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2003-06-25Correct spelling of "relocatable".Alan Modra1-2/+2
2003-05-30bfd/Jakub Jelinek1-0/+12
* elflink.h (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Use !info->executable instead of info->shared where appropriate. (bfd_elfNN_size_dynamic_sections, elf_link_output_extsym): Likewise. * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_create_got_section): Likewise. (_bfd_elf_link_create_dynamic_sections): Likewise. (_bfd_elf_link_assign_sym_version): Likewise. * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_size_dynamic_sections): Create .interp section and DT_DEBUG dynamic tag even for position independent executables. * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise. * elf32-s390.c (elf_s390_size_dynamic_sections: Likewise. * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_size_dynamic_sections: Likewise. * elf64-s390.c (elf_s390_size_dynamic_sections: Likewise. * elf64-x86-64.c (elf64_x86_64_size_dynamic_sections: Likewise. * elfxx-ia64.c (elfNN_ia64_size_dynamic_sections: Likewise. * elf32-sparc.c (elf32_sparc_size_dynamic_sections: Likewise. * elf64-alpha.c (elf64_alpha_size_dynamic_sections: Likewise. * elf64-sparc.c (sparc64_elf_size_dynamic_sections: Likewise. include/ * bfdlink.h (struct bfd_link_info): Add pie and executable bits. ld/ * lexsup.c (OPTION_PIE): Define. (ld_options): Add -pie and --pic-executable options. (parse_args): Handle OPTION_PIE. * ldmain.c (main): Initialize link_info.pie and link_info.executable. * genscripts.sh: Generate PIE scripts. * ld.texinfo: Document -pie and --pic-executable options. * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_open): (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_place_orphan): Likewise. (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_get_script): Include PIE scripts. * scripttempl/elf.sc: In PIE scripts set . the same way as in shared scripts. * emulparams/elf_i386.sh (GENERATE_PIE_SCRIPT): Set to yes. * emulparams/elf64_ia64.sh (GENERATE_PIE_SCRIPT): Likewise. * emulparams/elf32ppc.sh (GENERATE_PIE_SCRIPT): Likewise. * emulparams/elf64ppc.sh (GENERATE_PIE_SCRIPT): Likewise. * emulparams/elf_x86_64.sh (GENERATE_PIE_SCRIPT): Likewise. * emulparams/elf_s390.sh (GENERATE_PIE_SCRIPT): Likewise. * emulparams/elf32_sparc.sh (GENERATE_PIE_SCRIPT): Likewise. * emulparams/elf64_sparc.sh (GENERATE_PIE_SCRIPT): Likewise. * emulparams/elf64alpha.sh (GENERATE_PIE_SCRIPT): Likewise. * emulparams/elf64_s390.sh (GENERATE_PIE_SCRIPT): Likewise. * emulparams/elf_i386.sh (GENERATE_PIE_SCRIPT): Likewise.
2003-04-15Replace occurrances of 'Hitachi' with 'Renesas'.Nick Clifton1-9/+9
2003-04-06Add notes about the target specific nature of i386 PE command line options.Nick Clifton1-0/+30
2003-04-01Add Xtensa portNick Clifton1-1/+76
2003-04-01* ld.texinfo (-Tbss, -Tdata, -Ttext): Document in terms ofAlexandre Oliva1-5/+2
--section-start.
2003-03-24Rename the all occurances of C54X to TIC54X.Nick Clifton1-1/+1
2003-03-03* ldfile.h (struct search_dirs): Added sysrooted field.Alexandre Oliva1-4/+7
* ldlang.h (struct lang_input_statement_struct): Likewise. * ldfile.c (ldfile_add_library_path): Mark sysrooted paths. (ldfile_open_file_search): Look for sysrooted filename starting with / in ld_sysroot instead of in the current directory. Clear sysrooted flag if it's found in the current directory. Set it from the search directory's sysrooted flag where it is found otherwise. * ldlang.c (ldlang_sysrooted_script): New static variable. (new_afile): Mark search_file_enums as sysrooted if ldlang_sysrooted_script. (load_symbols): Set ldlang_sysrooted_script according to the script's sysrooted field while processing it. * ld.texinfo: Document INPUT behavior in sysroot.
