old-cross-binutils/ld
Richard Henderson 212a6b8ef7 * ld-elfvsb/elfvsb.exp: Mirror ia64 non-pic xfails for alpha.
* ld-shared/shared.exp: Likewise.
        * ld-selective/selective.exp: Disable for alpha.
        * ld-undefined/undefined.exp: Add alpha to dwarf2 xfails.
2002-04-19 19:28:09 +00:00
..
emulparams Re-enable linking for sh5: 2002-04-17 19:31:53 +00:00
emultempl Add 'n' in order to prevent "-n" from being taken as an abbreviation for 2002-04-11 16:55:27 +00:00
po Updated French translations 2002-03-18 09:44:22 +00:00
scripttempl * scripttempl/elf.sc: Only use DATA_SEGMENT_END() together with 2002-03-05 11:56:23 +00:00
testsuite * ld-elfvsb/elfvsb.exp: Mirror ia64 non-pic xfails for alpha. 2002-04-19 19:28:09 +00:00
acinclude.m4 * acinclude.m4: Include libtool and gettext macros from the 2000-08-31 09:46:11 +00:00
aclocal.m4 Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
ChangeLog Re-enable linking for sh5: 2002-04-17 19:31:53 +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 Contribute sh64-elf. 2002-02-08 06:39:01 +00:00
configure Add AIX 64 shared library support and emulation layer for binutils 2002-03-18 12:46:27 +00:00
configure.host * ld/configure.host (*-*-netbsd*): Add support for NetBSD/ELF. 2002-04-07 13:57:53 +00:00
configure.in Add spanish translation files 2002-01-07 17:37:59 +00:00
configure.tgt * cpu-i386.c (bfd_x86_64_arch): Rename to "i386:x86-64" 2002-03-18 16:42:43 +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_SEARCH_DIRS): Quote path. 2002-03-21 05:35:39 +00:00
h8-doc.texi 19990502 sourceware import 1999-05-03 07:29:11 +00:00
ld.h 2001-11-01 Chris Demetriou <cgd@broadcom.com> 2001-11-02 01:13:09 +00:00
ld.texinfo * ld.texinfo (Format Commands <OUTPUT_FORMAT>): Typo fix. 2002-04-08 00:24:02 +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 Pass argc and argv to ldemul_choose_target. 2001-12-03 23:15:28 +00:00
ldemul.h Pass argc and argv to ldemul_choose_target. 2001-12-03 23:15:28 +00:00
ldexp.c * ldexp.c (fold_binary) [DATA_SEGMENT_ALIGN]: If common page size 2002-04-03 10:25:41 +00:00
ldexp.h Support arbitrary length fill patterns. 2002-02-15 02:11:05 +00:00
ldfile.c 2001-11-01 Chris Demetriou <cgd@broadcom.com> 2001-11-02 01:13:09 +00:00
ldfile.h Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
ldgram.y * arparse.y: Fix syntax warning. 2002-04-17 13:05:55 +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 (lang_size_sections_1): Don't complain about 2002-04-08 01:01:43 +00:00
ldlang.h Support arbitrary length fill patterns. 2002-02-15 02:11:05 +00:00
ldlex.h Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
ldlex.l Support arbitrary length fill patterns. 2002-02-15 02:11:05 +00:00
ldmain.c * ldmain.c (main): Move .text readonly flag fudges from here.. 2002-03-18 02:55:51 +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 Support arbitrary length fill patterns. 2002-02-15 02:11:05 +00:00
ldwrite.h 19990502 sourceware import 1999-05-03 07:29:11 +00:00
lexsup.c 2002-02-10 Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@mvista.com> 2002-02-11 02:41:37 +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 * dep-in.sed: Cope with absolute paths. 2002-04-04 14:07:57 +00:00
Makefile.in * dep-in.sed: Cope with absolute paths. 2002-04-04 14:07:57 +00:00
mpw-config.in 19990502 sourceware import 1999-05-03 07:29:11 +00:00
mpw-elfmips.c Locale changes from Bruno Haible <haible@clisp.cons.org>. 2001-09-19 05:33:36 +00:00
mpw-eppcmac.c Locale changes from Bruno Haible <haible@clisp.cons.org>. 2001-09-19 05:33:36 +00:00
mpw-esh.c Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
mpw-idtmips.c Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
mpw-make.sed 19990502 sourceware import 1999-05-03 07:29:11 +00:00
mri.c * ld.texinfo (Input Section Basics): Clarify ordering of output 2001-08-03 01:11:21 +00:00
mri.h Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
NEWS Mark 2.12 branch 2002-02-20 10:46:54 +00:00
pe-dll.c Support arbitrary length fill patterns. 2002-02-15 02:11:05 +00:00
pe-dll.h 2001-09-12 Paul Sokolovsky <Paul.Sokolovsky@technologist.com> 2001-09-12 15:58:10 +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.