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2016-05-10binutils/doc: Update documentation for nm --size-sortAndrew Burgess1-5/+6
The documentation for 'nm --size-sort' is out of step with the code, the special handling for ELF is not mentioned in the documentation, and could cause confusion to a user. binutils/ChangeLog: * doc/binutils.texi (nm): Update description of --size-sort.
2016-02-26Properly implement STT_COMMONH.J. Lu1-0/+9
The BFD configure option, --enable-elf-stt-common, can't be to used to verify STT_COMMON implementation with the normal binutils build. Instead, this patch removes it from BFD. It adds --elf-stt-common=[no|yes] to ELF assembler/objcopy and adds -z common/-z nocommon to ld. A configure option, --enable-elf-stt-common, is added to gas to specify whether ELF assembler should generate common symbols with the STT_COMMON type by default. Since BSF_KEEP_G is never used, it is renamed to BSF_ELF_COMMON for ELF common symbols. bfd/ PR ld/19645 * bfd.c (bfd): Change flags to 20 bits. (BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON): New. (BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON): Likewise. (BFD_FLAGS_SAVED): Add BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON and BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON. (BFD_FLAGS_FOR_BFD_USE_MASK): Likewise. * configure.ac: Remove --enable-elf-stt-common. * elf.c (swap_out_syms): Choose STT_COMMON or STT_OBJECT for common symbol depending on BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON and BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON. * elfcode.h (elf_slurp_symbol_table): Set BSF_ELF_COMMON for STT_COMMON. * elflink.c (bfd_elf_link_mark_dynamic_symbol): Also check STT_COMMON. (elf_link_convert_common_type): New function. (elf_link_output_extsym): Choose STT_COMMON or STT_OBJECT for common symbol depending on BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON and BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON. Set sym.st_info after sym.st_shndx. * elfxx-target.h (TARGET_BIG_SYM): Add BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON and BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON to object_flags. (TARGET_LITTLE_SYM): Likewise. * syms.c (BSF_KEEP_G): Renamed to ... (BSF_ELF_COMMON): This. * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated. * config.in: Likewise. * configure: Likewise. binutils/ PR ld/19645 * NEWS: Mention --elf-stt-common= for objcopy. * doc/binutils.texi: Document --elf-stt-common= for objcopy. * objcopy.c (do_elf_stt_common): New. (command_line_switch): Add OPTION_ELF_STT_COMMON. (copy_options): Add --elf-stt-common=. (copy_usage): Add --elf-stt-common=. (copy_object): Also check do_elf_stt_common for ELF targets. (copy_file): Handle do_elf_stt_common. (copy_main): Handle OPTION_ELF_STT_COMMON. * readelf.c (apply_relocations): Support STT_COMMON. * testsuite/binutils-all/common-1.s: New file. * testsuite/binutils-all/common-1a.d: Likewise. * testsuite/binutils-all/common-1b.d: Likewise. * testsuite/binutils-all/common-1c.d: Likewise. * testsuite/binutils-all/common-1d.d: Likewise. * testsuite/binutils-all/common-1e.d: Likewise. * testsuite/binutils-all/common-1f.d: Likewise. * testsuite/binutils-all/common-2.s: Likewise. * testsuite/binutils-all/common-2a.d: Likewise. * testsuite/binutils-all/common-2b.d: Likewise. * testsuite/binutils-all/common-2c.d: Likewise. * testsuite/binutils-all/common-2d.d: Likewise. * testsuite/binutils-all/common-2e.d: Likewise. * testsuite/binutils-all/common-2f.d: Likewise. * testsuite/binutils-all/objcopy.exp (objcopy_test_elf_common_symbols): New proc. Run objcopy_test_elf_common_symbols for ELF targets gas/ PR ld/19645 * NEWS: Mention --enable-elf-stt-common and --elf-stt-common= for ELF assemblers. * as.c (flag_use_elf_stt_common): New. (show_usage): Add --elf-stt-common=. (option_values): Add OPTION_ELF_STT_COMMON. (std_longopts): Add --elf-stt-common=. (parse_args): Handle --elf-stt-common=. * as.h (flag_use_elf_stt_common): New. * config.in: Regenerated. * configure: Likewise. * configure.ac: Add --enable-elf-stt-common and define DEFAULT_GENERATE_ELF_STT_COMMON. * gas/write.c (write_object_file): Set BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON and BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON if flag_use_elf_stt_common is set. * doc/as.texinfo: Document --elf-stt-common=. * testsuite/gas/elf/common3.s: New file. * testsuite/gas/elf/common3a.d: Likewise. * testsuite/gas/elf/common3b.d: Likewise. * testsuite/gas/elf/common4.s: Likewise. * testsuite/gas/elf/common4a.d: Likewise. * testsuite/gas/elf/common4b.d: Likewise. * testsuite/gas/i386/dw2-compress-3b.d: Likewise. * testsuite/gas/i386/dw2-compressed-3b.d: Likewise. * testsuite/gas/elf/elf.exp: Run common3a, common3b, common4a and common4b. * testsuite/gas/i386/dw2-compress-3.d: Renamed to ... * testsuite/gas/i386/dw2-compress-3a.d: This. Pass --elf-stt-common=no to as. * testsuite/gas/i386/dw2-compressed-3.d: Renamed to ... * testsuite/gas/i386/dw2-compressed-3a.d: This. Pass --elf-stt-common=no to as. * testsuite/gas/i386/i386.exp: Run dw2-compress-3a, dw2-compress-3b, dw2-compressed-3a and dw2-compressed-3b instead of dw2-compress-3 and dw2-compressed-3. include/ PR ld/19645 * bfdlink.h (bfd_link_elf_stt_common): New enum. (bfd_link_info): Add elf_stt_common. ld/ PR ld/19645 * NEWS: Mention -z common/-z nocommon for ELF targets. * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option): Handle -z common and -z nocommon. * ld.texinfo: Document -z common/-z nocommon. * lexsup.c (elf_shlib_list_options): Add -z common/-z nocommon. * testsuite/ld-elf/tls_common.exp: Test --elf-stt-common=no and --elf-stt-common=yes with assembler. * testsuite/ld-elfcomm/common-1.s: New file. * testsuite/ld-elfcomm/common-1a.