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Currently the EXCLUDE_FILE linker script construct can only be used within the input section list, and applied only to the section pattern immediately following the EXCLUDE_FILE. For example: *.o (EXCLUDE_FILE (a.o) .text .rodata) In this case all sections matching '.text' are included from all files matching '*.o' but not from the file 'a.o'. All sections matching '.rodata' are also included from all files matching '*.o' (incluing from 'a.o'). If the user wants to restrict the inclusion of section '.rodata' so that this too is not taken from the file 'a.o' then the above example must be extended like this: *.o (EXCLUDE_FILE (a.o) .text EXCLUDE_FILE (a.o) .rodata) However, due to the internal grammar of the linker script language the snippet 'EXCLUDE_FILE (a.o) .text' is parsed by a pattern called 'wildcard_spec'. The same 'wildcard_spec' pattern is also used to parse the input file name snippet '*.o' in the above examples. As a result of this pattern reuse within the linker script grammar then the following is also a valid linker script construct: EXCLUDE_FILE (a.o) *.o (.text .rodata) However, though the linker accepts this without complaint the EXCLUDE_FILE part is silently ignored and has no effect. This commit takes this last example and makes it a useful, valid, construct. The last example now means to include sections '.text' and '.rodata' from all files matching '*.o' except for the file 'a.o'. If the list of input sections is long, and the user knows that the file exclusion applies across the list then the second form might be a clearer alternative to replicating the EXCLUDE_FILE construct. I've added a set of tests for EXCLUDE_FILE to the linker, including tests for the new functionality. ld/ChangeLog: * ldlang.h (struct lang_wild_statement_struct): Add exclude_name_list field. * ldlang.c (walk_wild_file_in_exclude_list): New function. (walk_wild_consider_section): Use new walk_wild_file_in_exclude_list function. (walk_wild_file): Add call to walk_wild_file_in_exclude_list. (print_wild_statement): Print new exclude_name_list field. (lang_add_wild): Initialise new exclude_name_list field. * testsuite/ld-scripts/exclude-file-1.d: New file. * testsuite/ld-scripts/exclude-file-1.map: New file. * testsuite/ld-scripts/exclude-file-1.t: New file. * testsuite/ld-scripts/exclude-file-2.d: New file. * testsuite/ld-scripts/exclude-file-2.map: New file. * testsuite/ld-scripts/exclude-file-2.t: New file. * testsuite/ld-scripts/exclude-file-3.d: New file. * testsuite/ld-scripts/exclude-file-3.map: New file. * testsuite/ld-scripts/exclude-file-3.t: New file. * testsuite/ld-scripts/exclude-file-4.d: New file. * testsuite/ld-scripts/exclude-file-4.map: New file. * testsuite/ld-scripts/exclude-file-4.t: New file. * testsuite/ld-scripts/exclude-file-a.s: New file. * testsuite/ld-scripts/exclude-file-b.s: New file. * testsuite/ld-scripts/exclude-file.exp: New file. * ld.texinfo (Input Section Basics): Update description of EXCLUDE_FILE to cover the new features. * NEWS: Mention new EXCLUDE_FILE usage. |
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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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Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
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