1 2015-10-21 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
4 * configure.ac: Add --enable-compressed-debug-sections.
5 * configure: Regenerate.
6 * config.in: Regenerate.
7 * ld.texinfo: Document how to determine the default action for
9 * ldmain.c (main): If DEFAULT_FLAG_COMPRESS_DEBUG is defined then
10 set the compress_debug field of the link_info structure to
12 * lexsup.c (elf_static_list_options): Output the default setting
13 for the --compress-debug-sections option.
14 * NEWS: Mention the new configure option.
16 2015-10-15 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
18 * ld.texinfo: Fix a typo for "-z noextern-protected-data".
20 2015-10-15 Simon Dardis <Simon.Dardis@imgtec.com>
22 * ld/ldexp.c: (try_copy_symbol_flags): New. Factored out from...
23 (exp_fold_tree_1): Here. Cope with ternary operator in
24 assignments. Use new helper.
26 2015-10-14 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
28 * po/zh_TW.po: Updated Chinese translation.
30 2015-10-13 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
32 * po/zh_TW.po: Updated Chinese translation.
34 2015-10-07 Claudiu Zissulescu <claziss@synopsys.com>
35 Cupertino Miranda <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
37 * configure.tgt: Added target arc-*-elf* and arc*-*-linux-uclibc*.
38 * emulparams/arcebelf_prof.sh: New file
39 * emulparams/arcebelf.sh: Likewise.
40 * emulparams/arceblinux_prof.sh: Likewise.
41 * emulparams/arceblinux.sh: Likewise.
42 * emulparams/arcelf_prof.sh: Likewise.
43 * emulparams/arcelf.sh: Likewise.
44 * emulparams/arclinux_prof.sh: Likewise.
45 * emulparams/arclinux.sh: Likewise.
46 * emulparams/arcv2elfx.sh: Likewise.
47 * emulparams/arcv2elf.sh: Likewise.
48 * emultempl/arclinux.em: Likewise.
49 * scripttempl/arclinux.sc: Likewise.
50 * scripttempl/elfarc.sc: Likewise.
51 * scripttempl/elfarcv2.sc: Likewise
52 * Makefile.am: Add new ARC emulations.
53 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
54 * NEWS: Mention the new feature.
56 2015-10-04 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
58 * configure.tgt (targ_extra_emuls): Add elf_iamcu for Solaris2/x86.
60 2015-10-01 Kaz Kojima <kkojima@rr.iij4u.or.jp>
62 * configure.tgt (targ_extra_emuls): Remove shlelf and
63 shelf from sh*-*-linux cases.
65 2015-09-30 Rich Felker <dalias@libc.org>
67 * configure.tgt (targ_extra_emuls): Add fdpic and misc
68 emulations to sh*-*-linux* targets.
70 2015-09-29 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
73 * ld.texinfo (Options): Fix spelling mistake.
75 2015-09-24 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
78 * ldmain.c (main): Always enable --sysroot.
79 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_open): Don't
80 prepend sysroot to relative rpath/runpath.
82 2015-09-23 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
84 * emultempl/elf32.em (ehdr_start_empty): New static variable.
85 (before_allocation): Use it to initialise ehdr_start_save.
86 * emultempl/pe.em (write_build_id): Remove useless double
88 * emultempl/pep.em (write_build_id): Likewise.
90 2015-09-22 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
92 * emultempl/alphaelf.em (alpha_after_parse): Call
93 gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_parse instead of
95 * emultempl/cr16elf.em (cr16elf_after_parse): Likewise.
96 * emultempl/crxelf.em (crxelf_after_parse); Likewise.
97 * emultempl/hppaelf.em (hppaelf_after_parse): Likewise.
98 * emultempl/mipself.em (mips_after_parse): Likewise.
99 * emultempl/nds32elf.em (nds32_elf_after_parse): Likewise.
100 * emultempl/elf32.em: Don't include ldlex.h.
101 (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_parse): New function.
102 (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option) [GENERATE_PIE_SCRIPT]
103 <OPTION_PIE>: Removed.
104 (ld_${EMULATION_NAME}_emulation): Replace after_parse_default
105 with gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_parse.
106 * emultempl/ia64elf.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_parse):
108 (ia64elf_after_parse): This. Call
109 gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_parse instead of after_parse_default.
110 (LDEMUL_AFTER_PARSE): Replace gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_parse
111 with ia64elf_after_parse.
113 2015-09-22 Rainer Orth <ro@CeBiTec.Uni-Bielefeld.DE>
115 * emulparams/solaris2.sh (GENERATE_PIE_SCRIPT): Set to yes.
117 * emultempl/elf32.em: Include ldlex.h.
118 (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option) [GENERATE_PIE_SCRIPT]
119 <OPTION_PIE>: Set DF_1_PIE.
121 2015-09-22 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
123 * ld.texinfo: Put --dotsyms/--no-dotsyms on separate lines.
124 Ditto for --save-restore-funcs and --tls-get-addr-optimize.
126 2015-09-20 Rich Felker <dalias@libc.org>
128 * ld.texinfo (--no-dynamic-linker): Document.
129 * ldlex.h (enum option_values): Add OPTION_NO_DYNAMIC_LINKER.