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elfcomm/common-1b.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elfcomm/common-1c.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elfcomm/common-1d.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elfcomm/common-1e.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elfcomm/common-1f.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elfcomm/common-2.s: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elfcomm/common-2a.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elfcomm/common-2b.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elfcomm/common-2c.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elfcomm/common-2d.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elfcomm/common-2e.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elfcomm/common-2f.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elfcomm/common-3a.rd: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elfcomm/common-3b.rd: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-i386/pr19645.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-i386/pr19645.s: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/largecomm-1.s: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/largecomm-1a.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/largecomm-1b.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/largecomm-1c.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/largecomm-1d.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/largecomm-1e.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/largecomm-1f.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr19645.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr19645.s: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elfcomm/elfcomm.exp: Test --elf-stt-common=yes with assembler. (assembler_generates_commons): Removed. Run -z common/-z nocommon tests. Run *.d tests. * testsuite/ld-i386/i386.exp: Run pr19645. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/x86-64.exp: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/dwarfreloc.exp: Test --elf-stt-common with assembler. Test STT_COMMON with readelf.
2016-02-12Fix a typo in objcopy manualH.J. Lu1-1/+1
For objcopy, --compress-debug-sections=none is the same as --decompress-debug-sections, not --nocompress-debug-sections. * doc/binutils.texi: Fix a typo.
2016-01-20Add support for an ARM specific 'y' section attribute flag to mark the ↵Mickael Guene1-0/+5
section as NOREAD. bfd/ChangeLog: * elf32-arm.c ((elf32_arm_special_sections): Remove catch of noread section using '.text.noread' pattern. gas/ChangeLog: * config/obj-elf.c (obj_elf_change_section) : Allow arm section with SHF_ARM_NOREAD section flag. * config/tc-arm.h (md_elf_section_letter) : Implement this hook to handle letter 'y'. (arm_elf_section_letter) : Declare it. * config/tc-arm.c (arm_elf_section_letter): Handle letter 'y' to set SHF_ARM_NOREAD section flag. * doc/c-arm.texi (ARM section attribute 'y'): Document it. gas/testsuite/ChangeLog: * gas/arm/section-execute-only.s: New test case. * gas/arm/section-execute-only.d: Expected output. ld/testsuite/ChangeLog: * ld-arm/thumb1-noread-not-present-mixing-two-section.s: Add 'y' attribute usage. * ld-arm/thumb1-noread-present-one-section.s: Likewise. * ld-arm/thumb1-noread-present-two-section.s: Likewise. * ld-arm/thumb1-input-section-flag-match.s: Likewise. binutils/ChangeLog: * readelf.c (get_elf_section_flags): Display y letter for section with SHF_ARM_NOREAD section flag in readelf section output. (process_section_headers): Add y letter in readelf section output key mapping for ARM architecture.
2016-01-01Copyright update for binutilsAlan Modra1-1/+1
2015-10-21Add ability for objcopy to insert new symbols into a binary.Ronald Hoogenbllon1-0/+13
PR binutils/19104 binutils * objcopy.c (command_line_switch): Add OPTION_ADD_SYMBOL. (copy_options): Add add-symbol. (copy_usage): Likewise. (parse_symflags): New function. (need_sym_before): New function. (create_new_symbol): New function. (filter_symbols): Add code to insert new symbols. (copy_main): Process OPTION_ADD_SYMBOL. * doc/binutils.texi: Document new feature. * NEWS: Add note about the new feature. tests * binutils-all/add-symbol.d: New test. * binutils-all/objcopy.exp: Run the new test.