2003-02-21Apply Bob Wilson's linker documenation clean ups.Nick Clifton1-640/+341
2003-02-18 * ld.texinfo: Remove spaces between @samp and opening brace.Alan Modra1-3/+3
2003-02-17Fix the behaviour of --allow-shlib-undefined, so that it does what it claimsNick Clifton1-12/+22
to do. Add an inverse switch. Update the documentation.
2003-01-23Remove an extra "i" in --dll-search-prefix.Nick Clifton1-1/+1
Move a cross-80th-column-margin "an" to the next line.
2003-01-14(node WIN32): Some clarifications and formatting fixups.Nick Clifton1-8/+63
2003-01-06 * Makefile.am (eelf32iq10.c): Fix tab/whitespace mixup.Daniel Jacobowitz1-3/+7
* Makefile.am (ldmain.o): Add @TARGET_SYSTEM_ROOT_DEFINE@. (GENSCRIPTS): Add @use_sysroot@. * Makefile.in: Regenerated. * configure.host: Move setting of NATIVE_LIB_DIRS to... * configure.tgt: ... here. Use ${target} instead of ${host} for NATIVE_LIB_DIRS. * configure.in: Add --with-sysroot. * configure: Regenerated. * genscripts.sh: Accept use_sysroot option. Set new variables NATIVE and USE_LIBPATH. Prepend "=" to directory names if $use_sysroot. Don't search $tool_lib if $use_sysroot. * ldfile.c (ldfile_add_library_path): Handle leading '='. * ldmain.c (TARGET_SYSTEM_ROOT): Define if not defined. (ld_sysroot): New variable. (main): Initialize ld_sysroot. * ldmain.h (ld_sysroot): New extern. * emultempl/elf32.em: Use NATIVE and USE_LIBPATH instead of searching $EMULATION_LIBPATH. (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_add_sysroot): New function. (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_check_ld_so_conf): Use it. Honor ld_sysroot. (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_open): Likewise. Only search environment variables if $NATIVE. * ld.texinfo (Options): Mention "=" prefix in the description of -L. * NEWS: Mention --with-sysroot. * emulparams/elf32bmipn32-defs.sh: Set NATIVE and LIBPATH_SUFFIX instead of setting LIB_PATH. * emulparams/elf32ppc.sh: Likewise. * emulparams/elf64_s390.sh: Likewise. * emulparams/elf64_sparc.sh: Likewise. * emulparams/elf64ppc.sh: Likewise. * emulparams/elf_x86_64.sh: Likewise. * emulparams/elf64_aix.sh: Add "=" prefixes to LIB_PATH. * emulparams/elf64hppa.sh: Add "=" prefixes to LIB_PATH.
2002-12-30Add support for msp430.Nick Clifton1-0/+37
2002-12-30New win32 topics: 'symbol aliasing' and 'export dll symbols'.Nick Clifton1-13/+108
2002-12-19Clarify and extend the documentation in the Machine Dependent, WIN32 section.Nick Clifton1-32/+136
2002-12-18Add win32 machine depending section.Nick Clifton1-2/+117
2002-12-022002-12-01 H.J. Lu <hjl@gnu.org>H.J. Lu1-1/+1
* ld.texinfo: Remove the extra `;' in sample version script.
2002-11-272002-11-27 H.J. Lu <hjl@gnu.org>H.J. Lu1-2/+2
* ld.texinfo: Add the missing `;' to sample version scripts.
2002-11-14Add --enable-auto-import extension.Nick Clifton1-3/+19
2002-10-23Add new command line option "--no-omagic" which undoes the effects of -N.Nick Clifton1-2/+11
2002-08-13 * ld.texinfo (ALIGN): Remove power of 2 restriction.Alan Modra1-6/+1
2002-08-08Check symbols with undefine version.H.J. Lu1-0/+6
2002-07-15bfd/H.J. Lu1-1/+2
2002-07-14 H.J. Lu <hjl@gnu.org> * elflink.h (elf_link_assign_sym_version): Hide the default definition if there is a hidden versioned definition. ld/ 2002-07-14 H.J. Lu <hjl@gnu.org> * ld.texinfo: Document a .symver takes precedence over a version script.