130 * lexsup.c (ld_options, parse_args): Handle --no-dynamic-linker.
132 2015-09-18 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
134 * ld.texinfo: Document PowerPC64 --{no-,}save-restore-funcs.
136 2015-09-18 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
138 * emultempl/ppc64elf.em (params): Init tls_get_addr_opt field to -1.
139 (OPTION_TLS_GET_ADDR_OPT): Define.
140 (PARSE_AND_LIST_LONGOPTS): Handle --tls-get-addr-opt.
141 (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS, PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASES): Likewise.
142 * ld.texinfo: Document --tls-get-addr-optimize and
143 --no-tls-get-addr-optimize.
145 2015-09-18 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
148 * ldexp.h (struct ldexp_control): Add rel_from_abs.
149 (ldexp_finalize_syms): Declare.
150 * ldexp.c (new_rel_from_abs): Keep absolute for expressions
151 outside of output section statements. Set rel_from_abs.
152 (make_abs, exp_fold_tree, exp_fold_tree_no_dot): Clear rel_from_abs.
153 (struct definedness_hash_entry): Add final_sec, and comment.
154 (update_definedness): Set final_sec.
155 (set_sym_sections, ldexp_finalize_syms): New functions.
156 * ldlang.c (lang_process): Call ldexp_finalize_syms.
158 2015-09-10 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
160 * po/zh_CN.po: Updated simplified Chinese translation.
162 2015-09-09 James Bowman <james.bowman@ftdichip.com>
164 * scripttempl/ft32.sc: default linker script RAM and
167 2015-09-09 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
169 * po/zh_CN.po: Updated simplified Chinese translation.
171 2015-09-08 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
173 * ld.texinfo (Source Code Reference): Extend description to
174 include an example using arrays.
176 2015-07-28 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
178 * ld.h (enum orphan_handling_enum): New.
179 (ld_config_type): Remove warn_orphan, add orphan_handling.
180 * ldemul.c (ldemul_place_orphan): Remove warning about orphan
182 * ldlang.c (ldlang_place_orphan): New function.
183 (lang_place_orphans): Call ldlang_place_orphan.
184 * ldlex.h (enum option_values): Remove OPTION_WARN_ORPHAN and
185 OPTION_NO_WARN_ORPHAN, add OPTION_ORPHAN_HANDLING.
186 * lexsup.c (ld_options): Remove 'warn-orphan' and
187 'no-warn-orphan', add 'orphan-handling'.
188 (parse_args): Remove handling for OPTION_WARN_ORPHAN and
189 OPTION_NO_WARN_ORPHAN, add handling for OPTION_ORPHAN_HANDLING.
190 * NEWS: Replace text about --warn-orphan with --orphan-handling.
191 * ld.texinfo (Options): Remove --warn-orphan entry and add
192 entry on --orphan-handling.
193 (Orphan Sections): Add reference to relevant command line options.
195 2015-09-03 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
197 * ld.texinfo (--build-id): Fix typo. The COFF/PE build-id section
198 is called .buildid not .build-id.
200 2015-09-03 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
202 (Source Code Reference): Fix off-by-one typo in example of how to
203 use linker script symbols in C source code.
205 2015-08-19 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
207 * emultempl/aix.em: Don't set link_info.pic.
208 * emultempl/pe.em: Likewise.
209 * emultempl/pep.em: Likewise.
210 * emultempl/sunos.em: Likewise.
211 * lexsup.c (parse_args): Likewise. Set type_pie for -pie.
212 * plugin.c (set_tv_header <LDPT_LINKER_OUTPUT>): Simplify.
214 2015-08-18 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
216 * ld/ldctor.c: Replace shared, executable, relocatable and pie
217 fields with bfd_link_executable, bfd_link_dll,
218 bfd_link_relocatable, bfd_link_pic and bfd_link_pie.
219 * ld/ldemul.c: Likewise.
220 * ld/ldfile.c: Likewise.
221 * ld/ldlang.c: Likewise.
222 * ld/ldmain.c: Likewise.
223 * ld/ldwrite.c: Likewise.
224 * ld/lexsup.c: Likewise.
225 * ld/pe-dll.c: Likewise.
226 * ld/plugin.c: Likewise.
227 * ld/emultempl/aarch64elf.em: Likewise.
228 * ld/emultempl/aix.em: Likewise.
229 * ld/emultempl/alphaelf.em: Likewise.
230 * ld/emultempl/armcoff.em: Likewise.
231 * ld/emultempl/armelf.em: Likewise.
232 * ld/emultempl/avrelf.em: Likewise.
233 * ld/emultempl/beos.em: Likewise.
234 * ld/emultempl/cr16elf.em: Likewise.
235 * ld/emultempl/elf-generic.em: Likewise.
236 * ld/emultempl/elf32.em: Likewise.
237 * ld/emultempl/genelf.em: Likewise.
238 * ld/emultempl/generic.em: Likewise.
239 * ld/emultempl/gld960.em: Likewise.
240 * ld/emultempl/gld960c.em: Likewise.
241 * ld/emultempl/hppaelf.em: Likewise.
242 * ld/emultempl/irix.em: Likewise.
243 * ld/emultempl/linux.em: Likewise.