2015-09-10Adds an option to the strings program to specify a separator between the ↵Erik Ackermann1-0/+8
emitted pieces of text. * strings.c: Add -s/--output-separator option to specify custom separator string. * NEWS: Mention the new feature. * doc/binutils.text (strings): Document the new command line option.
2015-09-09Remove sentance in binutils documentation saying that thin archives cannot ↵Nick Clifton1-2/+1
contain absolute paths or paths outside of the current directory - they can. * doc/binutils.texi (ar): Remove bogus sentance concerning thin archives and invalid paths.
2015-08-05Change the behaviour of the --only-keep-debug option to objcopy and strip so ↵Nick Clifton1-2/+15
that the sh_link and sh_info fields in stripped section headers are preserved. bfd * elf.c (_bfd_elf_copy_private_bfd_data): Copy the sh_link and sh_info fields of sections whose type has been changed to SHT_NOBITS. bin * doc/binutils.texi: Document that the --only-keep-debug option to strip and objcopy preserves the section headers of stripped sections. tests * binutils-all/objcopy.exp (keep_debug_symbols_and_check_links): New proc. Checks that debug-info-only binaries retain the sh_link field in stripped sections.
2015-07-14Make default compression gABI compliantH.J. Lu1-7/+9
All programs in binutils+gdb git repo now support gABI compression with the SHF_COMPRESSED bit. This patch makes the zlib-gabi option as compression default for gas, gold, ld and objcopy, instead of the zlib-gnu option whose outputs are incompatible with gABI. binutils/ * objcopy.c (copy_file): Set BFD_COMPRESS_GABI if not zlib-gnu. * doc/binutils.texi: Change --compress-debug-sections and --compress-debug-sections=zlib to zlib-gabi. binutils/testsuite/ * binutils-all/compress.exp: Update. gas/ * as.c (parse_args): Make --compress-debug-sections and --compress-debug-sections=zlib the same as --compress-debug-sections=zlib-gabi. * doc/as.texinfo: Change --compress-debug-sections and --compress-debug-sections=zlib to zlib-gabi. gold/ * compressed_output.cc (Output_compressed_section::set_final_data_size): Make --compress-debug-sections=zlib the same as --compress-debug-sections=zlib-gabi. * testsuite/Makefile.am (flagstest_compress_debug_sections.check): Expect ".debug_.*" with the SHF_COMPRESSED bit, instead of ".zdebug_". * testsuite/Makefile.in: Regenerated. ld/ * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option): Make --compress-debug-sections=zlib the same as --compress-debug-sections=zlib-gabi. * ld.texinfo: Change --compress-debug-sections=zlib to zlib-gabi. ld/testsuite/ * ld-elf/zlibbegin.rS: Updated to .debug_.* with the SHF_COMPRESSED bit. * ld-elf/zlibnormal.rS: Likewise.
2015-06-22Stop "objdump -d" from disassembling past a symbolic address.Nick Clifton1-0/+9
include * dis-asm.h (struct disassemble_info): Add stop_vma field. binuti * objdump.c (disassemble_bytes): Set the stop_vma field in the disassemble_info structure when disassembling code sections with -d. * doc/binutils.texi (objdump): Document the discrepancy between -d and -D. opcodes * dis-buf.c (buffer_read_memory): Fail is stop_vma is set and the requested region lies beyond it. * bfin-dis.c (print_insn_bfin): Ignore sysop instructions when looking for 32-bit insns. * mcore-dis.c (print_insn_mcore): Disable stop_vma when reading data. * sh-dis.c (print_insn_sh): Likewise. * tic6x-dis.c (print_insn_tic6x): Disable stop_vma when reading blocks of instructions. * vax-dis.c (print_insn_vax): Check that the requested address does not clash with the stop_vma. tests * gas/arm/backslash-at.s: Add extra .byte directives so that the foo symbol does not appear to point half way through an instruction. * gas/arm/backslash-at.d: Update expected disassembly. * gas/i386/ilp32/x86-64-opcode-inval-intel.d: Likewise. * gas/i386/ilp32/x86-64-opcode-inval.d: Likewise. * gas/i386/x86-64-opcode-inval-intel.d: Likewise. * gas/i386/x86-64-opcode-inval.d: Likewise.
