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2018-04-16Remove IEEE 695 object supportAlan Modra1-2/+2
include/ * ieee.h: Delete. bfd/ * Makefile.am: Remove IEEE 695 support. * archures.c: Likewise. * bfd.c: Likewise. * config.bfd: Likewise. * configure.ac: Likewise. * doc/bfd.texinfo: Likewise. * doc/bfdint.texi: Likewise. * doc/bfdsumm.texi: Likewise. * section.c: Likewise. * targets.c: Likewise. * ieee.c: Delete. * libieee.h: Delete. * Makefile.in: Regenerate. * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate. * configure: Regenerate. * po/SRC-POTFILES.in: Regenerate. binutils/ * Makefile.am: Remove IEEE 695 support. * budbg.h: Likewise. * doc/binutils.texi: Likewise. * makefile.vms: Likewise. * objcopy.c: Likewise. * objdump.c: Likewise. * rddbg.c: Likewise. * ieee.c: Delete. * Makefile.in: Regenerate. * po/POTFILES.in: Regenerate. gas/ * app.c: Remove IEEE 695 support. * symbols.c: Likewise. ld/ * ld.texinfo: Remove IEEE 695 support. * mri.c: Likewise.
2018-04-16Remove netware supportAlan Modra1-110/+0
include/ * nlm/ChangeLog-9315: Delete. * nlm/alpha-ext.h: Delete. * nlm/common.h: Delete. * nlm/external.h: Delete. * nlm/i386-ext.h: Delete. * nlm/internal.h: Delete. * nlm/ppc-ext.h: Delete. * nlm/sparc32-ext.h: Delete. bfd/ * Makefile.am: Remove netware support. * bfd-in.h: Likewise. * bfd.c: Likewise. * config.bfd: Likewise. * configure.ac: Likewise. * doc/bfdint.texi: Likewise. * ecoff.c: Likewise. * targets.c: Likewise. * libnlm.h: Delete. * nlm-target.h: Delete. * nlm.c: Delete. * nlm32-alpha.c: Delete. * nlm32-i386.c: Delete. * nlm32-ppc.c: Delete. * nlm32-sparc.c: Delete. * nlm32.c: Delete. * nlm64.c: Delete. * nlmcode.h: Delete. * nlmswap.h: Delete. * Makefile.in: Regenerate. * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate. * configure: Regenerate. * po/SRC-POTFILES.in: Regenerate. binutils/ * .gitignore: Remove netware support. * Makefile.am: Likewise. * configure.ac: Likewise. * doc/Makefile.am: Likewise. * doc/binutils.texi: Likewise. * testsuite/binutils-all/nm.exp: Likewise. * nlmconv.c: Delete. * nlmconv.h: Delete. * nlmheader.y: Delete. * Makefile.in: Regenerate. * configure: Regenerate. * doc/Makefile.in: Regenerate. * po/POTFILES.in: Regenerate. gas/ * Makefile.am: Remove netware support. * config/tc-i386.c: Likewise. * configure.tgt: Likewise. * config/te-netware.h: Delete. * Makefile.in: Regenerate. * po/POTFILES.in: Regenerate. gprof/ * corefile.c: Remove netware support. ld/ * Makefile.am: Remove netware support. * configure.tgt: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-powerpc/powerpc.exp: Likewise. * emulparams/i386nw.sh: Delete. * emulparams/ppcnw.sh: Delete. * scripttempl/nw.sc: Delete. * Makefile.in: Regenerate. * po/BLD-POTFILES.in: Regenerate.
2018-02-20Fix typo in listing of objcopy's command line options.Ronald Hoogenboom1-1/+1
binutils* doc/binutils.texi (objcopy): Add missing closing square parenthesis to listing of objcopy's command line options.
2018-01-30Update description of nm's symbol bss type letters.Nick Clifton1-2/+5
PR 22734 * doc/binutils.texi (nm): Update description to point out that zero-initialized values can also be shown as type B, b, S or s since they can be stored in the BSS section.
