binutils-gdb/ld
Nick Clifton 3e7a7d11f1 * config/obj-elf.c (obj_elf_type): Add code to support a type of
gnu_unique_object.
        * doc/as.texinfo: Document new feature of .type directive.
        * NEWS: Mention support for gnu_unique_object symbol type.

        * common.h (STB_GNU_UNIQUE): Define.

        * NEWS: Mention the linker's support for symbols with a binding of
        STB_GNU_UNIQUE.

        * gas/elf/type.s: Add unique global symbol definition.
        * gas/elf/type.e: Add expected readelf output for global unique
        symbol.

        * elfcpp.h (enum STB): Add STB_GNU_UNIQUE.

        * readelf.c (get_symbol_binding): For Linux targeted files return
        UNIQUE for symbols with the STB_GNU_UNIQUE binding.
        * doc/binutils.texi: Document the meaning of the 'u' symbol
        binding in the output of nm and objdump --syms.

        * elf-bfd.h (struct elf_link_hash_entry): Add unique_global field.
        * elf.c (swap_out_syms): Set binding to STB_GNU_UNIQUE for symbols
        with the BSF_GNU_UNIQUE flag bit set.
        * elfcode.h (elf_slurp_symbol_table): Set the BSF_GNU_UNIQUE flag
        for symbols with STB_GNU_UNIQUE binding.
        * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_merge_symbol): Set unique_global for symbols
        with the STB_GNU_UNIQUE binding.
        (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Set the BSF_GNU_UNIQUE flag for
        symbols with STB_GNU_UNIQUE binding.  Set STB_GNU_UNIQUE for
        symbols with the unique_global field set.
        (elf_link_output_extsym): Set unique_global field for symbols with
        the STB_GNU_UNIQUE binding.
        * syms.c (struct bfd_symbol): Define BSF_GNU_UNIQUE flag bit.
        (bfd_print_symbol_vandf): Print a 'u' character for BSF_GNU_UNIQUE
        symbols.
        (bfd_decode_symclass): Return a 'u' character for BSF_GNU_UNIQUE
        symbols.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
2009-07-23 13:00:30 +00:00
..
emulparams STT_GNU_IFUNC support for PowerPC. 2009-07-10 12:19:58 +00:00
emultempl * emultempl/ppc32elf.em (ppc_before_allocation): Turn on 2009-07-10 12:29:40 +00:00
po Update Indonesian translations. 2009-05-26 16:49:41 +00:00
scripttempl 2009-07-03 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com> 2009-07-03 10:44:57 +00:00
testsuite bfd/ 2009-07-21 21:37:26 +00:00
aclocal.m4 ld/ 2009-03-17 05:01:26 +00:00
ChangeLog * config/obj-elf.c (obj_elf_type): Add code to support a type of 2009-07-23 13:00:30 +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 Move 2007 ChangeLog entries to ChangeLog-2007. 2008-01-02 21:41:02 +00:00
ChangeLog-2008 2009-01-03 Dave Korn <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com> 2009-01-03 17:43:45 +00:00
ChangeLog-9197
ChangeLog-9899
config.in bfd/ 2008-09-11 19:02:04 +00:00
configure ld/ 2009-03-17 05:01:26 +00:00
configure.host ld/ 2009-03-17 05:33:00 +00:00
configure.in ld/ 2009-03-17 05:01:26 +00:00
configure.tgt 2009-06-18 Dave Korn <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com> 2009-06-18 02:11:03 +00:00
deffile.h ==> bfd/ChangeLog <== 2009-05-19 16:08:08 +00:00
deffilep.y ld/ChangeLog 2009-05-27 18:40:56 +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 Change documentation license to FDL v1.3 2008-11-19 16:22:48 +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 ld: 2008-01-11 09:11:18 +00:00
genscripts.sh PR 10061 2009-04-24 15:06:15 +00:00
h8-doc.texi
ld.h include/ 2009-03-18 11:27:18 +00:00
ld.texinfo * ld.texinfo: Fix typo. 2009-07-06 13:48:51 +00:00
ldcref.c bfd/ 2008-08-17 03:12:50 +00:00
ldctor.c * ldlang.c (push_stat_ptr, pop_stat_ptr): New functions. 2009-02-16 07:25:52 +00:00
ldctor.h
ldemul.c * ldemul.h (ldemul_place_orphan): Update prototype. 2008-10-20 12:14:29 +00:00
ldemul.h * ldemul.h (ldemul_place_orphan): Update prototype. 2008-10-20 12:14:29 +00:00
ldexp.c * ldexp.c (fold_binary): Evaluate rhs when lhs not valid. 2008-09-25 02:34:00 +00:00
ldexp.h
ldfile.c PR ld/10047 2009-04-14 03:17:21 +00:00
ldfile.h * ld.texinfo (-L): Mention that -L options do not affect how ld 2009-04-06 00:47:09 +00:00
ldgram.y * ldgram.y: Add support for REGION_ALIAS operator. 2009-03-02 17:27:36 +00:00
ldint.texinfo
ldlang.c 2009-07-22 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com> 2009-07-23 00:08:22 +00:00
ldlang.h ld/ 2009-05-15 14:22:36 +00:00
ldlex.h
ldlex.l * ldgram.y: Add support for REGION_ALIAS operator. 2009-03-02 17:27:36 +00:00
ldmain.c bfd/ 2009-05-27 13:31:24 +00:00
ldmain.h include/ 2008-02-15 03:35:53 +00:00
ldmisc.c bfd/ 2008-08-17 03:12:50 +00:00
ldmisc.h
ldver.c Update copyright year in --version messages. 2008-11-17 17:44:32 +00:00
ldver.h
ldwrite.c include/ 2008-02-15 03:35:53 +00:00
ldwrite.h
lexsup.c [ld/ChangeLog] 2009-04-29 17:24:27 +00:00
MAINTAINERS
Makefile.am * dep-in.sed: Don't use \n in replacement part of s command. 2009-06-04 06:57:56 +00:00
Makefile.in * dep-in.sed: Don't use \n in replacement part of s command. 2009-06-04 06:57:56 +00:00
mri.c
mri.h
NEWS * config/obj-elf.c (obj_elf_type): Add code to support a type of 2009-07-23 13:00:30 +00:00
pe-dll.c ==> bfd/ChangeLog <== 2009-05-19 16:08:08 +00:00
pe-dll.h bfd/ChangeLog 2009-02-18 18:23:08 +00:00
pep-dll.c bfd/ChangeLog 2009-02-18 18:23:08 +00:00
pep-dll.h bfd/ChangeLog 2009-02-18 18:23:08 +00:00
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.