Archive doc.

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David Henkel-Wallace 1991-12-17 16:39:31 +00:00
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@ -24,16 +24,53 @@ SECTION
Archives
DESCRIPTION
Gumby, you promised to write this bit...
Archives are supported in BFD in <<archive.c>>.
An archive is represented internally just like another BFD,
with a pointer to a chain of contained BFDs. Archives can be
created by opening BFDs, linking them together and attaching
them as children to another BFD and then closing the parent
BFD.
An archive (or library) is just another BFD. It has a symbol
table, although there's not much a user program will do with it.
The big difference between an archive BFD and an ordinary BFD
is that the archive doesn't have sections. Instead it has a
chain of BFDs considered its contents. These BFDs can be
manipulated just like any other. The BFDs contained in an
archive opened for reading will all be opened for reading; you
may put either input or output BFDs into an archive opened for
output; it will be handled correctly when the archive is closed.
Use <<bfd_openr_next_archived_file>> to step through all
the contents of an archive opened for input. It's not
required that you read the entire archive if you don't want
to! Read it until you find what you want.
Archive contents of output BFDs are chained through the
<<next>> pointer in a BFD. The first one is findable through
the <<archive_head>> slot of the archive. Set it with
<<set_archive_head>> (q.v.). A given BFD may be in only one
open output archive at a time.
As expected, the BFD archive code is more general than the
archive code of any given environment. BFD archives may
contain files of different formats (eg a.out and coff) and
even different architectures. You may even place archives
recursively into archives!
This can cause unexpected confusion, since some archive
formats are more expressive than others. For instance intel
COFF archives can preserve long filenames; Sun a.out archives
cannot. If you move a file from the first to the second
format and back again, the filename may be truncated.
Likewise, different a.out environments have different
conventions as to how they truncate filenames, whether they
preserve directory names in filenames, etc. When
interoperating with native tools, be sure your files are
homogeneous.
Beware: most of these formats do not react well to the
presence of spaces in filenames. We do the best we can, but
can't always handle this due to restrctions in the format of
archives. Many unix utilities are braindead in regards to
spaces and such in filenames anyway, so this shouldn't be much
of a restriction.
*/
/* Assumes:
@ -42,6 +79,20 @@ DESCRIPTION
o - all arch headers are the same size (across architectures).
*/
/* Some formats provide a way to cram a long filename into the short
(16 chars) space provided by a bsd archive. The trick is: make a
special "file" in the front of the archive, sort of like the SYMDEF
entry. If the filename is too long to fit, put it in the extended
name table, and use its index as the filename. To prevent
confusion prepend the index with a space. This means you can't
have filenames that start with a space, but then again, many unix
utilities can't handle that anyway.
This scheme unfortunately requires that you stand on your head in
order to write an archive since you need to put a magic file at the
front, and need to touch every entry to do so. C'est la vie.
*/
/* $Id$ */
#include "bfd.h"
@ -57,7 +108,7 @@ DESCRIPTION
/* We keep a cache of archive filepointers to archive elements to
speed up searching the archive by filepos. We only add an entry to
the cache when we actually read one. We also don't sort the cache;
it's short enough to search linearly.
it's generally short enough to search linearly.
Note that the pointers here point to the front of the ar_hdr, not
to the front of the contents!
*/
@ -91,17 +142,28 @@ _bfd_generic_mkarchive (abfd)
FUNCTION
bfd_get_next_mapent
DESCRIPTION
What this does
SYNOPSIS
symindex bfd_get_next_mapent(bfd *, symindex, carsym **);
symindex bfd_get_next_mapent(bfd *, symindex previous, carsym ** sym);
DESCRIPTION
This function steps through an archive's symbol table (if it
has one). Successively updates <<sym>> with the next symbol's
information, returning that symbol's (internal) index into the
symbol table.
Supply BFD_NO_MORE_SYMBOLS as the <<previous>> entry to get
the first one; returns BFD_NO_MORE_SYMBOLS when you're already
got the last one.
A <<carsym>> is a canonical archive symbol. The only
user-visible element is its name, a null-terminated string.
*/
symindex
bfd_get_next_mapent (abfd, prev, entry)
bfd *abfd;
symindex prev;
carsym **entry;
DEFUN(bfd_get_next_mapent,(abfd, prev, entry)
bfd *abfd AND
symindex prev AND
carsym **entry)
{
if (!bfd_has_map (abfd)) {
bfd_error = invalid_operation;
@ -116,7 +178,6 @@ bfd_get_next_mapent (abfd, prev, entry)
return prev;
}
/* To be called by backends only */
bfd *
_bfd_create_empty_archive_element_shell (obfd)
@ -136,14 +197,12 @@ _bfd_create_empty_archive_element_shell (obfd)
FUNCTION
bfd_set_archive_head
DESCRIPTION
Used whilst processing archives. Sets the head of the chain of
BFDs contained in an archive to @var{new_head}. (see chapter
on archives)
SYNOPSIS
boolean bfd_set_archive_head(bfd *output, bfd *new_head);
DESCRIPTION
Used whilst processing archives. Sets the head of the chain of
BFDs contained in an archive to @var{new_head}.
