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emulparams * genscripts.sh (LIB_PATH): For native targets, concatenate $libdir 2002-05-22 08:44:53 +00:00
emultempl * pe-dll.c (autofilter_liblist): Add more system libs excluded by default. 2002-05-22 18:03:09 +00:00
po New Swedish translation 2002-05-06 10:09:24 +00:00
scripttempl * emulparams/avr1.sh: New file. 2002-05-16 19:51:08 +00:00
testsuite * lib/ld-lib.exp (run_dump_test): Add -L$srcdir/$subdir. 2002-05-07 11:08:57 +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 * configure.in: Correct spelling of AC_PREREQ. 2002-05-23 08:17:10 +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 * genscripts.sh (LIB_PATH): For native targets, concatenate $libdir 2002-05-22 08:44:53 +00:00
configure.in * configure.in: Correct spelling of AC_PREREQ. 2002-05-23 08:17:10 +00:00
configure.tgt * genscripts.sh (LIB_PATH): For native targets, concatenate $libdir 2002-05-22 08:44:53 +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 (ldemul_new_vers_pattern): New function. 2002-05-22 09:04:48 +00:00
ldemul.h * ldemul.c (ldemul_new_vers_pattern): New function. 2002-05-22 09:04:48 +00:00
ldexp.c * ld.h: Fix formatting. 2002-05-03 13:48:55 +00:00
ldexp.h Support arbitrary length fill patterns. 2002-02-15 02:11:05 +00:00
ldfile.c XCOFF64 fixes. For setting arch/mach and for R_BR relocations. 2002-05-10 21:20:16 +00:00
ldfile.h XCOFF64 fixes. For setting arch/mach and for R_BR relocations. 2002-05-10 21:20:16 +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 * ldemul.c (ldemul_new_vers_pattern): New function. 2002-05-22 09:04:48 +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 Support arbitrary length fill patterns. 2002-02-15 02:11:05 +00:00
ldmain.c 2002-05-21 H.J. Lu (hjl@gnu.org) 2002-05-22 05:08:31 +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 2002-05-21 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: 2002-05-21 15:11:04 +00:00
Makefile.in bfd: 2002-05-21 15:11:04 +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 * 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 * pe-dll.c (autofilter_liblist): Add more system libs excluded by default. 2002-05-22 18:03:09 +00:00
pe-dll.h * pe-dll.c (autofilter_liblist): Add more system libs excluded by default. 2002-05-22 18:03:09 +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.