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Diffstat (limited to 'ld/ld.texinfo')
| -rw-r--r-- | ld/ld.texinfo | 20 |
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} |