2018-01-22binutils/doc: Fix a "using" typo in `objcopy --rename-section' descriptionMaciej W. Rozycki1-1/+1
binutils/ * doc/binutils.texi (objcopy): Fix a typo in `--rename-section' option description.
2018-01-03Update year range in copyright notice of binutils filesAlan Modra1-1/+1
2017-12-01Add --strip-unneeded to objcopy synopsisOleksandr Pikozh1-0/+1
* doc/binutils.texi: Add --strip-unneeded to objcopy synopsis.
2017-11-15Add support to readelf and objdump for following links to separate debug ↵Nick Clifton1-81/+10
information files. Hi Guys, I am applying the rather large patch attached to this email to enhance the readelf and objdump programs so that they now have the ability to follow links to separate debug info files. (As requested by PR 15152). So for example whereas before we had this output: $ readelf -wi main.exe Contents of the .debug_info section: [...] <15> DW_AT_comp_dir : (alt indirect string, offset: 0x30c) [...] With the new option enabled we get: $ readelf -wiK main.exe main.exe: Found separate debug info file: dwz.debug Contents of the .debug_info section (loaded from main.exe): [...] <15> DW_AT_comp_dir : (alt indirect string, offset: 0x30c) /home/nickc/Downloads/dwzm [...] The link following feature also means that we can get two lots of output if the same section exists in both the main file and the separate debug info file: $ readelf -wiK main.exe main.exe: Found separate debug info file: dwz.debug Contents of the .debug_info section (loaded from main.exe): [...] Contents of the .debug_info section (loaded from dwz.debug): [...] The patch also adds the ability to display the contents of debuglink sections: $ readelf -wk main.exe Contents of the .gnu_debugaltlink section: Separate debug info file: dwz.debug Build-ID (0x14 bytes): c4 a8 89 8d 64 cf 70 8a 35 68 21 f2 ed 24 45 3e 18 7a 7a 93 Naturally there are long versions of these options (=follow-links and =links). The documentation has been updated as well, and since both readelf and objdump use the same set of debug display options, I have moved the text into a separate file. There are also a couple of new binutils tests to exercise the new behaviour. There are a couple of missing features in the current patch however, although I do intend to address them in follow up submissions: Firstly the code does not check the build-id inside separate debug info files when it is searching for a file specified by a .gnu_debugaltlink section. It just assumes that if the file is there, then it contains the information being sought. Secondly I have not checked the DWARF-5 version of these link features, so there will probably be code to add there. Thirdly I have only implemented link following for the DW_FORM_GNU_strp_alt format. Other alternate formats (eg DW_FORM_GNU_ref_alt) have yet to be implemented. Lastly, whilst implementing this feature I found it necessary to move some of the global variables used by readelf (eg section_headers) into a structure that can be passed around. I have moved all of the global variables that were necessary to get the patch working, but I need to complete the operation and move the remaining, file-specific variables (eg dynamic_strings). Cheers Nick binutils PR 15152 * dwarf.h (enum dwarf_section_display_enum): Add gnu_debuglink, gnu_debugaltlink and separate_debug_str. (struct dwarf_section): Add filename field. Add prototypes for load_separate_debug_file, close_debug_file and open_debug_file. * dwarf.c (do_debug_links): New. (do_follow_links): New. (separate_debug_file, separate_debug_filename): New. (fetch_alt_indirect_string): New function. Retrieves a string from the debug string table in the separate debug info file. (read_and_display_attr_value): Use it with DW_FORM_GNU_strp_alt. (load_debug_section_with_follow): New function. Like load_debug_section, but if the first attempt fails, then tries again in the separate debug info file. (introduce): New