2015-05-15Support AMD64/Intel ISAs in assembler/disassemblerH.J. Lu1-0/+4
AMD64 spec and Intel64 spec differ in direct unconditional branches in 64-bit mode. AMD64 supports direct unconditional branches with 16-bit offset via the data size prefix, which truncates RIP to 16 bits, while the data size prefix is ignored by Intel64. This patch adds -mamd64/-mintel64 option to x86-64 assembler and -Mamd64/-Mintel64 option to x86-64 disassembler. The most permissive ISA, which is AMD64, is the default. GDB can add an option, similar to (gdb) help set disassembly-flavor Set the disassembly flavor. The valid values are "att" and "intel", and the default value is "att". to select which ISA to disassemble. binutils/ PR binutis/18386 * doc/binutils.texi: Document -Mamd64 and -Mintel64. gas/ PR binutis/18386 * config/tc-i386.c (OPTION_MAMD64): New. (OPTION_MINTEL64): Likewise. (md_longopts): Add -mamd64 and -mintel64. (md_parse_option): Handle OPTION_MAMD64 and OPTION_MINTEL64. (md_show_usage): Add -mamd64 and -mintel64. * doc/c-i386.texi: Document -mamd64 and -mintel64. gas/testsuite/ PR binutis/18386 * gas/i386/i386.exp: Run x86-64-branch-2 and x86-64-branch-3. * gas/i386/x86-64-branch.d: Also pass -Mintel64 to objdump. * gas/i386/ilp32/x86-64-branch.d: Likewise. * gas/i386/x86-64-branch-2.d: New file. * gas/i386/x86-64-branch-2.s: Likewise. * gas/i386/x86-64-branch-3.l: Likewise. * gas/i386/x86-64-branch-3.s: Likewise. ld/testsuite/ PR binutis/18386 * ld-x86-64/tlsgdesc.dd: Also pass -Mintel64 to objdump. * ld-x86-64/tlspic.dd: Likewise. * ld-x86-64/x86-64.exp (x86_64tests): Also pass -Mintel64 to objdump for tlspic.dd and tlsgdesc.dd. opcodes/ PR binutis/18386 * i386-dis.c: Add comments for '@'. (x86_64_table): Use '@' on call/jmp for X86_64_E8/X86_64_E9. (enum x86_64_isa): New. (isa64): Likewise. (print_i386_disassembler_options): Add amd64 and intel64. (print_insn): Handle amd64 and intel64. (putop): Handle '@'. (OP_J): Don't ignore the operand size prefix for AMD64 in 64-bit. * i386-gen.c (cpu_flags): Add CpuAMD64 and CpuIntel64. * i386-opc.h (AMD64): New. (CpuIntel64): Likewise. (i386_cpu_flags): Add cpuamd64 and cpuintel64. * i386-opc.tbl: Add direct call/jmp with Disp16|Disp32 for AMD64. Mark direct call/jmp without Disp16|Disp32 as Intel64. * i386-init.h: Regenerated. * i386-tbl.h: Likewise.
2015-05-15Add --decompress option to readelf to decompress sections before they are ↵Nick Clifton1-0/+7
dumped. bin * readelf.c (options): Add "decompress". (usage): Mention -z/--decompress. (parse_args): Handle -z. (uncompress_section_contents): Move to earlier in the file. (dump_section_as_strings): If requested, decompress the section before dumping. (dump_section_as_bytes): Likewise. * doc/binutils.texi: Document the new option. tests * binutils-all/z.s: New test. Checks the --decompress option to readelf. * binutils-all/readelf.exp: Run the test. * binutils-all/readelf.z: Expected output from readelf.
2015-05-11Add EM_386/EM_IAMCU support to elfedit.cH.J. Lu1-2/+2
binutils/ * elfedit.c (enum elfclass): New. (input_elf_class): Change type to enum elfclass. (output_elf_class): New. (elf_class): Change return type to enum elfclass. Support EM_386 and EM_IAMCU. (update_elf_header): Check if input and output ELF classes match. (elf_machine): Support EM_386 and EM_IAMCU. (main): Update input_elf_class. Set output_elf_class. * doc/binutils.texi: Update elfedit. binutils/testsuite/ * binutils-all/elfedit-5.d: New file. * binutils-all/elfedit.exp: Run elfedit-5.
