binutils-gdb/ld
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emulparams Add IP2k support to BFD and LD 2002-07-17 14:15:52 +00:00
emultempl * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_place_orphan): Don't 2002-07-20 13:41:11 +00:00
po Update Spanish and Swedish translations 2002-07-24 09:34:08 +00:00
scripttempl Add IP2k support to BFD and LD 2002-07-17 14:15:52 +00:00
testsuite * ld-mmix/sec-1.d: Adjust for changes in padding. 2002-07-19 03:30:13 +00:00
acinclude.m4
aclocal.m4
ChangeLog Update Spanish and Swedish translations 2002-07-24 09:34:08 +00:00
ChangeLog-9197
ChangeLog-9899
config.in
configure
configure.host Remove romp target 2002-06-20 14:10:38 +00:00
configure.in
configure.tgt Add IP2k support to BFD and LD 2002-07-17 14:15:52 +00:00
deffile.h
deffilep.y
dep-in.sed
gen-doc.texi
genscripts.sh
h8-doc.texi
ld.h
ld.texinfo bfd/ 2002-07-15 02:23:26 +00:00
ldcref.c
ldctor.c
ldctor.h
ldemul.c
ldemul.h
ldexp.c * ldexp.c: Replace CONST with const. 2002-06-08 07:39:45 +00:00
ldexp.h
ldfile.c * ldfile.c (ldfile_try_open_bfd): Formatting. 2002-07-02 04:26:39 +00:00
ldfile.h * ldexp.c: Replace CONST with const. 2002-06-08 07:39:45 +00:00
ldgram.y
ldint.texinfo
ldlang.c * ldlang.c (print_wild_statement): Fix output formatting. 2002-07-05 12:54:28 +00:00
ldlang.h * ldlang.h (entry_sym): Make it a struct bfd_sym_chain. 2002-07-01 08:07:31 +00:00
ldlex.h
ldlex.l * ldlang.h (entry_sym): Make it a struct bfd_sym_chain. 2002-07-01 08:07:31 +00:00
ldmain.c * ldlang.h (entry_sym): Make it a struct bfd_sym_chain. 2002-07-01 08:07:31 +00:00
ldmain.h
ldmisc.c * ldmisc.c (demangle): Move so that it doesn't intrude between 2002-07-02 04:21:57 +00:00
ldmisc.h
ldver.c
ldver.h
ldwrite.c
ldwrite.h
lexsup.c
mac-ld.r
MAINTAINERS
Makefile.am Add IP2k support to BFD and LD 2002-07-17 14:15:52 +00:00
Makefile.in Add IP2k support to BFD and LD 2002-07-17 14:15:52 +00:00
mpw-config.in
mpw-make.sed
mri.c * ldexp.c: Replace CONST with const. 2002-06-08 07:39:45 +00:00
mri.h
NEWS Add IP2k support to BFD and LD 2002-07-17 14:15:52 +00:00
pe-dll.c
pe-dll.h * ldexp.c: Replace CONST with const. 2002-06-08 07:39:45 +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.

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.