function. (process_debug_info): Use load_debug_section_with_follow and introduce. (load_debug_info): Likewise. (display_debug_lines_raw): Likewise. (display_debug_lines_decoded): Likewise. (display_debug_macinfo): Likewise. (display_debug_macro): Likewise. (display_debug_abbrev): Likewise. (display_debug_loc): Likewise. (display_debug_str): Likewise. (display_debug_aranges): Likewise. (display_debug_addr); Likewise. (display_debug_frames): Likewise. (display_gdb_index): Likewise. (process_cu_tu_index): Likewise. (load_cu_tu_indexes): Likewise. (display_debug_links): New function. Displays the contents of a .gnu_debuglink or .gnu_debugaltlink section. (calc_gnu_debuglink_ctc32):New function. Calculates a CRC32 value. (check_gnu_debuglink): New function. Checks the CRC of a potential separate debug info file. (parse_gnu_debuglink): New function. Reads a CRC value out of a .gnu_debuglink section. (check_gnu_debugaltlink): New function. (parse_gnu_debugaltlink): New function. Reads the build-id value out of a .gnu_debugaltlink section. (load_separate_debug_info): New function. Finds and loads a separate debug info file. (load_separate_debug_file): New function. Attempts to find and follow a link to a separate debug info file. (free_debug_memory): Free the separate debug info file information. (opts_table): Add "follow-links" and "links". (dwarf_select_sections_by_letters): Add "k" and "K". (debug_displays): Reformat. Add .gnu-debuglink and .gnu_debugaltlink. Add an extra entry for .debug_str in a separate debug info file. * doc/binutils.texi: Move description of debug dump features common to both readelf and objdump into... * objdump.c (usage): Add -Wk and -WK. (load_specific_debug_section): Initialise the filename field in the dwarf_section structure. (close_debug_file): New function. (open_debug_file): New function. (dump_dwarf): Load and dump the separate debug info sections. * readelf.c (struct filedata): New structure. Contains various variables that used to be global: (current_file_size, string_table, string_table_length, elf_header) (section_headers, program_headers, dump_sects, num_dump_sects): Move into filedata structure. (cmdline): New global variable. Contains list of sections to dump by number, as specified on the command line. Add filedata parameter to most functions. (load_debug_section): Load the string table if it has not already been retrieved. (close_file): New function. (close_debug_file): New function. (open_file): New function. (open_debug_file): New function. (process_object): Process sections in any separate debug info files. * doc/debug.options.texi: New file. Add description of =links and =follow-links options. * NEWS: Mention the new feature. * elfcomm.c: Have the byte gte functions take a const pointer. * elfcomm.h: Update prototypes. * testsuite/binutils-all/dw5.W: Update expected output. * testsuite/binutils-all/objdump.WL: Update expected output. * testsuite/binutils-all/objdump.exp: Add test of -WK and -Wk. * testsuite/binutils-all/readelf.exp: Add test of -wK and -wk. * testsuite/binutils-all/readelf.k: New file. * testsuite/binutils-all/objdump.Wk: New file. * testsuite/binutils-all/objdump.WK2: New file. * testsuite/binutils-all/linkdebug.s: New file. * testsuite/binutils-all/debuglink.s: New file. gas * testsuite/gas/avr/large-debug-line-table.d: Update expected output. * testsuite/gas/elf/dwarf2-11.d: Likewise. * testsuite/gas/elf/dwarf2-12.d: Likewise. * testsuite/gas/elf/dwarf2-13.d: Likewise. * testsuite/gas/elf/dwarf2-14.d: Likewise. * testsuite/gas/elf/dwarf2-15.d: Likewise. * testsuite/gas/elf/dwarf2-16.d: Likewise. * testsuite/gas/elf/dwarf2-17.d: Likewise. * testsuite/gas/elf/dwarf2-18.d: Likewise. * testsuite/gas/elf/dwarf2-5.d: Likewise. * testsuite/gas/elf/dwarf2-6.d: Likewise. * testsuite/gas/elf/dwarf2-7.d: Likewise. ld * testsuite/ld-avr/gc-section-debugline.d: Update expected output.