2002-06-20Update bug reporting guidelinesNick Clifton1-15/+19
2002-05-22* pe-dll.c (autofilter_liblist): Add more system libs excluded by default.Christopher Faylor1-0/+8
(autofilter_objlist): Add crtbegin.o, crtend.o. * emultempl/pe.em (OPTION_EXCLUDE_LIBS): Add new define. (longopts): Add new option --exclude-libs. (gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options): Give quick help about it. (gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_parse_args): Use it. * pe-dll.h (pe_dll_add_excludes): Add second param to prototype. * pe-dll.c (exclude_list_struct): Add field type to distinguish symbols from whole archives. (pe_dll_add_excludes): Set excludes->type. (auto_export): Add new variable libname and set to archive basename if abfd. Use it when filtering default and user-specified libarary excludes. Let string "ALL" mean all libs when filtering user-specified libs. * ld.texinfo: Document --exclude-libs.
2002-05-222002-05-21 H.J. Lu (hjl@gnu.org)H.J. Lu1-0/+9
* emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_parse_args): Handle "-z muldefs". (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options): Add "-z muldefs". * ld.texinfo: Updated for --allow-multiple-definition and "-z muldefs". * ldmain.c (main): Initialize the allow_multiple_definition field to false. * lexsup.c (OPTION_ALLOW_MULTIPLE_DEFINITION): New. (ld_options): Add --allow-multiple-definition. (parse_args): Support OPTION_ALLOW_MULTIPLE_DEFINITION.
2002-04-08 * ld.texinfo (Format Commands <OUTPUT_FORMAT>): Typo fix.Alan Modra1-1/+1
2002-03-082002-03-07 Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@mvista.com>Daniel Jacobowitz1-2/+2
* ld.texinfo: Wrap @menu in @ifnottex, not @ifinfo.
2002-02-17 * ld.texinfo (Output Section Fill): Fix amateur texinfo.Alan Modra1-5/+5
(FILL): Likewise.
2002-02-15 * ld.texinfo (Output Section Fill): Describe fill expressions.Alan Modra1-4/+11
(FILL): Refer to the above.
2002-02-14 * ld.texinfo (VERSION scripts): Symbol names are globbing patterns.Alan Modra1-3/+6
* ldgram.y (lang_new_vers_regex): Rename to lang_new_vers_pattern; the pattern in question is not a regexp. * ldlang.c: Likewise. * ldlang.h: Likewise. * ldlex.l (V_IDENTIFIER): Allow '[', ']', '-', '!', and '^' also.
2002-02-12 * ldlex.l (DATA_SEGMENT_ALIGN, DATA_SEGMENT_END): New tokens.Jakub Jelinek1-0/+39
* ldgram.y (DATA_SEGMENT_ALIGN, DATA_SEGMENT_END): New tokens. (exp): Add DATA_SEGMENT_ALIGN (exp, exp) and DATA_SEGMENT_END (exp). * ldexp.c (exp_data_seg): New variable. (exp_print_token): Handle DATA_SEGMENT_ALIGN and DATA_SEGMENT_END. (fold_binary): Handle DATA_SEGMENT_ALIGN. (exp_fold_tree): Handle DATA_SEGMENT_END. Pass allocation_done when recursing instead of hardcoding lang_allocating_phase_enum. * ldexp.h (exp_data_seg): New. * ldlang.c (lang_size_sections_1): Renamed from lang_size_sections. (lang_size_sections): New. * ld.texinfo (DATA_SEGMENT_ALIGN, DATA_SEGMENT_END): Document. * scripttempl/elf.sc: Use DATA_SEGMENT_ALIGN and DATA_SEGMENT_END if COMMONPAGESIZE is defined. * emulparams/elf_i386.sh (COMMONPAGESIZE): Set to 4K. * emulparams/elf32_sparc.sh (COMMONPAGESIZE): Set to 8K. * emulparams/elf64_sparc.sh (COMMONPAGESIZE): Set to 8K. * emulparams/elf64alpha.sh (COMMONPAGESIZE): Set to 8K. * emulparams/elf64_ia64.sh (COMMONPAGESIZE): Set to 16K for shared libraries only.
