binutils-gdb/ld
Alan Modra bbad996200 ia64 testsuite changes for --gc-sections
* testsuite/ld-elf/group8b.d: Run test on ia64.  Use xfail rather
	than notarget.
	* testsuite/ld-elf/pr12851.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-elf/pr12975.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-elf/pr13177.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-elf/pr13195.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-elf/pr17615.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-elf/pr21562a.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-elf/pr21562b.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-elf/pr21562c.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-elf/pr21562d.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-elf/pr21562i.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-elf/pr21562j.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-elf/pr21562k.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-elf/pr21562l.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-elf/pr21562m.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-elf/pr21562n.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-elf/group9a.d: Run test on ia64 and alpha.  Use xfail
	rather than notarget.
	* testsuite/ld-elf/group9b.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-elf/pr22677.d: Likewise.
2018-02-21 19:05:47 +10:30
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emulparams Disable -shared support in nios2-elf-ld. 2018-02-02 23:00:02 -08:00
emultempl Use %pI, %pR, %pS, %pT in place of %I, %R, %S and %T. 2018-02-19 23:55:53 +10:30
po Updated Brazillian portuguese and Russian translation 2018-02-05 13:09:15 +00:00
scripttempl Remove PROVIDE() qualifiers from definition of __CTOR_LIST__ and __DTOR_LIST__ symbols in PE linker scripts. 2018-02-03 13:11:35 +00:00
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config.in
configure Bump version number to 2.30.51 2018-01-13 13:31:12 +00:00
configure.ac Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
configure.host Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
configure.tgt Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
deffile.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
deffilep.y Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
dep-in.sed
elf-hints-local.h
fdl.texi
gen-doc.texi Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
genscrba.sh
genscripts.sh ld: Add "-z separate-code" option to ELF linker 2018-01-11 19:01:52 -08:00
h8-doc.texi Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
ld.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
ld.texinfo Revert "PowerPC PLT speculative execution barriers" 2018-02-07 14:23:08 +10:30
ldbuildid.c Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
ldbuildid.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
ldcref.c Use %pI, %pR, %pS, %pT in place of %I, %R, %S and %T. 2018-02-19 23:55:53 +10:30
ldctor.c Use %pI, %pR, %pS, %pT in place of %I, %R, %S and %T. 2018-02-19 23:55:53 +10:30
ldctor.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
ldemul.c Use %pI, %pR, %pS, %pT in place of %I, %R, %S and %T. 2018-02-19 23:55:53 +10:30
ldemul.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
ldexp.c Use %pI, %pR, %pS, %pT in place of %I, %R, %S and %T. 2018-02-19 23:55:53 +10:30
ldexp.h ld: Remove unused expression state 2018-01-11 17:35:35 +00:00
ldfile.c Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
ldfile.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
ldgram.y Use %pI, %pR, %pS, %pT in place of %I, %R, %S and %T. 2018-02-19 23:55:53 +10:30
ldint.texinfo Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
ldlang.c LD: Support fixed-size sections some psABIs may require 2018-02-19 18:38:41 +00:00
ldlang.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
ldlex-wrapper.c Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
ldlex.h LD: Remove a stale `ldlex_command' prototype 2018-02-14 09:15:43 +00:00
ldlex.l Use %pI, %pR, %pS, %pT in place of %I, %R, %S and %T. 2018-02-19 23:55:53 +10:30
ldmain.c Use %pI, %pR, %pS, %pT in place of %I, %R, %S and %T. 2018-02-19 23:55:53 +10:30
ldmain.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
ldmisc.c Use %pI, %pR, %pS, %pT in place of %I, %R, %S and %T. 2018-02-19 23:55:53 +10:30
ldmisc.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
ldver.c Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
ldver.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
ldwrite.c Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
ldwrite.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
lexsup.c ld: Add "-z separate-code" option to ELF linker 2018-01-11 19:01:52 -08:00
MAINTAINERS Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
Makefile.am Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
Makefile.in Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
mri.c Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
mri.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
NEWS Add 2.30 markers to NEWS files. 2018-01-13 13:20:55 +00:00
pe-dll.c Use %pI, %pR, %pS, %pT in place of %I, %R, %S and %T. 2018-02-19 23:55:53 +10:30
pe-dll.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
pep-dll.c Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
pep-dll.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
plugin.c Use %pA and %pB in messages rather than %A and %B 2018-02-19 23:55:53 +10:30
plugin.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
README Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
stamp-h.in
sysdep.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
testplug2.c Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
testplug3.c Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
testplug4.c Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
testplug.c Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2018-01-03 17:49:56 +10:30
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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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