244 * ld/emultempl/lnk960.em: Likewise.
245 * ld/emultempl/m68hc1xelf.em: Likewise.
246 * ld/emultempl/m68kcoff.em: Likewise.
247 * ld/emultempl/m68kelf.em: Likewise.
248 * ld/emultempl/metagelf.em: Likewise.
249 * ld/emultempl/mipself.em: Likewise.
250 * ld/emultempl/mmo.em: Likewise.
251 * ld/emultempl/msp430.em: Likewise.
252 * ld/emultempl/nds32elf.em: Likewise.
253 * ld/emultempl/needrelax.em: Likewise.
254 * ld/emultempl/nios2elf.em: Likewise.
255 * ld/emultempl/pe.em: Likewise.
256 * ld/emultempl/pep.em: Likewise.
257 * ld/emultempl/ppc32elf.em: Likewise.
258 * ld/emultempl/ppc64elf.em: Likewise.
259 * ld/emultempl/sh64elf.em: Likewise.
260 * ld/emultempl/solaris2.em: Likewise.
261 * ld/emultempl/spuelf.em: Likewise.
262 * ld/emultempl/sunos.em: Likewise.
263 * ld/emultempl/tic6xdsbt.em: Likewise.
264 * ld/emultempl/ticoff.em: Likewise.
265 * ld/emultempl/v850elf.em: Likewise.
266 * ld/emultempl/vms.em: Likewise.
267 * ld/emultempl/vxworks.em: Likewise.
269 2015-08-18 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
271 * ldexp.c (exp_fold_tree_1): Clear linker_def on symbol assignment.
273 2015-08-06 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
275 * ldexp.c (align_dot_val): Delete.
276 (fold_unary <ALIGN_K, NEXT>): Revert 2015-07-10 change.
277 (is_align_conditional): Revert 2015-07-20 change.
278 (exp_fold_tree_1): Likewise, but keep expanded comment.
279 * scripttempl/elf.sc (.ldata, .bss): Revert 2015-07-20 change.
280 * ld.texinfo (<ALIGN>): Correct description.
282 2015-08-04 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
284 * ld.texinfo (Options): Document --require-defined option.
285 * ldlang.c (struct require_defined_symbol): New structure.
286 (require_defined_symbol_list): New variable.
287 (ldlang_add_require_defined): New function.
288 (ldlang_check_require_defined_symbols): New function.
289 (lang_process): Check required symbols are defined.
290 * ldlang.h (ldlang_add_require_defined): Declare.
291 * ldlex.h (enum option_values): Add OPTION_REQUIRE_DEFINED_SYMBOL.
292 * lexsup.c (ld_options): Add '--require-defined' entry.
293 (parse_args): Handle '--requre-defined' entry.
294 * NEWS: Mention new '--require-defined' option.
296 2015-08-03 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
298 * ld.texinfo (MEMORY): Explain that multiple MEMORY commands are
301 2015-07-29 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
303 * lexsup.c (parse_args): Don't set link_info.executable to
304 TRUE for link_info.relocatable.
306 2015-07-27 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
308 * configure: Regenerated.
310 2015-07-24 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
312 * emulparams/elf32rl78.sh (OTHER_SECTIONS): Provide a value for
313 the _-rl78_abs__ symbol.
315 2015-07-20 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
317 * emulparams/criself.sh (INIT_ADDR, FINI_ADDR): Define.
318 (INIT_START, FINI_START): Don't ALIGN.
319 * scriptempl/elf.sc (.init, .fini): Apply INIT_ADDR/FINI_ADDR.
321 2015-07-20 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
323 * scripttempl/elf.sc (.ldata, .bss): Align absolute value of dot.
324 * ldexp.c (is_align_conditional): Handle binary ALIGN.
325 (exp_fold_tree_1): Move code setting SEC_KEEP for assignments to
326 dot inside output sections. Handle absolute expressions.
328 2015-07-14 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
330 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option): Make
331 --compress-debug-sections=zlib the same as
332 --compress-debug-sections=zlib-gabi.
333 * ld.texinfo: Change --compress-debug-sections=zlib to zlib-gabi.
335 2015-07-14 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
337 * ld.texinfo (Options): Add missing period after @xref.
339 2015-07-10 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
341 * ldexp.c (align_dot_val): New function.
342 (fold_unary <ALIGN_K, NEXT>): Use it.
344 2015-07-03 Kai Tietz <ktietz@redhat.com>
347 * scripttempl/pep.sc: Mark .idata*, .CRT*, .tls*,
348 .rsrc*, .init, .ctor*, .dtor*, .fini, .jcr,
349 .eh_frame, .pdata. .xdata, and .gcc_except_table sections
351 * scripttempl/pe.sc: Likewise.
352 * ld.texinfo: Document that --gc-sections has experimental support
353 for COFF and PE targets.
354 * NEWS: Mention experimental support.
356 2015-07-03 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
358 * Makefile.am (eelf32or1k.c, eelf32or1k_linux.c): Depend on ELF_DEPS.
359 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
361 2015-06-28 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
363 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option):
364 Replace COMPRESS_DEBUG_ZLIB with COMPRESS_DEBUG_GNU_ZLIB.
366 2015-06-26 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
368 * emulparams/elf_iamcu.sh (COMPILE_IN): New.
