binutils-gdb/ld
Nick Clifton 05413229fd PR 10288
* arm-dis.c (enum opcode_sentinels): New:  Used to mark the
        boundary between variaant and generic coprocessor instuctions.
        (coprocessor): Use it.
        Fix architecture version of MCRR and MRRC instructions.
        (arm_opcdes): Fix patterns for STRB and STRH instructions.
        (print_insn_coprocessor): Check architecture and extension masks.
        Print a hexadecimal version of any decimal constant that is
        outside of the range of -16 to +32.
        (print_arm_address): Add a return value of the offset used in the
        adress, if it is worth printing a hexadecimal version of it.
        (print_insn_neon): Print a hexadecimal version of any decimal
        constant that is outside of the range of -16 to +32.
        (print_insn_arm): Likewise.
        (print_insn_thumb16): Likewise.
        (print_insn_thumb32): Likewise.

        PR 10297
        * arm-dis.c (UNDEFINED_INSTRUCTION): New macro for a description
        of an undefined instruction.
        (arm_opcodes): Use it.
        (thumb_opcod): Use it.
        (thumb32_opc): Use it.

        Update expected disassembly regrexps in GAS and LD testsuites.
2009-06-29 08:08:15 +00:00
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emulparams * scripttempl/avr.sc (MEMORY): Use DATA_ORIGIN. 2009-05-05 11:28:36 +00:00
emultempl 2009-06-10 Philip Blundell <philb@gnu.org> 2009-06-12 14:27:21 +00:00
po Update Indonesian translations. 2009-05-26 16:49:41 +00:00
scripttempl 2009-06-27 Kai Tietz <kai.tietz@onevision.com> 2009-06-27 08:57:08 +00:00
testsuite PR 10288 2009-06-29 08:08:15 +00:00
aclocal.m4
ChangeLog 2009-06-26 Kai Tietz <kai.tietz@onevision.com> 2009-06-26 17:23:10 +00:00
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config.in
configure
configure.host ld/ 2009-03-17 05:33:00 +00:00
configure.in
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
gen-doc.texi
genscrba.sh
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 bfd/ 2009-05-27 13:31:24 +00:00
ldcref.c
ldctor.c
ldctor.h
ldemul.c
ldemul.h
ldexp.c
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
ldint.texinfo
ldlang.c 2009-06-25 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com> 2009-06-25 13:18:46 +00:00
ldlang.h ld/ 2009-05-15 14:22:36 +00:00
ldlex.h
ldlex.l
ldmain.c bfd/ 2009-05-27 13:31:24 +00:00
ldmain.h
ldmisc.c
ldmisc.h
ldver.c
ldver.h
ldwrite.c
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 ==> bfd/ChangeLog <== 2009-05-19 16:08:08 +00:00
pe-dll.c ==> bfd/ChangeLog <== 2009-05-19 16:08:08 +00:00
pe-dll.h
pep-dll.c
pep-dll.h
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.