old-cross-binutils/ld
Alan Modra 4da711b140 * ldexp.c: Replace CONST with const.
* ldfile.c: Likewise.
	* ldfile.h: Likewise.
	* ldlex.l: Likewise.
	* mri.c: Likewise.
	* pe-dll.h: Likewise.
2002-06-08 07:39:45 +00:00
..
emulparams * emulparams/ns32knbsd.sh (EXECUTABLE_SYMBOLS): Set _DYNAMIC to 0. 2002-06-05 16:59:12 +00:00
emultempl * emultempl/ppc64elf.em (new_vers_pattern): Warning fix. 2002-06-07 15:09:21 +00:00
po New Swedish translation 2002-05-06 10:09:24 +00:00
scripttempl * scripttempl/elf.sc (.tbss): Fix mismatched parentheses/braces. 2002-06-07 09:59:07 +00:00
testsuite Fix phdrs2 test 2002-06-07 10:30:56 +00:00
acinclude.m4 * acinclude.m4: Include libtool and gettext macros from the 2000-08-31 09:46:11 +00:00
aclocal.m4 * Makefile.in: Regenerate. 2002-05-31 04:33:55 +00:00
ChangeLog * ldexp.c: Replace CONST with const. 2002-06-08 07:39:45 +00:00
ChangeLog-9197 Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
ChangeLog-9899 Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
config.in * Makefile.in: Regenerate. 2002-05-31 04:33:55 +00:00
configure * Makefile.in: Regenerate. 2002-05-31 04:33:55 +00:00
configure.host * configure.host (hppa*64*-*-hpux11*): Define NATIVE_LIB_DIRS, 2002-06-06 06:45:54 +00:00
configure.in * configure.in: Correct spelling of AC_PREREQ. 2002-05-23 08:17:10 +00:00
configure.tgt gcc: 2002-06-05 19:54:28 +00:00
deffile.h Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
deffilep.y Locale changes from Bruno Haible <haible@clisp.cons.org>. 2001-09-19 05:33:36 +00:00
dep-in.sed * dep-in.sed: Cope with absolute paths. 2002-04-04 14:07:57 +00:00
gen-doc.texi Add MMIX support 2001-10-30 15:20:14 +00:00
genscripts.sh * genscripts.sh (LIB_PATH): For native targets, concatenate $libdir 2002-05-22 08:44:53 +00:00
h8-doc.texi 19990502 sourceware import 1999-05-03 07:29:11 +00:00
ld.h * ld.h: Fix formatting. 2002-05-03 13:48:55 +00:00
ld.texinfo * pe-dll.c (autofilter_liblist): Add more system libs excluded by default. 2002-05-22 18:03:09 +00:00
ldcref.c * ldcref.c (check_section_sym_xref): New function. 2001-07-23 07:54:04 +00:00
ldctor.c Locale changes from Bruno Haible <haible@clisp.cons.org>. 2001-09-19 05:33:36 +00:00
ldctor.h Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
ldemul.c * ldemul.c: Fix formatting. 2002-05-25 20:39:25 +00:00
ldemul.h * ldemul.c (ldemul_new_vers_pattern): New function. 2002-05-22 09:04:48 +00:00
ldexp.c * ldexp.c: Replace CONST with const. 2002-06-08 07:39:45 +00:00
ldexp.h Support arbitrary length fill patterns. 2002-02-15 02:11:05 +00:00
ldfile.c * ldexp.c: Replace CONST with const. 2002-06-08 07:39:45 +00:00
ldfile.h * ldexp.c: Replace CONST with const. 2002-06-08 07:39:45 +00:00
ldgram.y * ldlang.h (lang_output_section_statement_type): Add update_dot_tree. 2002-05-07 11:04:54 +00:00
ldint.texinfo * elf-bfd.h (enum elf_reloc_type_class): New. 2001-08-23 15:14:18 +00:00
ldlang.c * ldlang.c (section_already_linked): Call bfd_discard_group. Typo fix. 2002-06-04 01:07:29 +00:00
ldlang.h * ldlang.h (lang_output_section_statement_type): Add update_dot_tree. 2002-05-07 11:04:54 +00:00
ldlex.h Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
ldlex.l * ldexp.c: Replace CONST with const. 2002-06-08 07:39:45 +00:00
ldmain.c Enable pei386_auto_import by default. Only print a info message about auto 2002-06-07 14:56:01 +00:00
ldmain.h Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
ldmisc.c * ldmisc.c (demangle): Put back dots when string not demangled. 2002-01-25 12:22:42 +00:00
ldmisc.h * ldmisc.c (USE_STDARG): Remove. 2001-09-26 01:55:44 +00:00
ldver.c gas: 2002-01-18 11:28:42 +00:00
ldver.h * ldver.h (ld_program_version): Remove declaration. 2001-10-02 06:04:23 +00:00
ldwrite.c * elf.c (_bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr): Set SEC_THREAD_LOCAL 2002-05-23 13:12:53 +00:00
ldwrite.h 19990502 sourceware import 1999-05-03 07:29:11 +00:00
lexsup.c 2002-05-21 H.J. Lu (hjl@gnu.org) 2002-05-22 05:08:31 +00:00
mac-ld.r 19990502 sourceware import 1999-05-03 07:29:11 +00:00
MAINTAINERS add MAINTAINERS files 2000-07-05 19:28:06 +00:00
Makefile.am bfd: 2002-06-04 02:57:44 +00:00
Makefile.in bfd: 2002-06-04 02:57:44 +00:00
mpw-config.in 19990502 sourceware import 1999-05-03 07:29:11 +00:00
mpw-make.sed 19990502 sourceware import 1999-05-03 07:29:11 +00:00
mri.c * ldexp.c: Replace CONST with const. 2002-06-08 07:39:45 +00:00
mri.h Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
NEWS * NEWS: Add entry for VAX ELF support. 2002-05-30 02:58:04 +00:00
pe-dll.c * ldemul.c: Fix formatting. 2002-05-25 20:39:25 +00:00
pe-dll.h * ldexp.c: Replace CONST with const. 2002-06-08 07:39:45 +00:00
README Change bug reporting email address. 2001-07-19 10:43:13 +00:00
stamp-h.in 19990502 sourceware import 1999-05-03 07:29:11 +00:00
sysdep.h Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
TODO 19990502 sourceware import 1999-05-03 07:29:11 +00:00