370 2015-06-15 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
373 * emultempl/pe.em (pe_find_data_imports): Generate an error if a
374 symbol name is too long to handle.
375 * emultempl/pep.em (pep_find_data_imports): Likewise.
377 2015-06-12 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
379 * NEWS: Mention new option.
380 * lexsup.c (parse_args): Handle --print-memory-usage.
381 (ld_options): Add --print-memory-usage.
382 * ldmain.c (main): Call lang_print_memory_usage.
383 * ldlex.h (enum option_values): Add OPTION_PRINT_MEMORY_USAGE.
384 * ldlang.h: Add prototype of lang_print_memory_usage.
385 * ldlang.c (lang_print_memory_size, lang_print_memory_usage): New
387 * ld.texinfo (Options): Document --print-memory-usage.
388 * ld.h (args_type): Add print_memory_usage field.
390 2015-06-08 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
392 * po/fr.po: Updated French Translation.
394 2015-05-28 Catherine Moore <clm@codesourcery.com>
395 Paul Brook <paul@codesourcery.com>
397 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_open):
398 Add Compact EH support.
399 * scripttempl/elf.sc: Handle .eh_frame_entry and .gnu_extab
402 2015-05-17 Chung-Lin Tang <cltang@codesourcery.com>
404 * configure.ac (AC_PROG_GREP): Check for grep program.
405 (elf_list_options,elf_shlib_list_options,elf_plt_unwind_list_options):
406 Enable ELF option printing for emulations containing
407 'TEMPLATE_NAME=elf32'.
408 * configure: Regenerate.
410 2015-05-14 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
412 * ld.texinfo (ASSERT): Describe the interaction with PROVIDEd
415 2015-05-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
417 * configure.tgt: Support i[3-7]86-*-elfiamcu target.
419 2015-05-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
421 * Makefile.am (ALL_EMULATION_SOURCES): Add eelf_iamcu.c.
423 * configure.tgt (targ_extra_emuls): Add elf_iamcu if elf_i386 is
425 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
426 * emulparams/elf_iamcu.sh: New file.
428 2015-05-05 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
430 * emulparams/msp430elf.sh (TEMPLATE_NAME): Change to msp430.
431 * scripttempl/msp430.sc (.text): Add .lower.text and .either.text.
432 (.data): Add .lower.data and .either.data.
433 (.bss): Add .lower.bss and .either.bss.
434 (.rodata): Add .lower.rodata and .either.rodata.
435 * emultempl/msp430.em: New file. Implements a new orphan
436 placement algorithm that divides sections between lower and upper
438 * Makefile.am (emsp430elf.c): Depend upon msp430.em.
439 *emsp430X.c): Likewise.
440 * Makefine.in: Regenerate.
442 2015-04-28 Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
445 * ldlex.l (INPUTLIST): Increment lineno on newline.
447 2015-04-24 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
449 * emultempl/ppc64elf.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_allocation):
450 Call gld${EMULATION_NAME}_map_segments regardless of need_laying_out.
452 2015-04-24 DJ Delorie <dj@redhat.com>
454 * Makefile.am (msp430): Rename primary emulation to msp430elf.
455 (emsp430.c): Rename to emsp430elf.c, update dependencies
456 (emsp430X.c): Update dependencies.
457 * Makefile.in: Likewise.
458 * configure.tgt (msp430-*-*): Rename primary emulation to msp430elf.
459 * emulparams/msp430.sh: Rename to msp430elf.sh.
460 * emulparams/msp430X.sh: Update.
462 2015-04-23 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
465 * ldfile.c (ldfile_try_open_bfd): Set is_linker_input to 1.
467 2015-04-23 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
469 * emulparams/elf64ppc.sh (GOT): Align.
471 2015-04-22 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
473 * ldexp.h (struct ldexp_control): Delete dataseg.min_base. Add
474 data_seg.relro_offset.
475 * ldexp.c (fold_binary <DATA_SEGMENT_ALIGN>): Don't set min_base.
476 (fold_binary <DATA_SEGMENT_RELRO_END>): Do set relro_offset.
477 * ldlang.c (lang_size_sections): Rewrite code adjusting relro
478 segment base to line up last section on page boundary.
480 2015-04-15 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
483 --compress-debug-sections=[none|zlib|zlib-gnu|zlib-gabi].
485 2015-04-14 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
487 * ld.texinfo: Document --compress-debug-sections=.
488 * ldmain.c (main): Set BFD_COMPRESS on output_bfd if
489 COMPRESS_DEBUG is set. Set BFD_COMPRESS_GABI on output_bfd
490 for COMPRESS_DEBUG_GABI_ZLIB.
491 * lexsup.c (elf_static_list_options): Add
492 --compress-debug-sections=.
493 * emultempl/elf32.em (OPTION_COMPRESS_DEBUG): New.
494 (xtra_long): Add "compress-debug-sections".
495 (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option): Handle
496 OPTION_COMPRESS_DEBUG.
498 2015-04-14 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
501 * ld.texinfo: Document "-z noextern-protected-data".
502 * ldmain.c (main): Initialize link_info.extern_protected_data
504 * lexsup.c (elf_shlib_list_options): Add
505 "-z [no]extern-protected-data".
