Add support for creating ELF import libraries

2016-07-15  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>

bfd/
	* elf-bfd.h (elf_backend_filter_implib_symbols): Declare backend hook.
	(_bfd_elf_filter_global_symbols): Declare.
	* elf.c (_bfd_elf_filter_global_symbols): New function.
	* elflink.c (elf_filter_global_symbols): Likewise.
	(elf_output_implib): Likewise.
	(bfd_elf_final_link): Call above function, failing if it does.
	* elfxx-target.h (elf_backend_filter_implib_symbols): Define macro and
	default it to NULL.
	(elf_backend_copy_indirect_symbol): Fix spacing.
	(elf_backend_hide_symbol): Likewise.
	(elfNN_bed): Initialize elf_backend_filter_implib_symbols backend hook.

include/
	* bfdlink.h (struct bfd_link_info): Declare new ldscript_def and
	out_implib_bfd fields.

2016-07-15  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>
	    Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

ld/
	* emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_open): Open import
	library file for writing and initialize implib_bfd field of link_info
	structure.
	* emultempl/pe.em (pe_implib_filename): Remove variable declaration.
	(OPTION_IMPLIB_FILENAME): Remove macro definition.
	(gld${EMULATION_NAME}_add_options): Remove --out-implib option.
	(gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options): Likewise.
	(gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option): Likewise.
	(gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_finish): Use command_line.out_implib_filename
	instead of pe_implib_filename.
	* emultempl/pep.em (pep_implib_filename): Remove variable declaration.
	(OPTION_IMPLIB_FILENAME): Remove enumerator.
	(gld${EMULATION_NAME}_add_options): Remove --out-implib option.
	(gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options): Likewise.
	(gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option): Likewise.
	(gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_finish): Use command_line.out_implib_filename
	instead of pep_implib_filename.
	* ld.h (args_type): Declare new out_implib_filename field.
	* ld.texinfo (--out-implib): Move documentation to arch-independent
	part and rephrase to apply to ELF targets.
	* ldexp.c (exp_fold_tree_1): Set ldscript_def field to 1 for symbols
	defined in linker scripts.
	* ldlex.h (enum option_values): Declare new OPTION_OUT_IMPLIB
	enumerator.
	* lexsup.c (ld_options): Add entry for new --out-implib switch.
	(parse_args): Handle OPTION_OUT_IMPLIB case.
	* testsuite/ld-elf/elf.exp (Generate empty import library): New test.
	(Generate import library): Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-elf/implib.s: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-elf/implib.rd: New file.
	* testsuite/ld-elf/empty-implib.out: Likewise

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/ld/ld.texinfo b/ld/ld.texinfo
index bc16764..b2dff10 100644
--- a/ld/ld.texinfo
+++ b/ld/ld.texinfo
@@ -1721,6 +1721,16 @@ command @code{OUTPUT_FORMAT} can also specify the output format, but
 this option overrides it.  @xref{BFD}.
 @end ifclear
 
+@kindex --out-implib
+@item --out-implib @var{file}
+Create an import library in @var{file} corresponding to the executable
+the linker is generating (eg. a DLL or ELF program).  This import
+library (which should be called @code{*.dll.a} or @code{*.a} for DLLs)
+may be used to link clients against the generated executable; this
+behaviour makes it possible to skip a separate import library creation
+step (eg. @code{dlltool} for DLLs).  This option is only available for
+the i386 PE and ELF targetted ports of the linker.
+
 @kindex -pie
 @kindex --pic-executable
 @item -pie
@@ -2580,16 +2590,6 @@ automatically or implicitly exported symbols.
 [This option is specific to the i386 PE targeted port of the linker]
 
 @cindex DLLs, creating
-@kindex --out-implib
-@item --out-implib @var{file}
-The linker will create the file @var{file} which will contain an
-import lib corresponding to the DLL the linker is generating. This
-import lib (which should be called @code{*.dll.a} or @code{*.a}
-may be used to link clients against the generated DLL; this behaviour
-makes it possible to skip a separate @code{dlltool} import library
-creation step.
-[This option is specific to the i386 PE targeted port of the linker]
-
 @kindex --enable-auto-image-base
 @item --enable-auto-image-base
 @itemx --enable-auto-image-base=@var{value}