2015-04-08Add SHF_COMPRESSED support to gas and objcopyH.J. Lu1-0/+13
This patch adds --compress-debug-sections={none|zlib|zlib-gnu|zlib-gabi} options to gas and objcopy for ELF files. They control how DWARF debug sections are compressed. --compress-debug-sections=none is equivalent to --nocompress-debug-sections. --compress-debug-sections=zlib and --compress-debug-sections=zlib-gnu are equivalent to --compress-debug-sections. --compress-debug-sections=zlib-gabi compresses DWARF debug sections with SHF_COMPRESSED from the ELF ABI. No linker changes are required to support SHF_COMPRESSED. bfd/ * archive.c (_bfd_get_elt_at_filepos): Also copy BFD_COMPRESS_GABI bit. * bfd.c (bfd::flags): Increase size to 18 bits. (BFD_COMPRESS_GABI): New. (BFD_FLAGS_SAVED): Add BFD_COMPRESS_GABI. (BFD_FLAGS_FOR_BFD_USE_MASK): Likewise. (bfd_update_compression_header): New fuction. (bfd_check_compression_header): Likewise. (bfd_get_compression_header_size): Likewise. (bfd_is_section_compressed_with_header): Likewise. * compress.c (MAX_COMPRESSION_HEADER_SIZE): New. (bfd_compress_section_contents): Return the uncompressed size if the full section contents is compressed successfully. Support converting from/to .zdebug* sections. (bfd_get_full_section_contents): Call bfd_get_compression_header_size to get compression header size. (bfd_is_section_compressed): Renamed to ... (bfd_is_section_compressed_with_header): This. Add a pointer argument to return compression header size. (bfd_is_section_compressed): Use it. (bfd_init_section_decompress_status): Call bfd_get_compression_header_size to get compression header size. Return FALSE if uncompressed section size is 0. * elf.c (_bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr): Support converting from/to .zdebug* sections. * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated. binutils/ * objcopy.c (do_debug_sections): Add compress_zlib, compress_gnu_zlib and compress_gabi_zlib. (copy_options): Use optional_argument on compress-debug-sections. (copy_usage): Update --compress-debug-sections. (copy_file): Handle compress_zlib, compress_gnu_zlib and compress_gabi_zlib. (copy_main): Handle --compress-debug-sections={none|zlib|zlib-gnu|zlib-gabi}. * doc/binutils.texi: Document --compress-debug-sections={none|zlib|zlib-gnu|zlib-gabi}. binutils/testsuite/ * compress.exp: Add tests for --compress-debug-sections={none|zlib|zlib-gnu|zlib-gabi}. * binutils-all/dw2-3.rS: New file. * binutils-all/dw2-3.rt: Likewise. * binutils-all/libdw2-compressedgabi.out: Likewise. gas/ * as.c (show_usage): Update --compress-debug-sections. (std_longopts): Use optional_argument on compress-debug-sections. (parse_args): Handle --compress-debug-sections={none|zlib|zlib-gnu|zlib-gabi}. * as.h (compressed_debug_section_type): New. (flag_compress_debug): Change type to compressed_debug_section_type. --compress-debug-sections={none|zlib|zlib-gnu|zlib-gabi}. * write.c (compress_debug): Set BFD_COMPRESS_GABI for --compress-debug-sections=zlib-gabi. Call bfd_get_compression_header_size to get compression header size. Don't rename section name for --compress-debug-sections=zlib-gabi. * config/tc-i386.c (compressed_debug_section_type): Set to COMPRESS_DEBUG_ZLIB. * doc/as.texinfo: Document --compress-debug-sections={none|zlib|zlib-gnu|zlib-gabi}. gas/testsuite/ * gas/i386/dw2-compressed-1.d: New file. * gas/i386/dw2-compressed-2.d: Likewise. * gas/i386/dw2-compressed-3.d: Likewise. * gas/i386/x86-64-dw2-compressed-2.d: Likewise. * gas/i386/i386.exp: Run dw2-compressed-2, dw2-compressed-1, dw2-compressed-3 and x86-64-dw2-compressed-2. ld/testsuite/ * ld-elf/compress.exp: Add a test for --compress-debug-sections=zlib-gabi. (build_tests): Add 2 tests for --compress-debug-sections=zlib-gabi. (run_tests): Likewise. Verify linker output with zlib-gabi compressed debug input. * ld-elf/compressed1a.d: New file. * ld-elf/compressed1b.d: Likewise. * ld-elf/compressed1c.d: Likewise.
2015-03-18Add a testcase for PR gas/18087H.J. Lu1-1/+1
PR gas/18087 * gas/i386/dw2-compress-1.d: Revert the last change. * gas/i386/dw2-compress-3.d: New. * gas/i386/dw2-compress-3.s: Likewise. * gas/i386/i386.exp: Run dw2-compress-3 for ELF targets.
2015-03-18Fix debug section compression so that it is only performed if it would make ↵Jon Turney1-2/+6
the section smaller. PR binutils/18087 gas * doc/as.texinfo: Note that when gas compresses debug sections the compression is only performed if it makes the section smaller. * write.c (compress_debug): Do not compress a debug section if doing so would make it larger. tests * gas/i386/dw2-compress-1.d: Do not expect the .debug_abbrev or .debug_info sections to be compressed. binu * doc/binutils.texi: Note that when objcopy compresses debug sections the compression is only performed if it makes the section smaller. bfd * coffgen.c (make_a_section_from_file): Only prepend a z to a debug section's name if the section was actually compressed. * elf.c (_bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr): Likewise. * compress.c (bfd_init_section_compress_status): Do not compress the section if doing so would make it bigger. In such cases leave the section alone and return COMPRESS_SECTION_NONE.
2015-03-05Extend description of --add-gnu-debuglink option to explain why the file ↵Nick Clifton1-2/+36
must exist. PR binutils/18064 * doc/binutils.texi (objcopy): Extend description of --add-gnu-debuglink option to explain that the separate debug info file must exist. Add a description of what to do if the debug info file is built in one place but then installed into a separate location.