506 * emulparams/elf32_x86_64.sh: Source extern_protected_data.sh.
507 * emulparams/elf_i386.sh: Likewise.
508 * emulparams/elf_i386_be.sh: Likewise.
509 * emulparams/elf_i386_chaos.sh: Likewise.
510 * emulparams/elf_i386_ldso.sh: Likewise.
511 * emulparams/elf_i386_vxworks.sh: Likewise.
512 * emulparams/elf_k1om.sh: Likewise.
513 * emulparams/elf_l1om.sh: Likewise.
514 * emulparams/elf_x86_64.sh: Source extern_protected_data.sh.
515 (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS): Renamed to ...
516 (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS_BNDPLT): This.
517 (PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASE_Z): Renamed to ...
518 (PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASE_Z_BNDPLT): This.
519 (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS): Append $PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS_BNDPLT.
520 (PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASE_Z): Append
521 $PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASE_Z_BNDPLT.
522 * emulparams/extern_protected_data.sh: New file.
524 2015-04-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
526 * plugin.c (plugin_load_plugins): Removed an extra ';'.
528 2015-04-10 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
531 * ld.texinfo (--be8): Add a note about the interaction of this
532 option with the assembler's -EB option.
534 2015-04-10 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
536 * configure.ac: Set elf_list_options etc. in proper case.
537 * configure: Regenerate.
539 2015-04-10 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
542 * ldlang.c (lang_process): Add _init and _fini to gc_sym_list.
544 2015-04-09 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
546 * emulparams/elf_x86_64.sh (BNDPLT): Removed.
547 (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS): New.
548 (PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASE_Z): Likewise.
549 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option): Remove
550 BNDPLT check. Handle PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASE_Z.
551 (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options): Remove BNDPLT check.
553 2015-04-09 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
555 * po/fr.po: Updated French translation.
557 2015-04-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
559 * configure.ac (elf_list_options): Set to TRUE for
560 --enable-targets=all.
561 (elf_shlib_list_options): Likewise.
562 (elf_plt_unwind_list_options): Likewise.
563 * configure: Regenerated.
565 2015-04-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
567 * emulparams/elf32bmipn32-defs.sh: Skip empty EMULATION_NAME.
569 2015-04-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
571 * Makefile.am (ELF_CLFAGS): New.
572 (AM_CFLAGS): Add $(ELF_CLFAGS).
573 * configure.ac (elf_list_options): New. AC_SUBST.
574 (elf_shlib_list_options): Likewise.
575 (elf_plt_unwind_list_options): Likewise.
576 * lexsup.c (elf_shlib_list_options): New.
577 (elf_static_list_options): Likewise.
578 (elf_plt_unwind_list_options): Likewise.
579 (ld_list_options): Likewise.
580 (help): Call ld_list_options.
581 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
582 * configure: Likewise.
583 * emulparams/plt_unwind.sh (PLT_UNWIND): New.
584 (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS): Removed.
585 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld_list_options): New.
586 (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options): Define only if BNDPLT or
587 PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS is defined.
588 (ld_${EMULATION_NAME}_emulation): Replace
589 gld${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options with ${gld_list_options.
591 2015-04-07 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
594 * ldlang.c (lang_size_sections): Cast shift expression.
596 2015-04-07 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
598 * emultempl/ppc32elf.em: Handle --no-pic-fixup.
599 (params): Init new field.
600 (ppc_before_allocation): Enable relaxation for pic_fixup.
602 2015-04-07 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
604 * ld.h (struct ld_config_type): Add new field: warn_orphan.
605 * ldlex.h (enum option_values): Add OPTION_WARN_ORPHAN and
606 OPTION_NO_WARN_ORPHAN.
607 * lexsup.c (ld_options): Add --warn-orphan and --no-warn-orphan.
608 (parse_args): Handle the new options.
609 * ldemul.c (ldemul_place_orphan): If requested, generate a warning
610 message when an orphan section is placed in the output file.
611 * ld.texinfo: Document the new option.
612 * NEWS: Mention the new feature.
614 2015-04-02 Andrew Turner <andrew@freebsd.org>
616 * Makefile.am: Add FreeBSD aarch64 files.
617 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
618 * configure.tgt: Add aarch64-*-freebsd* target triple.
619 * emulparams/aarch64fbsd.sh: New file.
620 * emulparams/aarch64fbsdb.sh: New file.
622 2015-04-01 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
624 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_before_allocation): Work
625 around a GCC uninitialized warning bug fixed in GCC 4.6.
627 2015-04-01 Tejas Belagod <tejas.belagod@arm.com>
629 * emultempl/aarch64elf.em
630 (aarch64_elf_create_output_section_statements): Add parameter in
631 bfd_elf${ELFSIZE}_aarch64_set_options call.
632 (OPTION_FIX_ERRATUM_843419): Define.
633 (PARSE_AND_LIST_LONGOPTS): Add fix-cortex-a53-843419.
634 (PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASES): Add OPTION_FIX_ERRATUM_843419.
636 2015-04-01 Chen Gang <gang.chen.5i5j@gmail.com>
638 * emulparams/elf32_tic6x_le.sh: Skip OTHER_BSS_SECTIONS for
639 relocating operation.