2017-11-03[ARC] Force the disassam to use the hexadecimal number for printingclaziss1-0/+4
Force printing of the short/signed values using hexadecimal representation via disassembler option. opcode/ 2017-11-03 Claudiu Zissulescu <claziss@synopsys.com> * arc-dis.c (print_hex): New variable. (parse_option): Check for hex option. (print_insn_arc): Use hexadecimal representation for short immediate values when requested. (print_arc_disassembler_options): Add hex option to the list. binutils/ 2017-11-03 Claudiu Zissulescu <claziss@synopsys.com> * doc/binutils.texi (ARC): Update disassembler options. * testsuite/binutils-all/arc/hexprint.s: New file. * testsuite/binutils-all/arc/objdump.exp: Test hex printing feature.
2017-11-01Fix an invalid free called when attempting to link a COFF object against an ↵Nick Clifton1-2/+10
ELF archive with --no-keep-memory enabled. PR 22369 * coffgen.c (_bfd_coff_free_symbols): Fail if called on a non-COFF file. * cofflink.c (coff_link_check_archive_element): Skip non-COFF members of an archive.
2017-05-30[ARC] Allow CPU to be enforced via disassemble_info optionsAnton Kolesov1-0/+8
Currently print_insn_arc relies on BFD mach and ELF private headers to distinguish between various ARC architectures. Sometimes those values are not correct or available, mainly in the case of debugging targets without and ELF file available. Changing a BFD mach is not a problem for the debugger, because this is a generic BFD field, and GDB, for example, already sets it according to information provided in XML target description or specified via GDB 'set arch' command. However, things are more complicated for ELF private headers, since it requires existing of an actual ELF file. To workaround this problem this patch allows CPU model to be specified via disassemble info options. If CPU is specified in options, then it will take a higher precedence than whatever might be specified in ELF file. This is mostly needed for ARC EM and ARC HS, because they have the same "architecture" (mach) ARCv2 and differ in their private ELF headers. Other ARC architectures can be distinguished between each other purely via "mach" field. Proposed disassemble option format is "cpu=<CPU>", where CPU can be any valid ARC CPU name as supported by GAS. Note that this creates a seeming redundancy with objdump -m/--architecture option, however -mEM and -mHS still result in "ARCv2" architecture internally, while -Mcpu={HS,EM} would have an actual effect on disassembler. opcodes/ChangeLog: yyyy-mm-dd Anton Kolesov <anton.kolesov@synopsys.com> * arc-dis.c (enforced_isa_mask): Declare. (cpu_types): Likewise. (parse_cpu_option): New function. (parse_disassembler_options): Use it. (print_insn_arc): Use enforced_isa_mask. (print_arc_disassembler_options): Document new options. binutils/ChangeLog: yyyy-mm-dd Anton Kolesov <anton.kolesov@synopsys.com> * doc/binutils.texi: Document new cpu=... disassembler options for ARC.
2017-04-13Add note merging to strip and add code to merge stack size notes.Nick Clifton1-3/+13
* objcopy.c: Add --no-merge-notes option to disable note merging. Add --[no-]merge-notes option to strip, and enable it by default. (num_bytes): New function. (merge_gnu_build_notes): Add code to merge stack size notes. * binutils.texi: Update strip and objcopy documentation. * readelf.c (print_gnu_build_attribute_name): Use defined constants for note types.
2017-03-29PowerPC -Mraw disassemblyAlan Modra1-6/+28
This adds -Mraw for PowerPC objdump, a disassembler option to display the underlying machine instruction rather than aliases. For example, "rlwinm" always rather than "rotlwi" when the instruction is performing a simple rotate. binutils/ * doc/binutils.texi (objdump): Document PowerPC -M options. gas/ * config/tc-ppc.c (md_parse_option): Reject -mraw. include/ * opcode/ppc.h (PPC_OPCODE_RAW): Define. (PPC_OPCODE_*): Make them all unsigned long long constants. opcodes/ * ppc-dis.c (ppc_opts): Set PPC_OPCODE_PPC for "any" flags. Add "raw" option. (lookup_powerpc): Don't special case -1 dialect. Handle PPC_OPCODE_RAW. (print_insn_powerpc): Mask out PPC_OPCODE_ANY on first lookup_powerpc call, pass it on second.
