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Commit f493c2174e messed the formatting in linker map files,
particularly for 32-bit builds where a number of tests using map files
regressed. I should have noticed the BFD64 conditional printing of
spaces to line up output due to the original %V printing hex vmas with
16 digits when BFD64 and 8 digits when not. Besides that, it is nicer
to print 32-bit vmas for 32-bit targets. So change %V back to be
target dependent, now using bfd_sprintf_vma. Since minfo doesn't
return the number of chars printed, that means some places that
currently use %V must instead sprintf to a buffer in order to find the
length printed.
* ldmisc.h (print_spaces): Declare.
(print_space): Change to a macro.
* ldmisc.c (vfinfo): Use bfd_sprintf_vma for %V. Tidy %W case.
(print_space): Delete.
(print_spaces): New function.
* emultempl/aix.em (print_symbol): Use print_spaces.
* ldctor.c (ldctor_build_sets): Likewise.
* ldmain.c (add_archive_element): Likewise.
* ldlang.c (print_one_symbol, lang_print_asneeded): Likewise.
(print_output_section_statement, print_data_statement): Likewise.
(print_reloc_statement, print_padding_statement): Likewise.
(print_assignment): Likewise. Also replace %V printing of vmas
with printing to a buffer in order to properly format output.
(print_input_section, lang_one_common): Likewise.
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.texi), as well as the
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Installation
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See ../binutils/README.
If you want to make a cross-linker, you may want to specify
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You can do this by setting the LIB_PATH variable in ./Makefile
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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.texi 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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