641 2015-04-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
644 * ldlang.c (lang_size_sections): When alignment of sections
645 results in relro base adjustment being too large, don't go lower
646 than the initial value.
647 * ldexp.c (fold_binary <DATA_SEGMENT_RELRO_END>): Comment.
648 * scripttempl/elf.sc (DATA_SEGMENT_ALIGN): Omit SEGMENT_SIZE
649 alignment when SEGMENT_SIZE is the same as MAXPAGESIZE.
651 2015-04-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
653 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_before_allocation): Don't
654 init ehdr_start_save.
656 2015-04-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
658 * Makefile.am (eelf32ppcvxworks.c): Depend on ppc32elf.em and
660 (eelf32lppc.c, eelf32lppclinux.c, eelf32lppcnto.c, eelf32lppcsim.c,
661 eelf32ppc.c, eelf32ppc_fbsd.c, eelf32ppclinux.c, eelf32ppcnto.c,
662 eelf32ppcsim.c): Rearrange deps for consistency.
663 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
665 2015-04-01 Ed Schouten <ed@nuxi.nl>
667 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld*_before_allocation): Zero-initialize
668 the ehdr_start_save variable.
670 2015-03-31 Ed Schouten <ed@nuxi.nl>
672 * Makefile.am (ALL_64_EMULATION_SOURCES): Add
673 eelf_x86_64_cloudabi.c.
674 (eelf_x86_64_cloudabi.c): New.
675 * configure.tgt (targ_emul): Set to elf_x86_64_cloudabi for
677 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
678 * emulparams/elf_x86_64_cloudabi.sh: New file.
680 2015-03-31 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
682 * configure.ac (AM_ZLIB): Removed.
683 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
684 * config.in: Likewise.
685 * configure: Likewise.
687 2015-03-24 Marcus Shawcroft <marcus.shawcroft@arm.com>
689 * emultempl/aarch64elf.em (_aarch64_add_stub_section): Set section
692 2015-03-23 Marcus Shawcroft <marcus.shawcroft@arm.com>
694 * emultempl/aarch64elf.em
695 (elf${ELFSIZE}_aarch64_add_stub_section): Adjust layout.
697 2015-03-18 Chen Gang <gang.chen.5i5j@gmail.com>
699 * ldmain.c (main): Use %F instead of %X for einfo.
701 2015-03-02 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
703 * ld.texinfo (Options <-z nocopyreloc>): Rewrite.
705 2015-02-27 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
708 * ldlang.c (lang_set_flags): Allow exclamation mark to reverse the
709 sense of the following memory region attribute characters.
711 2015-02-27 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
713 * Makefile.am (ALL_EMULATION_SOURCES): Sort new h8300 entries.
714 (eh8300elf_linux.c, eh8300helf_linux.c, eh8300self_linux.c,
715 eh8300sxelf_linux.c): Do not invoke genscripts here.
716 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
718 2015-02-24 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
720 * Makefile.am (ev850.c): Add dependency upon
721 $(srcdir)/emultempl/v850elf.em.
722 (ev850_rh850.c): Likewise.
723 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
724 * emultempl/v850elf.em: New file.
725 * emulparams/v850.sh (EXTRA_EM_FILE): Define.
726 * emulparams/v850_rh850.sh (EXTRA_EM_FILE): Define.
727 * scripttempl/v850.sc: Add .note.renesas section.
728 * scripttempl/v850_rh850.sc: Likewise.
730 2015-02-24 Senthil Kumar Selvaraj <senthil_kumar.selvaraj@atmel.com>
732 * scripttempl/avr.sc: Add new user_signatures region. Define and
733 use symbols for all region lengths.
734 * scripttempl/avrtiny.sc: Define and use symbols for all region
737 2015-01-21 Yoshinori Sato <ysato@users.sourceforge.jp>
739 * Makefile.am: (ALL_EMULATION_SOURCES): Add new emulations.
740 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
741 * configure.tgt: Add h8300-*-linux
742 * emulparams/h8300elf_linux.sh: Add new emulation.
743 * emulparams/h8300helf_linux.sh: Likewise.
744 * emulparams/h8300self_linux.sh: Likewise.
745 * emulparams/h8300sxelf_linux.sh: Likewise.
747 2015-02-23 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
749 * lexsup.c (parse_args): Produce a more reasonable error message
750 when -ixxx or -rxxx is the last option on the linker command line.
752 2015-02-14 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
755 * testplug2.c (allsymbolsread_silent): New.
756 (set_register_hook): Handle allsymbolsreadsilent.
757 (onall_symbols_read): Skip a message if allsymbolsread_silent is
760 2015-02-14 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
763 * ldlang.h (struct lang_input_statement_flags): Add lto_output.
764 * ldlang.c (lang_process): Don't set loading_lto_outputs.
765 * ldfile.c (ldfile_try_open_bfd): Transfer entry flags.lto_output
767 * plugin.c (add_input_file, add_input_library): Set flags.lto_output.
769 2015-02-13 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
771 * NEWS: Mention support for LLVM plugin.
773 2015-02-13 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
775 * ld.texinfo (Options <--defsym>): Correct cross reference.
