2009-05-19 Dave Korn <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com>
* cofflink.c (process_embedded_commands): Ignore "-aligncomm".
==> gas/ChangeLog <==
2009-05-19 Dave Korn <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com>
* NEWS: Mention new feature.
* config/obj-coff.c (obj_coff_common_parse): New function.
(obj_coff_comm): Likewise.
(coff_pseudo_table): Override default ".comm" definition on PE.
* doc/as.texinfo: Document new feature.
==> gas/testsuite/ChangeLog <==
2009-05-19 Dave Korn <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com>
* gas/pe/: New directory for PE format-specific tests.
* gas/pe/aligncomm-a.d: New test pattern file.
* gas/pe/aligncomm-a.s: New test source file.
* gas/pe/aligncomm-b.d: New test pattern file.
* gas/pe/aligncomm-b.s: New test source file.
* gas/pe/aligncomm-c.d: New test pattern file.
* gas/pe/aligncomm-c.s: New test source file.
* gas/pe/aligncomm-d.d: New test pattern file.
* gas/pe/aligncomm-d.s: New test source file.
* gas/pe/pe.exp: New test control script.
* lib/gas-defs.exp (is_pecoff_format): New function.
==> ld/ChangeLog <==
2009-05-19 Dave Korn <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com>
* NEWS: Mention new feature.
* deffile.h (def_file_aligncomm): Add new struct definition.
(def_file): Add new def_file_aligncomm member.
* deffilep.y (%token): Add new ALIGNCOMM token.
(command): Add production rule for ALIGNCOMM.
(def_file_free): Free any chained def_file_aligncomm structs.
(diropts[]): Add entry for '-aligncomm' .drectve command.
(def_aligncomm): New grammar function.
* ld.texinfo: Document new feature.
* pe-dll.c (process_def_file): Rename from this ...
(process_def_file_and_drectve): ... to this, updating all callers,
and process any aligncomms chained to the def file after scanning
all .drectve sections.
(generate_edata): Updated to match.
(pe_dll_build_sections): Likewise.
==> ld/testsuite/ChangeLog <==
2009-05-19 Dave Korn <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com>
* ld-pe/aligncomm-1.c: New test source file.
* ld-pe/aligncomm-2.c: Likewise.
* ld-pe/aligncomm-3.c: Likewise.
* ld-pe/aligncomm-4.c: Likewise.
* ld-pe/aligncomm.d: New test pattern file.
* ld-pe/direct.exp: Deleted, and content moved into ...
* ld-pe/pe-run.exp: ... New common file for all PE run tests.
* ld-pe/vers-script.exp: Deleted, and content merged into ...
* ld-pe/pe-compile.exp: ... New common file for PE tests needing
a compiler, adding aligned common tests.
* ld-pe/pe.exp: Update header comment.
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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