2017-03-21Add --inlines option to objdump to include scope backtrace of inlined ↵Andi Kleen1-1/+12
functions when generating source line number information. * objdump.c (unwind_inlines): Add. (option_values): Add OPTION_INLINES. (show_line): Unwind inlines if requested. (main): Parse OPTION_INLINES. (usage): Document --inlines. * doc/binutils.texi: Document --inlines. * NEWS: Likewise.
2017-03-01Add support for displaying and merging GNU_BUILD_NOTEs.Nick Clifton1-0/+5
include * elf/common.h (SHF_GNU_BUILD_NOTE): Define. (NT_GNU_PROPERTY_TYPE_0): Define. (NT_GNU_BUILD_ATTRIBUTE_OPEN): Define. (NT_GNU_BUILD_ATTRIBUTE_FUN): Define. (GNU_BUILD_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_NUMERIC): Define. (GNU_BUILD_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_STRING): Define. (GNU_BUILD_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_BOOL_TRUE): Define. (GNU_BUILD_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_BOOL_FALSE): Define. (GNU_BUILD_ATTRIBUTE_VERSION): Define. (GNU_BUILD_ATTRIBUTE_STACK_PROT): Define. (GNU_BUILD_ATTRIBUTE_RELRO): Define. (GNU_BUILD_ATTRIBUTE_STACK_SIZE): Define. (GNU_BUILD_ATTRIBUTE_TOOL): Define. (GNU_BUILD_ATTRIBUTE_ABI): Define. (GNU_BUILD_ATTRIBUTE_PIC): Define. (NOTE_GNU_PROPERTY_SECTION_NAME): Define. (GNU_BUILD_ATTRS_SECTION_NAME): Define. (GNU_PROPERTY_STACK_SIZE): Define. (GNU_PROPERTY_NO_COPY_ON_PROTECTED): Define. (GNU_PROPERTY_X86_ISA_1_USED): Define. (GNU_PROPERTY_X86_ISA_1_NEEDED): Define. (GNU_PROPERTY_X86_ISA_1_486): Define. (GNU_PROPERTY_X86_ISA_1_586): Define. (GNU_PROPERTY_X86_ISA_1_686): Define. (GNU_PROPERTY_X86_ISA_1_SSE): Define. (GNU_PROPERTY_X86_ISA_1_SSE2): Define. (GNU_PROPERTY_X86_ISA_1_SSE3): Define. (GNU_PROPERTY_X86_ISA_1_SSSE3): Define. (GNU_PROPERTY_X86_ISA_1_SSE4_1): Define. (GNU_PROPERTY_X86_ISA_1_SSE4_2): Define. (GNU_PROPERTY_X86_ISA_1_AVX): Define. (GNU_PROPERTY_X86_ISA_1_AVX2): Define. (GNU_PROPERTY_X86_ISA_1_AVX512F): Define. (GNU_PROPERTY_X86_ISA_1_AVX512CD): Define. (GNU_PROPERTY_X86_ISA_1_AVX512ER): Define. (GNU_PROPERTY_X86_ISA_1_AVX512PF): Define. (GNU_PROPERTY_X86_ISA_1_AVX512VL): Define. (GNU_PROPERTY_X86_ISA_1_AVX512DQ): Define. (GNU_PROPERTY_X86_ISA_1_AVX512BW): Define. binutils* readelf.c (get_note_type): Add support for GNU_BUILD_NOTEs. (get_gnu_elf_note_type): Add support for GNU_PROPERTY_NOTEs. (decode_x86_isa): New function. (print_gnu_property_note): New function. (print_gnu_note): Handle GNU_PROPERTY_NOTEs. (print_gnu_build_attribute_description): New function. (print_gnu_build_attribute_name): New function. (process_note): Add support for GNU_BUILD_NOTEs. * objcopy.c (--merge-notes): New command line option. (copy_options): Add merge-notes. (copy_usage): Likewise. (is_merge_note_section): New function. (merge_gnu_build_notes): New function. (copy_object): Merge note sections if asked to do so. (skip_section): Add skip_copy parameter. Add support for skipping merged note sections. (copy_relocations_in_section): Update call to skip_section. (copy_section): Likewise. (copy_main): Add support for merge-notes option. * doc/binutils.texi: Document the new option to objcopy. * NEWS: Mention the new feature. * testsuite/binutils-all/note-2-32.d: New test. Checks note merging on 32-bit targets. * testsuite/binutils-all/note-2-32.s: New test source file. * testsuite/binutils-all/note-2-64.d: New test. Like note-2-32.d but for 64-bit targets. * testsuite/binutils-all/note-2-64.s: New test source file. * testsuite/binutils-all/objcopy.exp: Run the new test.
