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+@section Implementation details
+
+
+@subsection Internal functions
+
+
+@strong{Description}@*
+These routines are used within BFD.
+They are not intended for export, but are documented here for
+completeness.
+
+@findex bfd_write_bigendian_4byte_int
+@subsubsection @code{bfd_write_bigendian_4byte_int}
+@strong{Synopsis}
+@example
+bfd_boolean bfd_write_bigendian_4byte_int (bfd *, unsigned int);
+@end example
+@strong{Description}@*
+Write a 4 byte integer @var{i} to the output BFD @var{abfd}, in big
+endian order regardless of what else is going on. This is useful in
+archives.
+
+@findex bfd_put_size
+@subsubsection @code{bfd_put_size}
+@findex bfd_get_size
+@subsubsection @code{bfd_get_size}
+@strong{Description}@*
+These macros as used for reading and writing raw data in
+sections; each access (except for bytes) is vectored through
+the target format of the BFD and mangled accordingly. The
+mangling performs any necessary endian translations and
+removes alignment restrictions. Note that types accepted and
+returned by these macros are identical so they can be swapped
+around in macros---for example, @file{libaout.h} defines @code{GET_WORD}
+to either @code{bfd_get_32} or @code{bfd_get_64}.
+
+In the put routines, @var{val} must be a @code{bfd_vma}. If we are on a
+system without prototypes, the caller is responsible for making
+sure that is true, with a cast if necessary. We don't cast
+them in the macro definitions because that would prevent @code{lint}
+or @code{gcc -Wall} from detecting sins such as passing a pointer.
+To detect calling these with less than a @code{bfd_vma}, use
+@code{gcc -Wconversion} on a host with 64 bit @code{bfd_vma}'s.
+@example
+
+/* Byte swapping macros for user section data. */
+
+#define bfd_put_8(abfd, val, ptr) \
+ ((void) (*((unsigned char *) (ptr)) = (val) & 0xff))
+#define bfd_put_signed_8 \
+ bfd_put_8
+#define bfd_get_8(abfd, ptr) \
+ (*(const unsigned char *) (ptr) & 0xff)
+#define bfd_get_signed_8(abfd, ptr) \
+ (((*(const unsigned char *) (ptr) & 0xff) ^ 0x80) - 0x80)
+
+#define bfd_put_16(abfd, val, ptr) \
+ BFD_SEND (abfd, bfd_putx16, ((val),(ptr)))
+#define bfd_put_signed_16 \
+ bfd_put_16
+#define bfd_get_16(abfd, ptr) \
+ BFD_SEND (abfd, bfd_getx16, (ptr))
+#define bfd_get_signed_16(abfd, ptr) \
+ BFD_SEND (abfd, bfd_getx_signed_16, (ptr))
+
+#define bfd_put_32(abfd, val, ptr) \
+ BFD_SEND (abfd, bfd_putx32, ((val),(ptr)))
+#define bfd_put_signed_32 \
+ bfd_put_32
+#define bfd_get_32(abfd, ptr) \
+ BFD_SEND (abfd, bfd_getx32, (ptr))
+#define bfd_get_signed_32(abfd, ptr) \
+ BFD_SEND (abfd, bfd_getx_signed_32, (ptr))
+
+#define bfd_put_64(abfd, val, ptr) \
+ BFD_SEND (abfd, bfd_putx64, ((val), (ptr)))
+#define bfd_put_signed_64 \
+ bfd_put_64
+#define bfd_get_64(abfd, ptr) \
+ BFD_SEND (abfd, bfd_getx64, (ptr))
+#define bfd_get_signed_64(abfd, ptr) \
+ BFD_SEND (abfd, bfd_getx_signed_64, (ptr))
+
+#define bfd_get(bits, abfd, ptr) \
+ ((bits) == 8 ? (bfd_vma) bfd_get_8 (abfd, ptr) \
+ : (bits) == 16 ? bfd_get_16 (abfd, ptr) \
+ : (bits) == 32 ? bfd_get_32 (abfd, ptr) \
+ : (bits) == 64 ? bfd_get_64 (abfd, ptr) \
+ : (abort (), (bfd_vma) - 1))
+
+#define bfd_put(bits, abfd, val, ptr) \
+ ((bits) == 8 ? bfd_put_8 (abfd, val, ptr) \
+ : (bits) == 16 ? bfd_put_16 (abfd, val, ptr) \
+ : (bits) == 32 ? bfd_put_32 (abfd, val, ptr) \
+ : (bits) == 64 ? bfd_put_64 (abfd, val, ptr) \
+ : (abort (), (void) 0))
+
+@end example
+
+@findex bfd_h_put_size
+@subsubsection @code{bfd_h_put_size}
+@strong{Description}@*
+These macros have the same function as their @code{bfd_get_x}
+brethren, except that they are used for removing information
+for the header records of object files. Believe it or not,
+some object files keep their header records in big endian
+order and their data in little endian order.