2015-02-28objcopy: Add --update-section option.Andrew Burgess1-0/+16
New option for objcopy --update-section allows the contents of a section to be updated while maintaining the section flags, and, for ELF files, the section to segment mapping. New test uses --dump-section and --update-section to check that a section can be made larger and smaller with an update. binutils/ChangeLog: * objcopy.c (update_sections): New list. (command_line_switch): Add OPTION_UPDATE_SECTION. (copy_options): Add update-section. (copy_usage): Document new option. (is_update_section): New function. (is_strip_section_1): Add check for attempt to update and remove the same section. (copy_object): Update size and content of requested sections. (skip_section): Don't copy for updated sections. (copy_main): Handle --update-section. * doc/binutils.texi (objcopy): Add description of --update-section option. * NEWS: Mention --update-section option. binutils/testsuite/ChangeLog: * binutils-all/update-1.s: New file. * binutils-all/update-2.s: New file. * binutils-all/update-3.s: New file. * binutils-all/update-4.s: New file. * binutils-all/update-section.exp: New file.
2015-01-05Corrects the description of the --kill-at option of dlltool.Daniel Klauer1-4/+8
PR binutils/17489 * doc/binutils.texi (dlltool): Correct description of --kill-at option.
2015-01-02ChangeLog rotatation and copyright year updateAlan Modra1-1/+1
2014-12-23Clarify strip docs.Andrew Stubbs1-1/+2
binutils/ * objcopy.c (strip_usage): Reword --remove-section description. * doc/binutils.texi (strip): Likewise.
2014-12-23Reformat the objdump.1 man output to avoid overlong lines.Nick Clifton1-19/+55
2014-11-06Prevent archive memebers with illegal pathnames from being extracted from an ↵Nick Clifton1-1/+2
archive. PR binutils/17552, binutils/17533 * bucomm.c (is_valid_archive_path): New function. Returns false for absolute pathnames and pathnames that include /../. * bucomm.h (is_valid_archive_path): Add prototype. * ar.c (extract_file): Use new function to check for valid pathnames when extracting files from an archive. * objcopy.c (copy_archive): Likewise. * doc/binutils.texi: Update documentation to mention the limitation on pathname of archive members.
2014-10-31In response to a public outcry the strings program now defaults to using theNick Clifton1-10/+36
--all option which displays text from anywhere in the input file(s). The default used to be --data, which only displays text from loadable data sections, but this requires the use of the BFD library. Since the BFD library almost certainly still contains buffer overrun and/or memory corruption bugs, and since the strings program is often used to examine malicious code, it was decided that the --data option option represents a possible security risk. * strings.c: Add new command line option --data to only scan the initialized, loadable data secions of binaries. Choose the default behaviour of --all or --data based upon a configure option. * doc/binutils.texi (strings): Update documentation. Include description of why the --data option might be unsafe. * configure.ac: Add new option --disable-default-strings-all which restores the old behaviour of strings using --data by default. If the option is not used make strings use --all by default. * NEWS: Mention the new behaviour of strings. * configure: Regenerate. * config.in: Regenerate.
2014-07-03Clarify doc on addr2line output.Tristan Gingold1-17/+24
binutils/ * doc/binutils.texi: Clarify addr2line output.
2014-06-26This adds the ability to the strings program to display strings that contain ↵Erik Akermann1-0/+8
\n and \r characters. * strings.c: Add -w/--include-all-whitespace option to include any whitespace character in the displayed strings. * NEWS: Mention the new feature. * doc/binutils.texi (strings): Document the new command line option.
2014-04-23Add support for the MIPS eXtended Physical Address (XPA) ASE.Andrew Bennett1-0/+3
ChangeLog: binutils/ * doc/binutils.texi: Document the disassemble MIPS XPA instructions command line option. gas/ * config/tc-mips.c (options): Add OPTION_XPA and OPTION_NO_XPA. (md_longopts): Add xpa and no-xpa command line options. (mips_ases): Add MIPS XPA ASE. (mips_cpu_info_table): Update p5600 entry to allow the XPA ASE. * doc/as.texinfo: Document the MIPS XPA command line options. * doc/c-mips.texi: Document the MIPS XPA command line options, and assembler directives. gas/testsuite/ * gas/mips/mips.exp: Add xpa tests. * gas/mips/xpa.s: New test. * gas/mips/xpa.d: Likewise. include/ * opcode/mips.h (ASE_XPA): New define. opcodes/ * mips-dis.c (mips_arch_choices): Update mips32r2 and mips64r2 to allow the MIPS XPA ASE. (parse_mips_dis_option): Process the -Mxpa option. * mips-opc.c (XPA): New define. (mips_builtin_opcodes): Add MIPS XPA instructions and move the locations of the ctc0 and cfc0 instructions.
2014-03-12Update the documentation for the AR command so that it shows the --pluginNick Clifton1-2/+2
option coming *after* the command option not before it. PR binutils/16652 * doc/binutils.texi (ar cmdline): Move --plugin command line option to after the command option.
2014-03-05Update copyright yearsAlan Modra1-1/+1
2013-12-31 * objcopy.c (dump_sections): New list.Nick Clifton1-0/+12
(command_line_switch): Add OPTION_DUMP_SECTION. (copy_options): Add dump-section. (copy_usage): Document new option. (copy_object): Dump requested sections. (copy_main): Handle --dump-section. * doc/binutils.texi: Document --dump-section option. * NEWS: Mention new feature.