*/
boolean
@ -203,7 +262,6 @@ add_bfd_to_cache (arch_bfd, filepos, new_elt)
/* The name begins with space. Hence the rest of the name is an index into
the string table. */
char *
get_extended_arelt_filename (arch, name)
bfd *arch;
@ -320,6 +378,11 @@ snarf_ar_hdr (abfd)
return ared;
}
/* This is an internal function; it's mainly used when indexing
through the archive symbol table, but also used to get the next
element, since it handles the bookkeeping so nicely for us.
*/
bfd *
get_elt_at_filepos (archive, filepos)
bfd *archive;
@ -360,17 +423,18 @@ get_elt_at_filepos (archive, filepos)
FUNCTION
bfd_get_elt_at_index
DESCRIPTION
Return the sub bfd contained within the archive at archive index n.
SYNOPSIS
bfd *bfd_get_elt_at_index(bfd *, int);
bfd *bfd_get_elt_at_index(bfd * archive, int index);
DESCRIPTION
Return the bfd which is referenced by the symbol indexed by <<index>>.
<<index>> should have been returned by <<bfd_get_next_mapent>> (q.v.).
*/
bfd *
bfd_get_elt_at_index (abfd, index)
bfd *abfd;
int index;
DEFUN(bfd_get_elt_at_index,(abfd, index)
bfd *abfd AND
int index)
{
bfd *result =
get_elt_at_filepos
@ -382,17 +446,17 @@ bfd_get_elt_at_index (abfd, index)
FUNCTION
bfd_openr_next_archived_file
SYNOPSIS
bfd* bfd_openr_next_archived_file(bfd *archive, bfd *previous);
DESCRIPTION
Initially provided a BFD containing an archive and NULL, opens
a BFD on the first contained element and returns that.
an inpout BFD on the first contained element and returns that.
Subsequent calls to bfd_openr_next_archived_file should pass
the archive and the previous return value to return a created
BFD to the next contained element. NULL is returned when there
are no more.
SYNOPSIS
bfd* bfd_openr_next_archived_file(bfd *archive, bfd *previous);
*/
bfd *
@ -401,17 +465,17 @@ DEFUN(bfd_openr_next_archived_file,(archive, last_file),
bfd*last_file)
{
if ((bfd_get_format (archive) != bfd_archive) ||
(archive->direction == write_direction)) {
bfd_error = invalid_operation;
return NULL;
}
if ((bfd_get_format (archive) != bfd_archive) ||
(archive->direction == write_direction)) {
bfd_error = invalid_operation;
return NULL;
}
return BFD_SEND (archive,
openr_next_archived_file,
(archive,
last_file));
return BFD_SEND (archive,
openr_next_archived_file,
(archive,
last_file));
}
@ -431,7 +495,7 @@ bfd *bfd_generic_openr_next_archived_file(archive, last_file)
return get_elt_at_filepos (archive, filestart);
}
bfd_target *
bfd_generic_archive_p (abfd)
@ -482,66 +546,66 @@ bfd_slurp_bsd_armap (abfd)
bfd *abfd;
{
struct areltdata *mapdata;
char nextname[17];
unsigned int counter = 0;
int *raw_armap, *rbase;
struct artdata *ardata = bfd_ardata (abfd);
char *stringbase;
struct areltdata *mapdata;
char nextname[17];
unsigned int counter = 0;
int *raw_armap, *rbase;
struct artdata *ardata = bfd_ardata (abfd);
char *stringbase;
/* FIXME, if the read fails, this routine quietly returns "true"!!
It should probably do that if the read gives 0 bytes (empty archive),
but fail for any other size... */
if (bfd_read ((PTR)nextname, 1, 16, abfd) == 16) {
/* The archive has at least 16 bytes in it */
bfd_seek (abfd, -16L, SEEK_CUR);
/* FIXME, if the read fails, this routine quietly returns "true"!!