+@example
+
+/* Byte swapping macros for file header data. */
+
+#define bfd_h_put_8(abfd, val, ptr) \
+ bfd_put_8 (abfd, val, ptr)
+#define bfd_h_put_signed_8(abfd, val, ptr) \
+ bfd_put_8 (abfd, val, ptr)
+#define bfd_h_get_8(abfd, ptr) \
+ bfd_get_8 (abfd, ptr)
+#define bfd_h_get_signed_8(abfd, ptr) \
+ bfd_get_signed_8 (abfd, ptr)
+
+#define bfd_h_put_16(abfd, val, ptr) \
+ BFD_SEND (abfd, bfd_h_putx16, (val, ptr))
+#define bfd_h_put_signed_16 \
+ bfd_h_put_16
+#define bfd_h_get_16(abfd, ptr) \
+ BFD_SEND (abfd, bfd_h_getx16, (ptr))
+#define bfd_h_get_signed_16(abfd, ptr) \
+ BFD_SEND (abfd, bfd_h_getx_signed_16, (ptr))
+
+#define bfd_h_put_32(abfd, val, ptr) \
+ BFD_SEND (abfd, bfd_h_putx32, (val, ptr))
+#define bfd_h_put_signed_32 \
+ bfd_h_put_32
+#define bfd_h_get_32(abfd, ptr) \
+ BFD_SEND (abfd, bfd_h_getx32, (ptr))
+#define bfd_h_get_signed_32(abfd, ptr) \
+ BFD_SEND (abfd, bfd_h_getx_signed_32, (ptr))
+
+#define bfd_h_put_64(abfd, val, ptr) \
+ BFD_SEND (abfd, bfd_h_putx64, (val, ptr))
+#define bfd_h_put_signed_64 \
+ bfd_h_put_64
+#define bfd_h_get_64(abfd, ptr) \
+ BFD_SEND (abfd, bfd_h_getx64, (ptr))
+#define bfd_h_get_signed_64(abfd, ptr) \
+ BFD_SEND (abfd, bfd_h_getx_signed_64, (ptr))
+
+/* Aliases for the above, which should eventually go away. */
+
+#define H_PUT_64 bfd_h_put_64
+#define H_PUT_32 bfd_h_put_32
+#define H_PUT_16 bfd_h_put_16
+#define H_PUT_8 bfd_h_put_8
+#define H_PUT_S64 bfd_h_put_signed_64
+#define H_PUT_S32 bfd_h_put_signed_32
+#define H_PUT_S16 bfd_h_put_signed_16
+#define H_PUT_S8 bfd_h_put_signed_8
+#define H_GET_64 bfd_h_get_64
+#define H_GET_32 bfd_h_get_32
+#define H_GET_16 bfd_h_get_16
+#define H_GET_8 bfd_h_get_8
+#define H_GET_S64 bfd_h_get_signed_64
+#define H_GET_S32 bfd_h_get_signed_32
+#define H_GET_S16 bfd_h_get_signed_16
+#define H_GET_S8 bfd_h_get_signed_8
+
+
+@end example
+
+@findex bfd_log2
+@subsubsection @code{bfd_log2}
+@strong{Synopsis}
+@example
+unsigned int bfd_log2 (bfd_vma x);
+@end example
+@strong{Description}@*
+Return the log base 2 of the value supplied, rounded up. E.g., an
+@var{x} of 1025 returns 11. A @var{x} of 0 returns 0.
+