* ldexp.h: ..here. Add lang_mark_phase_enum.
(node_type): Remove etree_undef and etree_unspec.
(exp_data_seg): Delete.
(struct ldexp_control, expld): New.
(invalid, exp_mark_used_section): Delete.
(exp_fold_tree, exp_get_vma, exp_get_value_int, exp_get_fill,
exp_get_abs_int): Update prototypes.
* ldexp.c (assigning_to_dot): Delete.
(expld): Define.
(make_abs): Operate directly on expld.result. Update all callers.
(new_abs): Likewise. Return void.
(new_rel_from_abs): Rename from new_rel_from_section.
(new_rel, new_rel_from_abs): Operate on expld.result and return void.
Update all callers.
(fold_unary): Operate on expld.result and return void. Remove
"current_section", "allocation_done", "dot", "dotp" and "mark_used"
params. Update all callers.
(fold_binary, fold_trinary, fold_name, exp_fold_tree_1): Likewise.
(fold_unary <ALIGN_K>): Ensure alignment is absolute.
(fold_unary <ABSOLUTE>): Use make_abs.
(fold_unary <DATA_SEGMENT_END>): Evaluate mark_phase as for
allocating_phase.
(fold_binary <DATA_SEGMENT_ALIGN, DATA_SEGMENT_RELRO_END, >): Ditto.
(fold_binary <'%','/'>): Don't error if marking.
(fold_name <SIZEOF_HEADERS>): Don't call bfd_sizeof_headers when
marking.
(fold_name <NAME>): Remove FIXME; -R is handled correctly. Don't
error when marking.
(fold_name <ADDR, LOADADDR, SIZEOF>): Don't set SEC_KEEP.
(exp_fold_tree_1): Don't error when marking.
(exp_fold_tree_1 <etree_rel>): Evaluate in all phases except first.
(exp_fold_tree_1 <etree_assign to dot>): Don't check for NULL
current section, instead check for NULL dotp.
(exp_fold_tree_1 <etree_provide>): Don't evaluate the assignment
source unless the symbol is referenced and undefined.
(exp_fold_tree): Remove "allocation_done" and "dot" params. Save
params to expld.
(exp_fold_tree_no_dot): Remove "current_section", "allocation_done
and "mark_used" params. Save params to expld. Update all callers.
(exp_assop): Do without temp var.
(exp_print_tree <etree_undef>): Delete code.
(exp_get_vma): Remove "allocation_done" param. Correct error return.
(exp_get_fill, exp_get_abs_int): Likewise.
(exp_get_value_int): Remove "allocation_done" param.
(exp_mark_used_section): Delete.
* ldgram.y (fill_exp): Update exp_get_fill call.
(origin_spec, length_spec): Update exp_get_vma call.
* ldlang.c (lang_init): Don't bother clearing lang_statement_iteration.
(lang_mark_used_section_1, lang_mark_used_section): Delete.
(strip_excluded_output_sections): Call one_lang_size_sections_pass in
marking mode. Merge old lang_mark_used_section code. Correct handling
of output sections with excluded input sections and data statements.
Don't drop non-zero sized sections. Don't zap os->bfd_section.
Do set SEC_EXCLUDE when appropriate.
(print_output_section_statement): Update for changed ldexp.c
interface.
(print_assignment, lang_size_sections_1): Likewise.
(lang_do_assignments_1, lang_enter_output_section_statement): Likewise.
(lang_new_phdr, lang_record_phdrs): Likewise.
(lang_size_sections): Likewise.
(insert_pad): Use following statement if it is a pad, rather than
creating a new one.
(lang_size_sections_1 <lang_output_section_statement_enum>): Do
process ignored output section to set vma and lma, but don't
update dot for these sections. Don't error if marking.
(lang_size_sections_1 <lang_assignment_statement_enum>): Don't
update dot for ignored sections.
(lang_size_sections_1 <lang_data_statement_enum>): Don't mark absolute
section with SEC_ALLOC.
(one_lang_size_sections_pass): New function.
(lang_size_sections): Remove first five params. Set expld.phase on
entry and exit. Use one_lang_size_sections_pass.
(lang_do_assignments): Remove all params. Update all callers.
(lang_reset_memory_regions): Clear os->processed for all output
section statements.
* ldlang.h (lang_do_assignments): Update prototype.
(lang_size_sections): Likewise.
(one_lang_size_sections_pass): Declare.
* pe-dll.c (pe_dll_fill_sections, pe_exe_fill_sections): Update
lang_size_sections and lang_do_assignments calls.
* emultempl/elf32.em (layout_sections_again): Likewise.
* emultempl/ppc64elf.em (ppc_before_allocation): Use
one_lang_size_sections_pass.
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.
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