2017-01-27Update description of the -plugin option used by the linker, ar and nm.Dilyan Palauzov1-18/+57
PR 20343 ld * ld.texinfo (Options): Extend documentation of the --plugin option. Include a description of where the plugins should be located. binutils* doc/binutils.texi (ar): Extend documentation of the --plugin option. Include a description of where the plugins should be located. (nm): Likewise.
2017-01-02Update year range in copyright notice of all files.Alan Modra1-1/+1
2016-11-11Extend information displayed about objdump's output of dynamic symbols.Nick Clifton1-0/+3
2016-11-11Add the ability for nm to display symbol version information.Nick Clifton1-2/+22
PR binutils/20751 * nm.c (with_symbol_versions): New local variable. (long_options): Add --with-symbol-versions. (usage): Mention --with-symbol-versions. (print_symbol): If with_symbol_versions is set then display the version information associated with the symbol. * NEWS: Mention the new feature. * doc/binutils.texi (nm): Document the new option. (objdump): Describe how symbol version information is displayed for dynamic symbol dumps. (readelf): Describe how symbol version information is displayed. * testsuite/binutils-all/nm.exp: Add a test of the new feature.
2016-07-21oops - forgot to include binutils.texi in the previous delta.Nick Clifton1-29/+8
2016-07-20Add support to the ARC disassembler for selecting instruction classes.Claudiu Zissulescu1-0/+30
gas * testsuite/gas/arc/dsp.d: New file. * testsuite/gas/arc/dsp.s: Likewise. * testsuite/gas/arc/fpu.d: Likewise. * testsuite/gas/arc/fpu.s: Likewise. * testsuite/gas/arc/ext2op.d: Add specific disassembler option. * testsuite/gas/arc/ext3op.d: Likewise. * testsuite/gas/arc/tdpfp.d: Likewise. * testsuite/gas/arc/tfpuda.d: Likewise. opcodes * arc-dis.c (skipclass): New structure. (decodelist): New variable. (is_compatible_p): New function. (new_element): Likewise. (skip_class_p): Likewise. (find_format_from_table): Use skip_class_p function. (find_format): Decode first the extension instructions. (print_insn_arc): Select either ARCEM or ARCHS based on elf e_flags. (parse_option): New function. (parse_disassembler_options): Likewise. (print_arc_disassembler_options): Likewise. (print_insn_arc): Use parse_disassembler_options function. Proper select ARCv2 cpu variant. * disassemble.c (disassembler_usage): Add ARC disassembler options. binutils* doc/binutils.texi (objdump): Add ARC disassembler options. * testsuite/binutils-all/arc/dsp.s: New file. * testsuite/binutils-all/arc/objdump.exp: Likewise. include * dis-asm.h: Declare print_arc_disassembler_options.
2016-07-20Update documentation to reflect that the symbol localization options of ↵Nick Clifton1-2/+3
objcopy do not affect unique symbols. * doc/binutils.texi (objcopy): Note that the localize symbol options do not affect unique symbols.
