old-cross-binutils/ld
Dave Korn 3efd345c3b * emultempl/pe.em (debug_section_p): New bfd_map_over_sections hook.
(gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_after_open):  Use it to iterate all sections
	of all input BFDs, looking for debug info.  Enable long section names
	if any found.
	* emultempl/pe.em (debug_section_p):  Likewise.
	(gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_after_open):  Likewise.
	* NEWS:  Retrospectively adjust news announcement.
	* ld.texinfo:  Update documentation to mention new behaviour.
2009-03-03 18:22:11 +00:00
..
emulparams Add support for Score7 architecture. 2009-03-02 10:33:08 +00:00
emultempl * emultempl/pe.em (debug_section_p): New bfd_map_over_sections hook. 2009-03-03 18:22:11 +00:00
po bfd: 2009-02-03 15:54:05 +00:00
scripttempl * configure.tgt: Only use elf64hppa target emulation for hpux. 2009-03-01 22:10:36 +00:00
testsuite * ldgram.y: Add support for REGION_ALIAS operator. 2009-03-02 17:27:36 +00:00
aclocal.m4 * configure: Regenerate for new libtool. 2008-09-29 15:36:22 +00:00
ChangeLog * emultempl/pe.em (debug_section_p): New bfd_map_over_sections hook. 2009-03-03 18:22:11 +00:00
ChangeLog-0001 Split ChangeLog files. 2004-01-02 11:16:21 +00:00
ChangeLog-0203 Restore 2002 ChangeLog history. 2004-04-16 23:56:29 +00:00
ChangeLog-2004 Fix a typo. 2009-01-13 15:49:13 +00:00
ChangeLog-2005 split changelogs 2006-01-16 23:15:07 +00:00
ChangeLog-2006 Move 2006 ChangeLog entries to ChangeLog-2006. 2007-01-09 14:29:31 +00:00
ChangeLog-2007 Move 2007 ChangeLog entries to ChangeLog-2007. 2008-01-02 21:41:02 +00:00
ChangeLog-2008 2009-01-03 Dave Korn <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com> 2009-01-03 17:43:45 +00:00
ChangeLog-9197 * ChangeLog-9197: Fix typos. 2003-10-25 16:26:30 +00:00
ChangeLog-9899 Fixtypos in ChangeLogs, fix copyright dates in files 2001-03-13 06:14:29 +00:00
config.in bfd/ 2008-09-11 19:02:04 +00:00
configure Backport from git Libtool: 2009-03-01 18:57:19 +00:00
configure.host Add support for i386-dragonfly target. 2007-08-28 11:02:55 +00:00
configure.in bfd: 2009-02-03 15:54:05 +00:00
configure.tgt Add support for Score7 architecture. 2009-03-02 10:33:08 +00:00
deffile.h Update sources to GPLv3 2007-07-06 14:09:45 +00:00
deffilep.y Update sources to GPLv3 2007-07-06 14:09:45 +00:00
dep-in.sed ld/ 2005-10-30 17:40:28 +00:00
elf-hints-local.h 2007-08-10 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com> 2007-08-10 12:25:30 +00:00
fdl.texi Change documentation license to FDL v1.3 2008-11-19 16:22:48 +00:00
gen-doc.texi Revert my last change since it has not been approved. 2008-07-12 08:54:13 +00:00
genscrba.sh ld: 2008-01-11 09:11:18 +00:00
genscripts.sh PR ld/5652 2008-01-28 11:07:44 +00:00
h8-doc.texi Replace occurrances of 'Hitachi' with 'Renesas'. 2003-04-15 08:51:55 +00:00
ld.h * lexsup.c (parse_args): Set check_section_addresses to 1 or 0. 2009-01-26 15:23:39 +00:00
ld.texinfo * emultempl/pe.em (debug_section_p): New bfd_map_over_sections hook. 2009-03-03 18:22:11 +00:00
ldcref.c bfd/ 2008-08-17 03:12:50 +00:00
ldctor.c * ldlang.c (push_stat_ptr, pop_stat_ptr): New functions. 2009-02-16 07:25:52 +00:00
ldctor.h Update sources to GPLv3 2007-07-06 14:09:45 +00:00
ldemul.c * ldemul.h (ldemul_place_orphan): Update prototype. 2008-10-20 12:14:29 +00:00
ldemul.h * ldemul.h (ldemul_place_orphan): Update prototype. 2008-10-20 12:14:29 +00:00
ldexp.c * ldexp.c (fold_binary): Evaluate rhs when lhs not valid. 2008-09-25 02:34:00 +00:00
ldexp.h bfd/ 2007-09-18 00:25:07 +00:00
ldfile.c PR 6753 2008-08-09 10:15:39 +00:00
ldfile.h Update sources to GPLv3 2007-07-06 14:09:45 +00:00
ldgram.y * ldgram.y: Add support for REGION_ALIAS operator. 2009-03-02 17:27:36 +00:00
ldint.texinfo PR linker/4844 2007-10-01 09:54:58 +00:00
ldlang.c * ldgram.y: Add support for REGION_ALIAS operator. 2009-03-02 17:27:36 +00:00
ldlang.h * ldgram.y: Add support for REGION_ALIAS operator. 2009-03-02 17:27:36 +00:00
ldlex.h Update sources to GPLv3 2007-07-06 14:09:45 +00:00
ldlex.l * ldgram.y: Add support for REGION_ALIAS operator. 2009-03-02 17:27:36 +00:00
ldmain.c * lexsup.c (parse_args): Set check_section_addresses to 1 or 0. 2009-01-26 15:23:39 +00:00
ldmain.h include/ 2008-02-15 03:35:53 +00:00
ldmisc.c bfd/ 2008-08-17 03:12:50 +00:00
ldmisc.h Update sources to GPLv3 2007-07-06 14:09:45 +00:00
ldver.c Update copyright year in --version messages. 2008-11-17 17:44:32 +00:00
ldver.h Update sources to GPLv3 2007-07-06 14:09:45 +00:00
ldwrite.c include/ 2008-02-15 03:35:53 +00:00
ldwrite.h Update sources to GPLv3 2007-07-06 14:09:45 +00:00
lexsup.c * lexsup.c (parse_args): Set check_section_addresses to 1 or 0. 2009-01-26 15:23:39 +00:00
MAINTAINERS add MAINTAINERS files 2000-07-05 19:28:06 +00:00
Makefile.am make dep-am and regen 2009-03-03 02:41:14 +00:00
Makefile.in make dep-am and regen 2009-03-03 02:41:14 +00:00
mri.c Update sources to GPLv3 2007-07-06 14:09:45 +00:00
mri.h Update sources to GPLv3 2007-07-06 14:09:45 +00:00
NEWS * emultempl/pe.em (debug_section_p): New bfd_map_over_sections hook. 2009-03-03 18:22:11 +00:00
pe-dll.c bfd/ChangeLog 2009-02-18 18:23:08 +00:00
pe-dll.h bfd/ChangeLog 2009-02-18 18:23:08 +00:00
pep-dll.c bfd/ChangeLog 2009-02-18 18:23:08 +00:00
pep-dll.h bfd/ChangeLog 2009-02-18 18:23:08 +00:00
README Add --with-lib-patch configure switch. 2002-08-23 08:03:32 +00:00
stamp-h.in
sysdep.h Update sources to GPLv3 2007-07-06 14:09:45 +00:00
TODO

		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
or using the --with-lib-path configure switch.

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.