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emulparams bfd/ 2006-04-05 12:41:59 +00:00
emultempl * emultempl/xtensaelf.em (elf_xtensa_before_allocation): Call new 2006-04-14 21:31:16 +00:00
po Update POTFILES.in. 2006-04-16 18:25:11 +00:00
scripttempl Add linker relaxation support for the AVR 2006-03-03 15:25:31 +00:00
testsuite bfd/ 2006-04-05 12:41:59 +00:00
acinclude.m4 ./ 2005-05-15 18:19:45 +00:00
aclocal.m4 2005-09-30 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com> 2005-09-30 18:59:46 +00:00
ChangeLog Update POTFILES.in. 2006-04-16 18:25:11 +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 split changelogs 2006-01-16 23:15:07 +00:00
ChangeLog-2005 split changelogs 2006-01-16 23:15:07 +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 * config.in: Regenerated. 2006-04-16 18:20:09 +00:00
configure * emultempl/elf32.em: Add support for elf-hints.h on FreeBSD and Dragonfly targets. 2006-04-11 10:36:26 +00:00
configure.host 2005-07-19 Paul Brook <paul@codesourcery.com> 2005-07-19 12:43:19 +00:00
configure.in * emultempl/elf32.em: Add support for elf-hints.h on FreeBSD and Dragonfly targets. 2006-04-11 10:36:26 +00:00
configure.tgt bfd/ 2006-04-05 12:41:59 +00:00
deffile.h 2006-01-31 Filip Navara <navaraf@reactos.com> 2006-01-31 22:08:14 +00:00
deffilep.y * deffilep.y (def_image_name): If LIBRARY or NAME statement 2006-04-01 04:51:23 +00:00
dep-in.sed ld/ 2005-10-30 17:40:28 +00:00
elf-hints-local.h * emultempl/elf32.em: Add support for elf-hints.h on FreeBSD and Dragonfly targets. 2006-04-11 10:36:26 +00:00
fdl.texi Update FSF addresses 2005-05-12 07:32:09 +00:00
gen-doc.texi Add Xtensa port 2003-04-01 15:50:31 +00:00
genscripts.sh * Makefile.am (GENSCRIPTS): Pass prefix. 2006-04-05 15:40:40 +00:00
h8-doc.texi Replace occurrances of 'Hitachi' with 'Renesas'. 2003-04-15 08:51:55 +00:00
ld.h asintl.h/bucomm.h/ld.h: Prevent the inclusion of <libintl.h> from the Solaris 2005-09-30 11:42:05 +00:00
ld.texinfo Fix typo in documentation of --check-sections. 2006-04-07 14:14:46 +00:00
ldcref.c PR 2434 2006-03-16 12:20:16 +00:00
ldctor.c Update FSF addresses 2005-05-12 07:32:09 +00:00
ldctor.h Update FSF addresses 2005-05-12 07:32:09 +00:00
ldemul.c * ldlang.h (lang_input_section_type): Remove "ifile" field. 2005-11-17 00:10:05 +00:00
ldemul.h * ldlang.h (lang_input_section_type): Remove "ifile" field. 2005-11-17 00:10:05 +00:00
ldexp.c bfd/ 2005-12-07 14:43:54 +00:00
ldexp.h bfd/ 2005-08-05 13:52:13 +00:00
ldfile.c Update FSF addresses 2005-05-12 07:32:09 +00:00
ldfile.h Update FSF addresses 2005-05-12 07:32:09 +00:00
ldgram.y * ld.texino: Describe double-quoted string syntax for version 2005-10-13 17:29:57 +00:00
ldint.texinfo Update FSF addresses 2005-05-12 07:32:09 +00:00
ldlang.c * ldlang.c (load_symbols): Set as_needed and add_needed according 2006-04-07 07:03:51 +00:00
ldlang.h * ldlang.h (lang_output_section_statement_type): Add prev. 2005-12-24 07:48:30 +00:00
ldlex.h Update FSF addresses 2005-05-12 07:32:09 +00:00
ldlex.l bfd/ 2005-08-05 13:52:13 +00:00
ldmain.c bfd/ 2006-04-06 18:52:46 +00:00
ldmain.h Update FSF addresses 2005-05-12 07:32:09 +00:00
ldmisc.c * ldmisc.c (vfinfo): Revert 2005-10-05 changes. If 2006-03-31 11:23:55 +00:00
ldmisc.h Update FSF addresses 2005-05-12 07:32:09 +00:00
ldver.c Update FSF addresses 2005-05-12 07:32:09 +00:00
ldver.h Update FSF addresses 2005-05-12 07:32:09 +00:00
ldwrite.c * ldlang.h (lang_input_section_type): Remove "ifile" field. 2005-11-17 00:10:05 +00:00
ldwrite.h Update FSF addresses 2005-05-12 07:32:09 +00:00
lexsup.c * as.c (show_usage): Document "@FILE". 2005-10-30 18:08:52 +00:00
MAINTAINERS add MAINTAINERS files 2000-07-05 19:28:06 +00:00
Makefile.am * emultempl/elf32.em: Add support for elf-hints.h on FreeBSD and Dragonfly targets. 2006-04-11 10:36:26 +00:00
Makefile.in * emultempl/elf32.em: Add support for elf-hints.h on FreeBSD and Dragonfly targets. 2006-04-11 10:36:26 +00:00
mri.c Update FSF addresses 2005-05-12 07:32:09 +00:00
mri.h Update FSF addresses 2005-05-12 07:32:09 +00:00
NEWS * Makefile.am (GENSCRIPTS): Pass prefix. 2006-04-05 15:40:40 +00:00
pe-dll.c 2006-01-31 Filip Navara <navaraf@reactos.com> 2006-01-31 22:08:14 +00:00
pe-dll.h Update FSF addresses 2005-05-12 07:32:09 +00:00
README Add --with-lib-patch configure switch. 2002-08-23 08:03:32 +00:00
stamp-h.in 19990502 sourceware import 1999-05-03 07:29:11 +00:00
sysdep.h configure clean up patch from Steve Ellcey. 2005-06-09 18:39:34 +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
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.