It should probably do that if the read gives 0 bytes (empty archive),
but fail for any other size... */
if (bfd_read ((PTR)nextname, 1, 16, abfd) == 16) {
/* The archive has at least 16 bytes in it */
bfd_seek (abfd, -16L, SEEK_CUR);
/* This should be using RANLIBMAG, but at least it can be grepped for
in this comment. */
if (strncmp (nextname, "__.SYMDEF ", 16)) {
bfd_has_map (abfd) = false;
return true;
}
/* This should be using RANLIBMAG, but at least it can be grepped for
in this comment. */
if (strncmp (nextname, "__.SYMDEF ", 16)) {
bfd_has_map (abfd) = false;
return true;
}
mapdata = snarf_ar_hdr (abfd);
if (mapdata == NULL) return false;
mapdata = snarf_ar_hdr (abfd);
if (mapdata == NULL) return false;
raw_armap = (int *) bfd_zalloc(abfd,mapdata->parsed_size);
if (raw_armap == NULL) {
bfd_error = no_memory;
byebye:
bfd_release (abfd, (PTR)mapdata);
return false;
}
raw_armap = (int *) bfd_zalloc(abfd,mapdata->parsed_size);
if (raw_armap == NULL) {
bfd_error = no_memory;
byebye:
bfd_release (abfd, (PTR)mapdata);
return false;
}
if (bfd_read ((PTR)raw_armap, 1, mapdata->parsed_size, abfd) !=
mapdata->parsed_size) {
bfd_error = malformed_archive;
bfd_release (abfd, (PTR)raw_armap);
goto byebye;
}
if (bfd_read ((PTR)raw_armap, 1, mapdata->parsed_size, abfd) !=
mapdata->parsed_size) {
bfd_error = malformed_archive;
bfd_release (abfd, (PTR)raw_armap);
goto byebye;
}
ardata->symdef_count = bfd_h_get_32(abfd, (PTR)raw_armap) / sizeof (struct symdef);
ardata->cache = 0;
rbase = raw_armap+1;
ardata->symdefs = (carsym *) rbase;
stringbase = ((char *) (ardata->symdefs + ardata->symdef_count)) + 4;
ardata->symdef_count = bfd_h_get_32(abfd, (PTR)raw_armap) / sizeof (struct symdef);
ardata->cache = 0;
rbase = raw_armap+1;
ardata->symdefs = (carsym *) rbase;
stringbase = ((char *) (ardata->symdefs + ardata->symdef_count)) + 4;
for (;counter < ardata->symdef_count; counter++) {
struct symdef *sym = ((struct symdef *) rbase) + counter;
sym->s.name = bfd_h_get_32(abfd, (PTR)(&(sym->s.string_offset))) + stringbase;
sym->file_offset = bfd_h_get_32(abfd, (PTR)( &(sym->file_offset)));
}
for (;counter < ardata->symdef_count; counter++) {
struct symdef *sym = ((struct symdef *) rbase) + counter;
sym->s.name = bfd_h_get_32(abfd, (PTR)(&(sym->s.string_offset))) + stringbase;
sym->file_offset = bfd_h_get_32(abfd, (PTR)( &(sym->file_offset)));
}
ardata->first_file_filepos = bfd_tell (abfd);
/* Pad to an even boundary if you have to */
ardata->first_file_filepos += (ardata-> first_file_filepos) %2;
/* FIXME, we should provide some way to free raw_ardata when
we are done using the strings from it. For now, it seems
to be allocated on an obstack anyway... */
bfd_has_map (abfd) = true;
}
return true;
ardata->first_file_filepos = bfd_tell (abfd);
/* Pad to an even boundary if you have to */
ardata->first_file_filepos += (ardata-> first_file_filepos) %2;
/* FIXME, we should provide some way to free raw_ardata when
we are done using the strings from it. For now, it seems
to be allocated on an obstack anyway... */
bfd_has_map (abfd) = true;
}
return true;
}
/* Returns false on error, true otherwise */
@ -846,6 +910,12 @@ DEFUN(bfd_ar_hdr_from_filesystem, (abfd,filename),
return ared;
}
/* This is magic required by the "ar" program. Since it's
undocumented, it's undocumented. You may think that it would
take a strong stomach to write this, and it does, but it takes
even a stronger stomach to try to code around such a thing!
*/
struct ar_hdr *
DEFUN(bfd_special_undocumented_glue, (abfd, filename),
bfd *abfd AND
@ -1193,9 +1263,11 @@ bsd_write_armap (arch, elength, map, orl_count, stridx)
unsigned int orl_count;
int stridx;
{
int padit = stridx & 1;
unsigned int ranlibsize = orl_count * sizeof (struct ranlib);
unsigned int stringsize = stridx + 4;
unsigned int mapsize = stringsize + ranlibsize + 4;
unsigned int stringsize = stridx + padit;
/* Include 8 bytes to store ranlibsize and stringsize in output. */
unsigned int mapsize = ranlibsize + stringsize + 8;
file_ptr firstreal;
bfd *current = arch->archive_head;
bfd *last_elt = current; /* last element arch seen */
@ -1204,9 +1276,6 @@ bsd_write_armap (arch, elength, map, orl_count, stridx)
struct ar_hdr hdr;
struct stat statbuf;
unsigned int i;
int padit = mapsize & 1;
if (padit) mapsize ++;
firstreal = mapsize + elength + sizeof (struct ar_hdr) + SARMAG;
@ -1243,7 +1312,7 @@ bsd_write_armap (arch, elength, map, orl_count, stridx)
}
/* now write the strings themselves */
bfd_h_put_32(arch, stridx, (PTR)&temp);
bfd_h_put_32(arch, stringsize, (PTR)&temp);
bfd_write ((PTR)&temp, 1, sizeof (temp), arch);
for (count = 0; count < orl_count; count++)
bfd_write (*((map[count]).name), 1, strlen (*((map[count]).name))+1, arch);
@ -1263,15 +1332,15 @@ bsd_write_armap (arch, elength, map, orl_count, stridx)
number of symbols
offset of file for symbol 0
offset of file for symbol 1
..
offset of file for symbol n-1
symbol name 0
symbol name 1
..
symbol name n-1
*/
boolean
coff_write_armap (arch, elength, map, symbol_count, stridx)
bfd *arch;