 22:44:01 +00:00
ldctor.c PR ld/12356 2011-01-13 13:06:22 +00:00
ldctor.h update copyright dates 2009-09-02 07:25:43 +00:00
ldemul.c Update copyright dates. 2011-01-13 13:34:54 +00:00
ldemul.h update copyright dates 2009-09-02 07:25:43 +00:00
ldexp.c * ldexp.c (fold_binary): Set result section for arithmetic and 2011-01-21 13:18:19 +00:00
ldexp.h PR ld/12356 2011-01-13 13:29:55 +00:00
ldfile.c 2011-02-28 Kai Tietz <kai.tietz@onevision.com> 2011-02-28 18:34:52 +00:00
ldfile.h update copyright dates 2009-09-02 07:25:43 +00:00
ldgram.y PR ld/12356 2011-01-13 13:29:55 +00:00
ldint.texinfo Add directory section for info document. 2010-10-28 11:40:26 +00:00
ldlang.c [PATCH] Fix issue from GCC PR47527: no ELF flags, EABI attribs, etc. in dummy IR BFD. 2011-03-10 10:26:26 +00:00
ldlang.h [PATCH] Revise linker plugin API to better preserve link order. 2011-03-10 10:25:02 +00:00
ldlex-wrapper.c ld/ 2010-02-10 19:48:16 +00:00
ldlex.h update copyright dates 2009-09-02 07:25:43 +00:00
ldlex.l PR ld/12613 2011-03-29 02:52:36 +00:00
ldmain.c [PATCH] Revise linker plugin API to better preserve link order. 2011-03-10 10:25:02 +00:00
ldmain.h * lexsup.c: Rename --add-needed to --copy-dt-needed-entries. 2009-11-05 15:35:50 +00:00
ldmisc.c 2011-02-28 Kai Tietz <kai.tietz@onevision.com> 2011-02-28 18:34:52 +00:00
ldmisc.h Applied patch series for LD plugin interface (six parts). 2010-10-14 01:31:33 +00:00
ldver.c Update copyright in comments to 2011. 2011-01-01 21:42:17 +00:00
ldver.h update copyright dates 2009-09-02 07:25:43 +00:00
ldwrite.c * ldwrite.c (build_link_order <lang_data_statement_enum>): Don't 2010-10-21 23:28:06 +00:00
ldwrite.h update copyright dates 2009-09-02 07:25:43 +00:00
lexsup.c * lexsup.c (parse_args): Only set report_plugin_symbols if plugins 2011-03-23 19:53:06 +00:00
MAINTAINERS
Makefile.am /bfd: 2011-03-22 18:10:48 +00:00
Makefile.in Regenerate Makefile.in. 2011-03-25 18:04:48 +00:00
mri.c PR ld/12356 2011-01-13 13:06:22 +00:00
mri.h update copyright dates 2009-09-02 07:25:43 +00:00
NEWS Add SORT_BY_INIT_PRIORITY. 2010-12-15 14:56:40 +00:00
pe-dll.c 2011-02-28 Kai Tietz <kai.tietz@onevision.com> 2011-02-28 18:34:52 +00:00
pe-dll.h 2010-04-05 Kai Tietz <kai.tietz@onevision.com> 2010-04-05 09:04:09 +00:00
pep-dll.c 2010-04-05 Kai Tietz <kai.tietz@onevision.com> 2010-04-05 09:04:09 +00:00
pep-dll.h 2010-04-05 Kai Tietz <kai.tietz@onevision.com> 2010-04-05 09:04:09 +00:00
plugin.c * configure.in: Check for windows.h, not Windows.h. 2011-03-28 10:27:07 +00:00
plugin.h Report plugin symbols for --verbose=N. 2011-03-04 23:44:01 +00:00
README
stamp-h.in
sysdep.h Provide win32-based dlapi replacements on windows platforms without dlfcn.h. 2010-10-15 16:21:41 +00:00
testplug.c Don't use filename_cmp in plugin test DSO. 2011-03-01 22:55:35 +00:00
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.