* Makefile.am: Run "make dep-am".

        (AM_CPPFLAGS): New.
        (LIBDL): New.
        (ALL_MACHINES): Add cpu-plugin.lo.
        (ALL_MACHINES_CFILES): Add cpu-plugin.c.
        (BFD32_BACKENDS): Add plugin.lo.
        (BFD32_BACKENDS_CFILES): Add plugin.c.
        (libbfd_la_LIBADD): Add LIBDL
        * archures.c (bfd_architecture): Add bfd_arch_plugin.
        (bfd_plugin_arch): Declare.
        * bfd-in.h (BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS): New.
        * bfd.c (bfd): Add plugin_data.
        * config.bfd: Handle the plugin target.
        * configure.in: Check for --enable-plugins.
        (LT_INIT): Use the dlopen option.
        * cpu-plugin.c: New.
        * plugin.c: New.
        * plugin.h: New.
        * targets.c (plugin_vec): Declare.
        (_bfd_target_vector): Add plugin_vec.
        * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
        * configure: Regenerate.
        * ar.c: Include plugin.h.
        (main): Handle the --plugin option.
        * nm.c: Include plugin.h.
        (OPTION_PLUGIN): New.
        (long_options): Add plugin.
        (main): Handle OPTION_PLUGIN.
        * NEWS: Mention  the new feature.
        * doc/binutils: Documement the new command line options.
        * configure.in: Check for --enable-plugins.
        * configure: Regenerate.

1 files changed, 15 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
index cdec81f..39a3806 100644
--- a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
+++ b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ in the section entitled ``GNU Free Documentation License''.
 @c man title ar create, modify, and extract from archives
 
 @smallexample
-ar [-]@var{p}[@var{mod} [@var{relpos}] [@var{count}]] @var{archive} [@var{member}@dots{}]
+ar [@option{--plugin} @var{name}] [-]@var{p}[@var{mod} [@var{relpos}] [@var{count}]] @var{archive} [@var{member}@dots{}]
 ar -M [ <mri-script ]
 @end smallexample
 
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ program.
 
 @smallexample
 @c man begin SYNOPSIS ar
-ar [@option{-X32_64}] [@option{-}]@var{p}[@var{mod} [@var{relpos}] [@var{count}]] @var{archive} [@var{member}@dots{}]
+ar [@option{--plugin} @var{name}] [@option{-X32_64}] [@option{-}]@var{p}[@var{mod} [@var{relpos}] [@var{count}]] @var{archive} [@var{member}@dots{}]
 @c man end
 @end smallexample
 
@@ -488,6 +488,11 @@ default for @sc{gnu} @command{ar}.  @command{ar} does not support any of the oth
 @samp{-X} options; in particular, it does not support @option{-X32}
 which is the default for AIX @command{ar}.
 
+The optional command line switch @option{--plugin} @var{name} causes
+@command{ar} to load the plugin called @var{name} which adds support
+for more file formats.  This option is only available if the toolchain
+has been built with plugin support enabled.
+
 @c man end
 
 @ignore
@@ -677,7 +682,8 @@ The @sc{gnu} linker @command{ld} is now described in a separate manual.
 
 @smallexample
 @c man begin SYNOPSIS nm
-nm [@option{-a}|@option{--debug-syms}] [@option{-g}|@option{--extern-only}]
+nm [@option{-a}|@option{--debug-syms}]
+   [@option{-g}|@option{--extern-only}][@option{--plugin} @var{name}]
    [@option{-B}] [@option{-C}|@option{--demangle}[=@var{style}]] [@option{-D}|@option{--dynamic}]
    [@option{-S}|@option{--print-size}] [@option{-s}|@option{--print-armap}]
    [@option{-A}|@option{-o}|@option{--print-file-name}][@option{--special-syms}]
@@ -859,6 +865,12 @@ either upper or lower case.
 @cindex external symbols
 Display only external symbols.
 
+@item --plugin @var{name}
+@cindex load plugin
+Load the plugin called @var{name} to add support for extra target
+types.  This option is only available if the toolchain has been built
+with plugin support enabled.
+
 @item -l
 @itemx --line-numbers
 @cindex symbol line numbers