777 2015-02-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
779 * lexsup.c (ld_options): Add --[no-]map-whole-files for gold
780 option compatibility.
782 2015-02-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
784 * plugin.c (message): Output "warning:" for LDPL_WARNING. Output
785 "error:" for LDPL_FATAL and LDPL_ERROR.
786 * testplug2.c (parse_option): Handle fatal, error and warning.
788 2015-02-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
790 * testplug2.c (dump_tv_tag): Removed.
791 (onall_symbols_read): Return LDPS_ERR if the file descriptor isn't
793 * testplug3.c (dump_tv_tag): Removed.
794 (onclaim_file): Fix typo.
796 2015-02-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
799 * Makefile.am (noinst_LTLIBRARIES): Add libldtestplug2.la and
801 (libldtestplug2_la_SOURCES): New.
802 (libldtestplug2_la_CFLAGS): Likewise.
803 (libldtestplug2_la_LDFLAGS): Likewise.
804 (libldtestplug3_la_SOURCES): New.
805 (libldtestplug3_la_CFLAGS): Likewise.
806 (libldtestplug3_la_LDFLAGS): Likewise.
807 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
808 * testplug2.c: New file.
809 * testplug3.c: Likewise.
811 2015-02-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
814 * plugin.c: Include ../bfd/plugin.h.
815 (plugin_get_ir_dummy_bfd): Call bfd_create with
816 link_info.output_bfd instead of srctemplate. Copy BFD info
817 from srctemplate only if it doesn't use BFD plugin target
819 (plugin_load_plugins): Call register_ld_plugin_object_p with
821 (plugin_maybe_claim): Renamed to ...
822 (plugin_object_p): This. Return dummy BFD target vector if
823 input is calimed by plugin library, otherwise return NULL.
824 Update plugin_format and plugin_dummy_bfd.
825 (plugin_maybe_claim): New. Use plugin_object_p.
827 2015-02-10 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
829 * plugin.c (plugin_maybe_claim): Initialize use_mmap.
831 2015-02-10 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
833 * plugin.c (plugin_input_file_t): Add use_mmap.
834 (plugin_pagesize): New.
835 (get_view): Use plugin_pagesize. Set use_mmap if mmap is used.
836 (plugin_load_plugins): Initialize plugin_pagesize.
837 (plugin_maybe_claim): Unmap the buffer if plugin didn't claim the
840 2015-02-10 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
842 * plugin.c (get_view): Align offset passed to mmap.
844 2015-02-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
846 * ldfile.c (ldfile_try_open_bfd): Don't call bfd_check_format
847 if plugin isn't active or there is no thing more to claim.
849 2015-02-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
851 * plugin.c (plugin_maybe_claim): Check format against bfd_object
854 2015-02-07 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
856 * plugin.c (plugin_maybe_claim): Replace entry->the_bfd with
859 2015-02-07 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
861 * plugin.c: Include "libbfd.h".
862 (plugin_strdup): New.
863 (plugin_maybe_claim): Remove the argument of pointer to struct
864 ld_plugin_input_file. Open and handle input entry.
865 * plugin.h (plugin_maybe_claim): Updated.
866 * ldfile.c (ldfile_try_open_bfd): Call plugin_maybe_claim directly
867 without passing a pointer to struct ld_plugin_input_file.
868 * ldmain.c: Don't include "libbfd.h".
869 (add_archive_element): Call plugin_maybe_claim directly without
870 passing a pointer to struct ld_plugin_input_file.
872 2015-02-06 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
874 * ld.texinfo: Document -z text, -z notext and -z textoff.
875 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options): Add
876 -z text, -z notext and -z textoff.
878 2015-02-06 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
880 * configure.ac: Add AC_FUNC_MMAP.
881 * config.in: Regenerated.
882 * configure: Likewise.
883 * plugin.c: Include <sys/mman.h>.
884 (MAP_FAILED): New. Defined if not defined.
885 (PROT_READ): Likewise.
886 (MAP_PRIVATE): Likewise.
887 (view_buffer_t): New.
888 (plugin_input_file_t): Add view_buffer.
889 (get_view): Try mmap and cache the view buffer.
890 (plugin_maybe_claim): Initialize view_buffer.
892 2015-02-05 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
894 * plugin.c (release_input_file): Set fd to -1 after closing it.
895 (plugin_maybe_claim): Close fd only if fd != -1.
897 2015-02-05 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
900 * plugin.c: Include <errno.h>.
901 (errno): New. Declare if needed.
902 (plugin_input_file_t): New.
903 (get_input_file): Implemented.
904 (get_view): Likewise.
905 (release_input_file): Likewise.
906 (add_symbols): Updated.
907 (get_symbols): Likewise.
908 (plugin_maybe_claim): Allocate a plugin_input_file_t. Close fd
909 only for a bfd_object input.
911 2015-02-02 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
913 * emultempl/ppc64elf.em (toc_section_name): New var.
914 (ppc_after_open): Set it.
915 (ppc_before_allocation): Use it.
916 (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_allocation): Here too.
918 2015-01-29 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
920 * ldfile.c (ldfile_try_open_bfd): Replace plugin_active_plugins_p()
921 with link_info.lto_plugin_active.
