From c1711530e652a14bc0df9b603c73e350b5dfe5ec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dave Korn Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 16:08:08 +0000 Subject: ==> bfd/ChangeLog <== 2009-05-19 Dave Korn * cofflink.c (process_embedded_commands): Ignore "-aligncomm". ==> gas/ChangeLog <== 2009-05-19 Dave Korn * NEWS: Mention new feature. * config/obj-coff.c (obj_coff_common_parse): New function. (obj_coff_comm): Likewise. (coff_pseudo_table): Override default ".comm" definition on PE. * doc/as.texinfo: Document new feature. ==> gas/testsuite/ChangeLog <== 2009-05-19 Dave Korn * gas/pe/: New directory for PE format-specific tests. * gas/pe/aligncomm-a.d: New test pattern file. * gas/pe/aligncomm-a.s: New test source file. * gas/pe/aligncomm-b.d: New test pattern file. * gas/pe/aligncomm-b.s: New test source file. * gas/pe/aligncomm-c.d: New test pattern file. * gas/pe/aligncomm-c.s: New test source file. * gas/pe/aligncomm-d.d: New test pattern file. * gas/pe/aligncomm-d.s: New test source file. * gas/pe/pe.exp: New test control script. * lib/gas-defs.exp (is_pecoff_format): New function. ==> ld/ChangeLog <== 2009-05-19 Dave Korn * NEWS: Mention new feature. * deffile.h (def_file_aligncomm): Add new struct definition. (def_file): Add new def_file_aligncomm member. * deffilep.y (%token): Add new ALIGNCOMM token. (command): Add production rule for ALIGNCOMM. (def_file_free): Free any chained def_file_aligncomm structs. (diropts[]): Add entry for '-aligncomm' .drectve command. (def_aligncomm): New grammar function. * ld.texinfo: Document new feature. * pe-dll.c (process_def_file): Rename from this ... (process_def_file_and_drectve): ... to this, updating all callers, and process any aligncomms chained to the def file after scanning all .drectve sections. (generate_edata): Updated to match. (pe_dll_build_sections): Likewise. ==> ld/testsuite/ChangeLog <== 2009-05-19 Dave Korn * ld-pe/aligncomm-1.c: New test source file. * ld-pe/aligncomm-2.c: Likewise. * ld-pe/aligncomm-3.c: Likewise. * ld-pe/aligncomm-4.c: Likewise. * ld-pe/aligncomm.d: New test pattern file. * ld-pe/direct.exp: Deleted, and content moved into ... * ld-pe/pe-run.exp: ... New common file for all PE run tests. * ld-pe/vers-script.exp: Deleted, and content merged into ... * ld-pe/pe-compile.exp: ... New common file for PE tests needing a compiler, adding aligned common tests. * ld-pe/pe.exp: Update header comment. --- ld/ld.texinfo | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) (limited to 'ld/ld.texinfo') diff --git a/ld/ld.texinfo b/ld/ld.texinfo index bdfa948..2121725 100644 --- a/ld/ld.texinfo +++ b/ld/ld.texinfo @@ -6994,6 +6994,17 @@ implemented. As a GNU extension, weak symbols that do not specify an alternate symbol are supported. If the symbol is undefined when linking, the symbol uses a default value. + +@cindex aligned common symbols +@item aligned common symbols +As a GNU extension to the PE file format, it is possible to specify the +desired alignment for a common symbol. This information is conveyed from +the assembler or compiler to the linker by means of GNU-specific commands +carried in the object file's @samp{.drectve} section, which are recognized +by @command{ld} and respected when laying out the common symbols. Native +tools will be able to process object files employing this GNU extension, +but will fail to respect the alignment instructions, and may issue noisy +warnings about unknown linker directives. @end table @ifclear GENERIC -- cgit v1.1