2016-07-14objcopy/strip: Add option --remove-relocations=SECTIONPATTERNAndrew Burgess1-0/+58
The objcopy and strip tools make use of the bfd library to manipulate the state of the input file (to produce an output file). Within the input file (for ELF at least), relocations are held within a section, and so, if the user wanted to remove the relocations, but keep the section to which the relocations would have been applied, it is tempting to think that specifying the name of a relocation section to objcopy's --remove-section option might do what you want, for example: objcopy --remove-section=.rela.text input.elf output.elf However, this does not work. The reason is that when the input file is loaded, relocations are not managed as sections, but are, instead, loaded as data associated with the section to which the relocations would be applied. In our example above the relocations in '.rela.text' are held as data on the section '.text' once 'input.elf' is loaded. One task that objcopy and strip do is copy the relocations from the input file to the output file if the section is also being copied from the input file to the output file. This commit adds a new command line option for objcopy and strip, --remove-relocations, which can be used to remove the relocations, while keeping the section that the relocations would have been applied to, for example: objcopy --remove-relocations=.text input.elf output.elf in this case the section '.text' will appear in both 'input.elf' and 'output.elf', but any relocations in 'input.elf' that apply to '.text' will not be present in 'output.elf'. I have also added a special case to the handling of --remove-section that spots if a user tries to remove a relocation section (currently this is done by spotting the '.rela.' or '.rel.' prefix) and forwards the request to --remove-relocations. As with --remove-section and --only-section the --remove-relocations option supports the '!' prefix on the section-patterns it takes to allow for sections to be specifically not matched. There are tests for all the new functionality. binutils/ChangeLog: * doc/binutils.texi (objcopy): Document 'remove-relocations'. (strip): Likewise. * objcopy.c (SECTION_CONTEXT_REMOVE_RELOCS): Define. (enum command_line_switch): Add 'OPTION_REMOVE_RELOCS'. (struct option strip_options): Add 'remove-relocations'. (struct option copy_options): Likewise. (copy_usage): Likewise. (strip_usage): Likewise. (handle_remove_relocations_option): New function. (discard_relocations): New function. (handle_remove_section_option): New function. (copy_relocations_in_section): Use discard_relocations. (strip_main): Use handle_remove_section_option for 'remove-section', and handle 'remove-relocations' option. (copy_main): Likewise. * testsuite/binutils-all/objcopy.exp: Run new tests. * testsuite/binutils-all/remove-relocs-01.d: New file. * testsuite/binutils-all/remove-relocs-01.s: New file. * testsuite/binutils-all/remove-relocs-02.d: New file. * testsuite/binutils-all/remove-relocs-03.d: New file. * testsuite/binutils-all/remove-relocs-04.d: New file. * testsuite/binutils-all/remove-relocs-05.d: New file. * testsuite/binutils-all/remove-relocs-06.d: New file.
2016-07-14objcopy/strip: Allow section patterns starting with '!'.Andrew Burgess1-0/+36
For symbol matching, prefixing a pattern with '!' will indicate a non-matching pattern, however, this is not the case for section patterns. As a result it is not possible to say "apply this action to all sections except ...". With this commit the objcopy and strip tools now support '!' prefix for section patterns, so we can say: objcopy --remove-section="*" --remove-section="!.text*" Which will remove all sections, except those matching the pattern '.text*'. binutils/ChangeLog: * objcopy.c (find_section_list): Handle section patterns starting with '!' being a non-matching pattern. * doc/binutils.texi (objcopy): Give example of using '!' with --remove-section and --only-section. (strip): Give example of using '!' with --remove-section. * testsuite/binutils-all/data-sections.s: New file. * testsuite/binutils-all/only-section-01.d: New file. * testsuite/binutils-all/remove-section-01.d: New file. * testsuite/binutils-all/objcopy.exp: Run new tests. * NEWS: Mention new feature.
2016-07-01Fix mis-placement in binutils.texiTristan Gingold1-2/+2
binutils/ * doc/binutils.texi (objdump): Fix mis-placement.
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.
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