922 * ldlang.c (lang_process): Likewise.
923 * ldmain.c (add_archive_element): Likewise.
924 * plugin.c (plugin_active_plugins_p): Removed.
925 * plugin.h (plugin_active_plugins_p): Likewise.
927 2015-01-28 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
929 * plugin.h (plugin_get_ir_dummy_bfd): Removed. Move comments to
931 * plugin.c (plugin_get_ir_dummy_bfd): Here. Make it static.
933 2015-01-28 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
936 * plugin.c (tv_header_tags(): Add LDPT_GET_VIEW.
937 (get_view): New function.
938 (set_tv_header): Handle LDPT_GET_VIEW.
939 * testplug.c (tag_names): Add LDPT_GET_VIEW.
941 (dump_tv_tag): Handle LDPT_GET_VIEW.
942 (parse_tv_tag): Likewise.
944 2015-01-28 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
946 * emulparams/elf64ppc.sh (INITIAL_READWRITE_SECTIONS): Define.
947 * emultempl/ppc64elf.em (params): Init new field.
948 (ppc_after_open): New function.
949 (LDEMUL_AFTER_OPEN): Define.
950 * ldlang.c (lang_final): Whitespace fix.
952 2015-01-28 James Bowman <james.bowman@ftdichip.com>
954 * Makefile.am: Add FT32 files.
955 * configure.tgt: Handle FT32 target.
956 * emulparams/elf32ft32.sh: New file.
957 * scripttempl/ft32.sc: New file.
958 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
960 2015-01-28 Senthil Kumar Selvaraj <senthil_kumar.selvaraj@atmel.com>
963 * ldexp.c (fold_name): Fold LENGTH only after
964 lang_first_phase_enum.
965 * ldgram.y (memory_spec): Don't evaluate ORIGIN and LENGTH
967 * ldlang.h (struct memory_region_struct): Add origin_exp and
969 * ldlang.c (lang_do_memory_regions): New.
970 (lang_memory_region_lookup): Initialize origin_exp and
972 (lang_process): Call lang_do_memory_regions.
974 2015-01-20 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
976 * ldlang.c (print_assignment): Only evaluate the expression for a
977 PROVIDE'd assignment when the destination is being defined.
978 Display a special message for PROVIDE'd symbols that are not being
981 2015-01-20 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
983 * emulparams/elf64ppc.sh (OTHER_SDATA_SECTIONS): Use in place of..
984 (OTHER_BSS_SYMBOLS): ..this.
985 (OTHER_PLT_RELOC_SECTIONS): Don't define.
986 (OTHER_GOT_RELOC_SECTIONS): Add rela.toc1 and rela.tocbss.
987 (OTHER_READWRITE_SECTIONS): Don't define. Move .toc1 to..
988 (OTHER_RELRO_SECTIONS_2): ..here.
989 * scripttempl/elf.sc: Move SBSS too when DATA_SDATA.
991 2015-01-20 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
993 * emulparams/elf64ppc.sh (BSS_PLT): Don't define.
994 (OTHER_READWRITE_SECTIONS): Move .branch_lt to..
995 (OTHER_RELRO_SECTIONS_2): ..here.
996 (DATA_GOT, SEPARATE_GOTPLT, DATA_SDATA, DATA_PLT,
997 PLT_BEFORE_GOT): Define.
998 * scripttempl/elf.sc: Handle DATA_SDATA and DATA_GOT/DATA_PLT/
999 PLT_BEFORE_GOT combination.
1000 (DATA_GOT, SDATA_GOT): Don't define if either is already defined.
1002 2015-01-20 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
1004 * emulparams/elf64ppc.sh (OTHER_READWRITE_SECTIONS): Move .opd to..
1005 (OTHER_RELRO_SECTIONS_2): ..here, new define.
1006 * scripttempl/elf.sc: Add OTHER_RELRO_SECTIONS_2.
1008 2015-01-19 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
1011 * ldlang.c (lang_process): Run lang_common before lang_gc_sections.
1013 2015-01-14 Jiong Wang <jiong.wang@arm.com>
1015 * ld-arm/elf32-reject.s: New testcase.
1016 * ld-arm/elf32-reject.d: Likewise.
1017 * ld-arm/elf32-reject-pie.s: Likewise.
1018 * ld-arm/elf32-reject-pie.d: Likewise.
1019 * ld-arm/arm-elf.exp: Run new testcases.
1020 * ld-arm/ifunc-7.s: Delete f2/f4 test items.
1021 * ld-arm/ifunc-7.rd: Likewise.
1022 * ld-arm/ifunc-7.gd: Likewise.
1023 * ld-arm/ifunc-7.dd: Likewise.
1024 * ld-arm/ifunc-8.s: Likewise.
1025 * ld-arm/ifunc-8.rd: Likewise.
1026 * ld-arm/ifunc-8.gd: Likewise.
1027 * ld-arm/ifunc-8.dd: Likewise.
1029 2015-01-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
1031 * ldver.c (ldversion): Just print current year.
1033 2015-01-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
1035 Update year range in copyright notice of all files.
1037 For older changes see ChangeLog-2014
1039 Copyright (C) 2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
1041 Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
1042 are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
1043 notice and this notice are preserved.
1049 version-control: never