2013-10-142013-10-14 Chao-ying Fu <Chao-ying.Fu@imgtec.com>Chao-ying Fu1-0/+3
* readelf.c (display_mips_gnu_attribute): Support Tag_GNU_MIPS_ABI_MSA. * doc/binutils.texi: Document -Mmsa disassembler option.
2013-08-23Remove the extra spaceH.J. Lu1-1/+1
* doc/binutils.texi: Remove the extra space.
2013-08-23 PR binutils/15777Nick Clifton1-4/+3
(nm --special-syms): Fix typo.
2013-08-23 PR binutils/15779Nick Clifton1-4/+8
* doc/binutils.texi (ranlib -D): Correct description.
2013-08-23 PR binutils/14136Nick Clifton1-0/+3
(nm): Add description of 'I' symbol type.
2013-08-23 PR binutils/15798Nick Clifton1-6/+9
* doc/binutils.texi (ar cmdline): Update description of 'q' command.
2013-07-18 * doc/binutils.texi (nm, objdump): Remove bogus links to STABSNick Clifton1-8/+0
documentation.
2013-07-10include/coff/Tristan Gingold1-2/+2
2013-07-10 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com> * rs6000.h (external_core_dumpx): New structure. (external_ld_info32): Ditto. binutils/ 2013-07-10 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com> * od-xcoff.c (OPT_LDINFO): Define. (options): Add ldinfo. (xcoff_help): Mention ldinfo. (xcoff_dump): Rename to ... (xcoff_dump_obj): ... this. Add a break. (dump_dumpx_core): New function. (xcoff_dump_core): Likewise. (xcoff_dump): Likewise. * doc/binutils.texi (objdump): Mention ldinfo.
2013-05-10binutils/ChangeLog:Andrew Pinski1-0/+3
* doc/binutils.texi: Document -Mvirt disassembler option. gas/ChangeLog: * config/tc-mips.c (struct mips_set_options): New ase_virt field. (mips_opts): Update for the new field. (file_ase_virt): New variable. (ISA_SUPPORTS_VIRT_ASE): New macro. (ISA_SUPPORTS_VIRT64_ASE): New macro. (MIPS_CPU_ASE_VIRT): New define. (is_opcode_valid): Handle ase_virt. (macro_build): Handle "+J". (validate_mips_insn): Likewise. (mips_ip): Likewise. (enum options): Add OPTION_VIRT and OPTION_NO_VIRT. (md_longopts): Add mvirt and mnovirt (md_parse_option): Handle OPTION_VIRT and OPTION_NO_VIRT. (mips_after_parse_args): Handle ase_virt field. (s_mipsset): Handle "virt" and "novirt". (mips_elf_final_processing): Add a comment about virt ASE might need a new flag. (md_show_usage): Print out the usage of -mvirt and mno-virt options. * doc/c-mips.texi: Document -mvirt and -mno-virt. Document ".set virt" and ".set novirt". gas/testsuite/ChangeLog: * gas/mips/mips.exp: Run virt and virt64 testcases. * gas/mips/virt.d: New file. * gas/mips/virt.s: New file. * gas/mips/virt64.d: New file. * gas/mips/virt64.s: New file. include/opcode/ChangeLog: * mips.h (OP_MASK_CODE10): Correct definition. (OP_SH_CODE10): Likewise. Add a comment that "+J" is used now for OP_*CODE10. (INSN_ASE_MASK): Update. (INSN_VIRT): New macro. (INSN_VIRT64): New macro opcodes/ChangeLog: * mips-dis.c (mips_arch_choices): Add INSN_VIRT to mips32r2 . Add INSN_VIRT and INSN_VIRT64 to mips64r2. (parse_mips_dis_option): Handle the virt option. (print_insn_args): Handle "+J". (print_mips_disassembler_options): Print out message about virt64. * mips-opc.c (IVIRT): New define. (IVIRT64): New define. (mips_builtin_opcodes): Add dmfgc0, dmtgc0, hypcall, mfgc0, mtgc0, tlbgr, tlbgwi, tlbginv, tlbginvf, tlbgwr, tlbgp VIRT instructions. Move rfe to the bottom as it conflicts with tlbgp.
2013-02-15 PR binutils/15140Nick Clifton1-10/+16
* ar.c (open_inarch): Fail on attempts to convert a normal archive to a thin archive or vice versa. * elfcomm.c (make_qualified_name): Handle corrupted thin archives. * readelf.c (process_archive): Likewise. * doc/binutils.texi: Clarify documentation describing thin archives. * archive.c (_bfd_get_elt_at_filepos): Prevent an infinite loop accessing a corrupt nested archive.