2002-02-102002-02-08 Chris Demetriou <cgd@broadcom.com>Chris Demetriou1-0/+6
* ld.texinfo (Options): Add back in -nostdlib documentation, which had been inadvertently removed.
2002-01-07Note that --emit-relocs is currently only implemented for ELF.Nick Clifton1-0/+2
2001-12-19 * ld.texinfo (VERSION): Fix markup.Andreas Jaeger1-1/+1
2001-12-18 * ldgram.y (vers_node): Support anonymous version tags.Jakub Jelinek1-0/+9
* ldlang.c (lang_register_vers_node): Ensure anonymous version tag is not defined together with non-anonymous versions. * ld.texinfo: Document it. * elflink.h (size_dynamic_sections): Skip anonymous version tag. (elf_link_assign_sym_version): Don't count anonymous version tag.
2001-11-09 * ld.texinfo: Use @command for commands, @option for options.Stephane Carrez1-169/+167
* Makefile.am (POD2MAN): Use 'GNU Development Tools' for the page man title. * Makefile.in: Rebuild.
2001-11-022001-11-01 Chris Demetriou <cgd@broadcom.com>Chris Demetriou1-0/+6
* ld.texinfo (Options): Document new option, -nostdlib. * lexsup.c (OPTION_NOSTDLIB): New definition. (ld_options): Add entry for "nostdlib". (parse_args): Handle OPTIONS_NOSTDLIB. * ldfile.c (ldfile_add_library_path): Don't add directories to the search path if they weren't specified on the command line and -nostdlib was specified. * ld.h (ld_config_type): New member only_cmd_line_lib_dirs.
2001-10-31Update documentation about -T augmenting linker scriptsNick Clifton1-11/+7
2001-10-30Add MMIX supportNick Clifton1-0/+30
2001-10-03Add support for -z nocopyreloc.Alan Modra1-2/+4
2001-09-29From John Reiser <jreiser@BitWagon.com>Alan Modra1-0/+25
* ldlang.c (lang_common): Conditionally inhibit Common allocation. * lexsup.c: Add --no-define-common commandline option. * ldgram.y: Add INHIBIT_COMMON_ALLOCATION script command. * ldlex.l: Likewise. * ld.h: Add command_line.inhibit_common_definition. * ldmain.c (main): Initialize. * ld.texinfo: Document.
2001-09-24oops - frag omitted from previous patch applicationNick Clifton1-0/+8
2001-09-24improve documenation about auto-importNick Clifton1-3/+10
2001-09-122001-09-12 Paul Sokolovsky <Paul.Sokolovsky@technologist.com>Charles Wilson1-2/+96
* emultempl/pe.em(make_import_fixup): change signature to take asection as well as arelec; we need this for proper error reporting. Only call pe_create_import_fixup() if there is no attempt to add a constant addend to the reloc; otherwise, report error condition. * pe-dll.c(pe_walk_relocs_of_symbol): change signature, since final argument is a pointer to make_import_fixup(). Change call to cb() to match make_import_fixup() signature. (make_import_fixup_mark): make buffer_len unsigned. * pe-dll.h: change signature of pe_walk_relocs_of_symbol. 2001-09-12 Charles Wilson <cwilson@ece.gatech.edu> * ld.texinfo: add verbose documentation for auto-import direct-addressing workaround, to compliment the terse error message.