		README for LD

This is the GNU linker.  It is distributed with other "binary
utilities" which should be in ../binutils.  See ../binutils/README for
more general notes, including where to send bug reports.

There are many features of the linker:

* The linker uses a Binary File Descriptor library (../bfd)
  that it uses to read and write object files.  This helps
  insulate the linker itself from the format of object files.

* The linker supports a number of different object file
  formats.  It can even handle multiple formats at once:
  Read two input formats and write a third.

* The linker can be configured for cross-linking.

* The linker supports a control language.

* There is a user manual (ld.texinfo), as well as the
  beginnings of an internals manual (ldint.texinfo).

Installation
============

See ../binutils/README.

If you want to make a cross-linker, you may want to specify
a different search path of -lfoo libraries than the default.
You can do this by setting the LIB_PATH variable in ./Makefile.

To build just the linker, make the target all-ld from the top level
directory (one directory above this one).

Porting to a new target
=======================

See the ldint.texinfo manual.

Reporting bugs etc
===========================

See ../binutils/README.

Known problems
==============

The Solaris linker normally exports all dynamic symbols from an
executable.  The GNU linker does not do this by default.  This is
because the GNU linker tries to present the same interface for all
similar targets (in this case, all native ELF targets).  This does not
matter for normal programs, but it can make a difference for programs
which try to dlopen an executable, such as PERL or Tcl.  You can make
the GNU linker export all dynamic symbols with the -E or
--export-dynamic command line option.

HP/UX 9.01 has a shell bug that causes the linker scripts to be
generated incorrectly.  The symptom of this appears to be "fatal error
- scanner input buffer overflow" error messages.  There are various
workarounds to this:
  * Build and install bash, and build with "make SHELL=bash".
  * Update to a version of HP/UX with a working shell (e.g., 9.05).
  * Replace "(. ${srcdir}/scripttempl/${SCRIPT_NAME}.sc)" in
    genscripts.sh with "sh ${srcdir}..." (no parens) and make sure the
    emulparams script used exports any shell variables it sets.