2013-02-15 PR binutils/15033Nick Clifton1-58/+67
* objcopy.c (enum change_action): Delete. (struct section_list): Delete remove, copy, change_vma, change_lma and set_flags fields. Add context field. (find_section_list): Add a context parameter. Add support for wildcard characters in section names. (is_strip_section): Check for sections being both copied and removed. (copy_object): Pass context to find_section_list. (setup_section): Likewise. (copy_section): Likewise. (copy_main): Likewise. * doc/binutils: Document the new behaviour. * NEWS: Mention the new feature
2013-01-07binutils/Roland McGrath1-0/+38
* objcopy.c (deterministic): Make int rather than bfd_boolean, initialize to -1. (strip_options, copy_options): Add -U/--disable-deterministic-archives. (default_deterministic): New function. (strip_main, copy_main): Handle -U. Call default_deterministic. (copy_usage, strip_usage): Describe -U. Cite whether -D or -U is the default based on DEFAULT_AR_DETERMINISTIC. * doc/binutils.texi (objcopy, strip): Describe -U and effect of configure options on -D. * ar.c (default_deterministic): Comment fix.
2013-01-07 * ld.texinfo: Replace @ with @@ when it is part of the text.Nick Clifton1-4/+4
Correct ordering of M68HC11 entry. * doc/binutils.texi: Fix ordering of top level nodes. Replace erroneous uses of @itemx with @item. * bfd.texinfo: Replace @ with @@ when it is part of the text.
2013-01-04* doc/binutils.texi (elfedit): Fix use of @itemx in @table.Andreas Schwab1-7/+7
2012-09-06 * doc/binutils.texi (nm): Alpha-sort the option descriptions.Nick Clifton1-47/+56
Add description of the --synthetic option.
2012-08-17typo fixesAlan Modra1-3/+3
2012-05-11 * doc/binutils.texi: Add --dwarf-check option.Cary Coutant1-1/+5
* dwarf.c (dwarf_check): New global flag. (fetch_indexed_string): New function. (fetch_indexed_value): New function. (get_FORM_name): Add DW_FORM_GNU_str_index and DW_FORM_GNU_addr_index. (decode_location_expression): Add DW_OP_GNU_addr_index. (read_and_display_attr_value): Add DW_FORM_GNU_str_index, DW_FORM_GNU_addr_index, DW_AT_GNU_addr_base, and DW_AT_GNU_ranges_base. (get_AT_name): Add new attributes for Fission. (process_debug_info): Load new debug sections for Fission. (load_debug_info): Check for .debug_info.dwo section. (display_loc_list, display_loc_list_dwo): New functions. (display_debug_loc): Move logic to above two functions. (display_debug_info): Choose abbrev section based on info section. (display_debug_types): Likewise. (display_trace_info): Likewise. (comp_addr_base): New function. (display_debug_addr): New function. (display_debug_str_offsets): New function. (display_debug_ranges): Allow missing range lists. Suppress diagnostics if dwarf_check not set. (debug_displays): Add column to select abbrev section. * dwarf.h (enum dwarf_section_display_enum): Add new debug sections for Fission. (struct dwarf_section): Add abbrev_sec field. (struct dwarf_section_display): New type. (debug_info): Add addr_base, ranges_base fields. (dwarf_check): New global variable. * objdump.c (usage): Add --dwarf-check option. (enum option_values): Add OPTION_DWARF_CHECK. (long_options): Add --dwarf-check. (main): Likewise. * readelf.c (OPTION_DWARF_CHECK): New macro. (options): Add --dwarf-check. (parse_args): Likewise. (process_section_headers): Use const_strneq instead of streq.
2012-05-08binutils/Cary Coutant1-0/+24
* doc/binutils.texi (objcopy): Add --strip-dwo, --extract-dwo options. (strip): Add --strip-dwo option. * objcopy.c (enum strip_action): Add STRIP_DWO, STRIP_NONDWO. (enum command_line_switch): Add OPTION_EXTRACT_DWO, OPTION_STRIP_DWO. (strip_options): Add --strip-dwo option. (copy_options): Add --extract-dwo, --strip-dwo options. (copy_usage): Likewise. (strip_usage): Add --strip-dwo option. (is_dwo_section): New function. (is_strip_section_1): Check for DWO sections. (copy_object): Check for --strip-dwo, --extract-dwo options. (copy_relocations_in_section): Discard relocations for DWO sections. Discard entire relocation section when no relocations. (strip_main): Add --strip-dwo option. (copy_main): Add --strip-dwo, --extract-dwo options.
2012-04-25 * doc/binutils.texi: Add -D/--enable-deterministic-archives optionCary Coutant1-0/+14
to strip and objcopy. * objcopy.c (deterministic): New global variable. (strip_options): Add --enable-deterministic-archives. (copy_options): Likewise. (copy_usage): Likewise. (strip_usage): Likewise. (copy_archive): When stripping all, don't add archive map; set deterministic output when requested. (strip_main): Add -D/--enable-deterministic-archives option. (copy_main): Likewise.
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