old-cross-binutils

History

Ian Lance Taylor 6294d8d0a5 * ld-bootstrap/bootstrap.exp: Pass cmp output through prune_system_crud. * ld-cdtest/cdtest.exp: Pass diff output through prune_system_crud. * ld-shared/shared.exp: Likewise. * config/default.exp: Remove unused and useless proc ld_load.		1994-11-28 16:26:30 +00:00
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config	Enable ld to build for RCE. This is not tested yet!	1994-11-25 17:06:38 +00:00
emulparams	Add shl	1994-11-26 18:10:37 +00:00
emultempl	* ld.h (args_type): Add field export_dynamic.	1994-11-12 20:54:09 +00:00
scripttempl	Add changes from customer since last work.	1994-11-26 00:17:52 +00:00
testsuite	* ld-bootstrap/bootstrap.exp: Pass cmp output through	1994-11-28 16:26:30 +00:00
.Sanitize	Enable ld to build for RCE. This is not tested yet!	1994-11-25 17:06:38 +00:00
ChangeLog	* Makefile.in: Add eshl.o.	1994-11-24 06:06:23 +00:00
ChangeLog.mpw	Merge in former supposed GM-specific bits	1994-09-13 00:20:31 +00:00
config.h	fix my default emulation changes	1993-01-08 22:06:17 +00:00
configure	resync	1991-10-02 04:15:56 +00:00
configure.bat	changes from gas-2.3/binutils-2.4 dist (details in branch log msgs, changelogs)	1994-05-27 16:58:05 +00:00
configure.in	* empty log message *	1994-11-25 00:25:34 +00:00
dep-in.sed	New file used for rebuilding dependencies.	1993-12-13 19:37:22 +00:00
genscripts.sh	The default script is now compiled in; the others are still in the filesystem.	1993-07-22 00:33:10 +00:00
h8-doc.texi	ld.texinfo:	1993-03-30 23:25:03 +00:00
ld.1	* lexsup.c (parse_args): Change -V to be a synonym for -v. Add	1994-10-12 20:26:35 +00:00
ld.h	* ld.h (ld_config_type): Add new field warn_once.	1994-09-14 22:27:16 +00:00
ld.texinfo	* ldlang.c (load_symbols): Check for archive before object. Use	1994-09-13 20:42:47 +00:00
ldctor.c	Made many changes to eliminate gcc warnings. Made various	1993-12-11 22:55:55 +00:00
ldctor.h	Initial revision	1991-12-08 01:21:25 +00:00
ldemul.c	A major rewrite to move the bulk of the linker into BFD so that	1993-12-30 19:51:41 +00:00
ldexp.c	* scripttempl/elf.sc: Use PROVIDE to define etext, edata, and end.	1994-07-22 20:55:45 +00:00
ldexp.h	Fixed some grammer ambiguities	1991-04-03 22:03:55 +00:00
ldfile.c	* ldfile.c (open_a): If this is not an archive, try to open it in	1994-06-13 21:35:27 +00:00
ldfile.h	* ldfile.h (search_dirs_type): Move from ldfile.c, and add cmdline	1994-06-02 21:30:57 +00:00
ldgram.y	* ldlang.c (load_symbols): Check for archive before object. Use	1994-09-13 20:42:47 +00:00
ldint.texinfo	minor fixes	1993-12-31 21:08:12 +00:00
ldlang.c	* ldlang.c (lang_one_common): Set SEC_ALLOC in any section where	1994-11-09 17:48:24 +00:00
ldlang.h	* ldlang.h (lang_input_statement_type): Remove fields subfiles,	1994-06-01 18:28:26 +00:00
ldlex.h	Use getopt instead of lex and yacc to parse the command line.	1994-02-25 03:26:25 +00:00
ldlex.l	* scripttempl/elf.sc: Use PROVIDE to define etext, edata, and end.	1994-07-22 20:55:45 +00:00
ldmain.c	* ld.h (ld_config_type): Add new field warn_once.	1994-09-14 22:27:16 +00:00
ldmain.h	Made many changes to eliminate gcc warnings. Made various	1993-12-11 22:55:55 +00:00
ldmisc.c	Tweak the new handling of function names.	1994-09-14 18:29:06 +00:00
ldmisc.h	Made many changes to eliminate gcc warnings. Made various	1993-12-11 22:55:55 +00:00
ldver.c	updated version	1994-10-17 20:33:46 +00:00
ldver.h	Initial revision	1991-05-18 02:58:02 +00:00
ldwrite.c	Changes to make -Ur work again.	1994-03-22 00:24:13 +00:00
ldwrite.h	Initial revision	1991-03-21 21:29:06 +00:00
lexsup.c	* ld.h (args_type): Add new field endian.	1994-09-20 21:16:11 +00:00
Makefile.in	Enable ld to build for RCE. This is not tested yet!	1994-11-25 17:06:38 +00:00
mpw-config.in	Merge in former supposed GM-specific bits	1994-09-13 00:20:31 +00:00
mpw-em.c	Fri Mar 4 11:43:47 1994 Stan Shebs (shebs@andros.cygnus.com)	1994-03-04 19:53:16 +00:00
mpw-make.in	* mpw-config.in (emulname): Set based on target.	1994-06-28 20:20:35 +00:00
mri.c	Made many changes to eliminate gcc warnings. Made various	1993-12-11 22:55:55 +00:00
mri.h	Made many changes to eliminate gcc warnings. Made various	1993-12-11 22:55:55 +00:00
NEWS	Add some news.	1994-09-15 17:05:24 +00:00
README	Initial revision	1991-10-15 06:57:32 +00:00
TODO	* ldver.c: Bump to version 0.98.	1992-09-03 06:02:56 +00:00

README

This is a BETA release of a completely rewritten 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 new 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 support 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 contains a control language.

* There is a manual.

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.

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

A new target configuration may need a new linker script (.sc file)
to specify linker actions (such as the layout of the output).
See if one of the existing ones are suitable.
Note that the Makefile generates variants of the standard script
that are used when ld is passed -r -Ur -N or -n options.
These variant default scripts are generated from the "master"
script using sed scripts that may not work in all cases.
Look at the rules and comments in ld/Makefile.in to make sure
you stay with the rules.

Otherwise, you may need to add a new "emulation" (a sample of a
recently added target and emulation is for the SOny 68k News
family - look for files named *news*).

Also see the notes in ../binutils/README.

Reporting bugs etc
===========================
See ../binutils/README.