darling-gdb/ld
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emulparams No need to set OTHER_GOT_RELOC_SECTIONS in emulparams/elf32ppclinux.sh. 2002-09-30 04:23:40 +00:00
emultempl * emultempl/elf32.em (output_rel_find): Always place orphan loadable 2002-09-30 03:34:46 +00:00
po Update translations 2002-09-11 13:52:17 +00:00
scripttempl From "Anita Kulkarni" <AnitaK@kpit.com> 2002-09-25 17:06:09 +00:00
testsuite * ld-powerpc/powerpc.exp: Restrict to 32 bit ELF. 2002-09-30 05:54:51 +00:00
acinclude.m4 * acinclude.m4: Include libtool and gettext macros from the 2000-08-31 09:46:11 +00:00
aclocal.m4 * Makefile.in: Regenerate. 2002-05-31 04:33:55 +00:00
ChangeLog No need to set OTHER_GOT_RELOC_SECTIONS in emulparams/elf32ppclinux.sh. 2002-09-30 04:23:40 +00:00
ChangeLog-9197 Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
ChangeLog-9899 Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
config.in * Makefile.in: Regenerate. 2002-05-31 04:33:55 +00:00
configure Add --with-lib-patch configure switch. 2002-08-23 08:03:32 +00:00
configure.host Remove romp target 2002-06-20 14:10:38 +00:00
configure.in Add --with-lib-patch configure switch. 2002-08-23 08:03:32 +00:00
configure.tgt * configure.tgt (h8300-*-hms*, h8500-*-hms*): Restore. 2002-09-06 20:42:40 +00:00
deffile.h Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
deffilep.y Locale changes from Bruno Haible <haible@clisp.cons.org>. 2001-09-19 05:33:36 +00:00
dep-in.sed * dep-in.sed: Cope with absolute paths. 2002-04-04 14:07:57 +00:00
gen-doc.texi Add MMIX support 2001-10-30 15:20:14 +00:00
genscripts.sh * genscripts.sh (SEGMENT_SIZE): Use MAXPAGESIZE before 2002-09-25 07:21:08 +00:00
h8-doc.texi 19990502 sourceware import 1999-05-03 07:29:11 +00:00
ld.h * emulparams/elf32_dlx.sh (TARGET_PAGE_SIZE): Set to 1. 2002-08-13 02:08:26 +00:00
ld.texinfo * ld.texinfo (ALIGN): Remove power of 2 restriction. 2002-08-13 02:27:11 +00:00
ldcref.c * ldcref.c (check_section_sym_xref): New function. 2001-07-23 07:54:04 +00:00
ldctor.c Locale changes from Bruno Haible <haible@clisp.cons.org>. 2001-09-19 05:33:36 +00:00
ldctor.h Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
ldemul.c * ldemul.c: Fix formatting. 2002-05-25 20:39:25 +00:00
ldemul.h * ldemul.c (ldemul_new_vers_pattern): New function. 2002-05-22 09:04:48 +00:00
ldexp.c * ldexp.c (fold_unary): New. Split out from exp_fold_tree. 2002-09-25 02:42:13 +00:00
ldexp.h * emulparams/elf32_dlx.sh (TARGET_PAGE_SIZE): Set to 1. 2002-08-13 02:08:26 +00:00
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 * ldlang.h (lang_output_section_statement_type): Add update_dot_tree. 2002-05-07 11:04:54 +00:00
ldint.texinfo * elf-bfd.h (enum elf_reloc_type_class): New. 2001-08-23 15:14:18 +00:00
ldlang.c * ldlang.c (offsetof): Define if not defined. 2002-08-20 23:48:18 +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 Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
ldlex.l * ldlang.h (entry_sym): Make it a struct bfd_sym_chain. 2002-07-01 08:07:31 +00:00
ldmain.c Check symbols with undefine version. 2002-08-08 03:50:18 +00:00
ldmain.h Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
ldmisc.c * ldmisc.c (vfinfo <%C,%D,%G>): Always output bfd, section and offset. 2002-09-21 14:14:25 +00:00
ldmisc.h * ldmisc.c (USE_STDARG): Remove. 2001-09-26 01:55:44 +00:00
ldver.c gas: 2002-01-18 11:28:42 +00:00
ldver.h * ldver.h (ld_program_version): Remove declaration. 2001-10-02 06:04:23 +00:00
ldwrite.c * elf.c (_bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr): Set SEC_THREAD_LOCAL 2002-05-23 13:12:53 +00:00
ldwrite.h 19990502 sourceware import 1999-05-03 07:29:11 +00:00
lexsup.c Check symbols with undefine version. 2002-08-08 03:50:18 +00:00
mac-ld.r 19990502 sourceware import 1999-05-03 07:29:11 +00:00
MAINTAINERS add MAINTAINERS files 2000-07-05 19:28:06 +00:00
Makefile.am Add TMS320C4x support 2002-08-28 10:38:51 +00:00
Makefile.in Add TMS320C4x support 2002-08-28 10:38:51 +00:00
mpw-config.in 19990502 sourceware import 1999-05-03 07:29:11 +00:00
mpw-make.sed 19990502 sourceware import 1999-05-03 07:29:11 +00:00
mri.c * ldexp.c: Replace CONST with const. 2002-06-08 07:39:45 +00:00
mri.h Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
NEWS New TI port supports both C4x and C3x series of DSPs. 2002-09-11 14:42:45 +00:00
pe-dll.c * ldemul.c: Fix formatting. 2002-05-25 20:39:25 +00:00
pe-dll.h * ldexp.c: Replace CONST with const. 2002-06-08 07:39:45 +00:00
README Add --with-lib-patch configure switch. 2002-08-23 08:03:32 +00:00
stamp-h.in 19990502 sourceware import 1999-05-03 07:29:11 +00:00
sysdep.h Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
TODO 19990502 sourceware import 1999-05-03 07:29:11 +00:00

		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.