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author | Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com> | 2020-10-06 15:30:15 +0100 |
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committer | Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com> | 2020-10-16 13:43:48 +0100 |
commit | 54874444da47cab42de1d0b22e7009e7ca3eb6f2 (patch) | |
tree | b37cf1e3cb7859d25ff50cf536429596e7bf0cd4 /ld/ld.texi | |
parent | 6915020bb134ae29fd772295c66fd67b5944962d (diff) | |
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ld: More documentation for --defsym
The ordering of command line options --defsym and -T is important,
however, the description of --defsym in the manual doesn't mention
this.
This commit adds more text to the description of --defsym to try and
explain this ordering requirement.
ld/ChangeLog:
* ld.texi (Options): Extend the description of --defsym.
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@@ -1705,6 +1705,15 @@ using the linker command language from a script (@pxref{Assignments}). @emph{Note:} there should be no white space between @var{symbol}, the equals sign (``@key{=}''), and @var{expression}. +The linker processes @samp{--defsym} arguments and @samp{-T} arguments +in order, placing @samp{--defsym} before @samp{-T} will define the +symbol before the linker script from @samp{-T} is processed, while +placing @samp{--defsym} after @samp{-T} will define the symbol after +the linker script has been processed. This difference has +consequences for expressions within the linker script that use the +@samp{--defsym} symbols, which order is correct will depend on what +you are trying to achieve. + @cindex demangling, from command line @kindex --demangle[=@var{style}] @kindex --no-demangle |