2001-09-05Set correct value for default (PE) stack size.Nick Clifton1-1/+1
2001-08-23 * elf-bfd.h (enum elf_reloc_type_class): New.Jakub Jelinek1-1/+5
(struct elf_backend_data): Add elf_backend_reloc_type_class. (_bfd_elf_reloc_type_class): New. * elfxx-target.h (elf_backend_reloc_type_class): Define. (elfNN_bed): Add elf_backend_reloc_type_class. * elf.c (_bfd_elf_reloc_type_class): New. * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Set DF_TEXTREL if the reloc is against read-only section. (elf_i386_size_dynamic_sections): Use DF_TEXTREL flag instead of looking up section names for DT_TEXTREL. (elf_i386_reloc_type_class): New. (elf_backend_reloc_type_class): Define. * elf32-sparc.c (elf32_sparc_check_relocs): Set DF_TEXTREL if the reloc is against read-only section. (elf32_sparc_size_dynamic_sections): Use DF_TEXTREL flag instead of looking up section names for DT_TEXTREL. (elf32_sparc_reloc_type_class): New. (elf_backend_reloc_type_class): Define. * elf64-sparc.c (sparc64_elf_check_relocs): Set DF_TEXTREL if the reloc is against read-only section. (sparc64_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Use DF_TEXTREL flag instead of looking up section names for DT_TEXTREL. (sparc64_elf_reloc_type_class): New. (elf_backend_reloc_type_class): Define. * elfxx-ia64.c (struct elfNN_ia64_link_hash_table): Add reltext field. (elfNN_ia64_hash_table_create): Clear ia64_info. (get_reloc_section): Set DF_TEXTREL if the reloc is against read-only section. (elfNN_ia64_size_dynamic_sections): Use ia64_info->reltext flag instead of looking up section names for DT_TEXTREL. (elfNN_ia64_reloc_type_class): New. (elf_backend_reloc_type_class): Define. * elflink.h (size_dynamic_sections): Add spare DT_NULL tags. (struct elf_link_sort_rela): New. (elf_link_sort_cmp1, elf_link_sort_cmp2, elf_link_sort_relocs): New. (elf_bfd_final_link): Call elf_link_sort_relocs. Convert one spare DT_NULL into DT_RELCOUNT resp. DT_RELACOUNT if necessary. * bfdlink.h (struct bfd_link_info): Add combreloc and spare_dynamic_tags fields. * emultempl/elf32.em (place_orphan): Place orphan .rel* sections into .rel.dyn resp. .rela.dyn if combreloc. (get_script): If .x linker script is equal to .xn, only put it once into the binary. Add .xc and .xsc scripts. (parse_args): Handle -z combreloc and -z nocombreloc. * scripttempl/elf.sc (.rela.sbss): Fix a typo. For .xc and .xsc scripts put all .rel* or .rela* input sections but .rel*.plt and PLT-like sections into .rel.dyn resp. .rela.dyn. * genscripts.sh (GENERATE_COMBRELOC_SCRIPT): Set if SCRIPT_NAME is elf. Strip trailing whitespace from script. Generate .xc and .xsc scripts if requested. * ldmain.c (main): Initialize link_info.combreloc and link_info.spare_dynamic_tags. * lexsup.c (OPTION_SPARE_DYNAMIC_TAGS): Define. (ld_options): Add --spare-dynamic-tags option. (parse_args): Likewise. * ld.texinfo: Document -z combreloc and -z nocombreloc. * ldint.texinfo: Document .xc and .xsc linker scripts. * NEWS: Add notes about -z combreloc and SHF_MERGE.
2001-08-17 * ld.texinfo: Document that fill values now use the four leastAlan Modra1-8/+8
significant bytes. * emulparams/elf32fr30.sh (NOP): Update. * emulparams/elf32mcore.sh: Likewise. * emulparams/elf64_s390.sh: Likewise. * emulparams/elf_i386.sh: Likewise. * emulparams/elf_i386_be.sh: Likewise. * emulparams/elf_i386_chaos.sh: Likewise. * emulparams/elf_i386_ldso.sh: Likewise. * emulparams/elf_s390.sh: Likewise. * emulparams/elf_x86_64.sh: Likewise. * emulparams/i386moss.sh: Likewise. * emulparams/i386nw.sh: Likewise. * emulparams/m68kelf.sh: Likewise. * scripttempl/elf.sc: Update NOP comment. * scripttempl/elfi370.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/elfm68hc11.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/elfm68hc12.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/nw.sc: Likewise.