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1 2009-04-01  Richard Sandiford  <r.sandiford@uk.ibm.com>
2
3         * emultempl/aix.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_open_dynamic_archive): New
4         function.
5         (ld_${EMULATION_NAME}_emulation): Use it.
6
7 2009-03-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
8
9         PR ld/9970
10         * ldlang.c (lang_end): Warn missing entry symbol for -pie.
11
12 2009-03-19  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
13
14         * emultempl/spuelf.em (spu_before_allocation): Report errors from
15         spu_elf_find_overlays.
16
17 2009-03-18  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
18
19         PR ld/6766
20         * lexsup.c (parse_args): Call ldlang_add_undef for -e.
21
22 2009-03-18  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
23
24         * ld.h: Remove alloca handling.
25
26 2009-03-17  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
27
28         * emultempl/spu_icache.S: Add new entry to dummy handler.
29         * emultempl/spu_icache.o_c: Regenerate.
30         * emultempl/spuelf.em (params): Init new field.
31         (no_overlays): New static var.
32         (spu_before_allocation): Use it.
33         (OPTION_SPU_COMPACT_STUBS): Define.
34         (PARSE_AND_LIST_LONGOPTS, PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS): Add compact-stubs.
35         (PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASES): Handle compact-stubs.  Adjust no-overlays
36         handling.
37
38 2009-03-17  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
39
40         * configure.host (HOSTING_LIBS): Two dollars on shell variable
41         expansion to suit make.
42
43 2009-03-17  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
44
45         * configure.in: Invoke ACX_PROG_CMP_IGNORE_INITIAL.
46         * Makefile.am (check-DEJAGNU): Set DO_COMPARE.
47         * aclocal.m4: Regenerate.
48         * configure: Regenerate.
49         * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
50
51 2009-03-14  Richard Sandiford  <r.sandiford@uk.ibm.com>
52
53         * emultempl/aix.em (auto_export_flags): New variable.
54         (explicit_auto_export_flags): Likewise.
55         (OPTION_EXPALL, OPTION_EXPFULL): New enum values.
56         (OPTION_NOEXPALL, OPTION_NOEXPFULL): Likewise.
57         (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_add_options): Add -bexpall, -bexpfull,
58         -bnoexpall and -bnoexpfull.
59         (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option): Handle them.
60         (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_before_allocation): Update the call to
61         bfd_size_dynamic_sections.
62
63 2009-03-14  Richard Sandiford  <r.sandiford@uk.ibm.com>
64
65         * emultempl/aix.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option): Make
66         -berok and -bernotok control link_info.unresolved_syms_in_objects
67         and link_info.unresolved_syms_in_shared_libs instead of
68         force_make_executable.
69
70 2009-03-14  Richard Sandiford  <r.sandiford@uk.ibm.com>
71
72         * emultempl/aix.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_before_parse): Set
73         config.dynamic_link to TRUE.
74
75 2009-03-14  Richard Sandiford  <r.sandiford@uk.ibm.com>
76
77         * emultempl/aix.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_before_allocation): Mark
78         .text, .data and .bss output sections as SEC_KEEP.
79
80 2009-03-14  Richard Sandiford  <r.sandiford@uk.ibm.com>
81
82         * configure.tgt: Extend AIX 5 behavior to AIX 6 and above.
83
84 2009-03-14  Dave Korn  <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com>
85             Danny Smith  <dannysmith@users.sourceforge.net>
86
87         * emultmpl/pe.em (pe_dll_characteristics): New variable.
88         (OPTION_DYNAMIC_BASE, OPTION_FORCE_INTEGRITY, OPTION_NX_COMPAT,
89         OPTION_NO_ISOLATION. OPTION_NO_SEH, OPTION_NO_BIND,
90         OPTION_WDM_DRIVER, OPTION_TERMINAL_SERVER_AWARE):
91         New macros for options to set DllCharacteristics flag bits.
92         (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_add_options): Add dynamicbase, forceinteg,
93         nxcompat, no-isolation, no-seh, no-bind, wdmdriver, tsaware options.
94         (init): Add DllCharacteristics field.
95         (gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options): List new options.
96         (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option): Handle new options.
97         * emultmpl/pep.em (pe_dll_characteristics): New variable.
98         (OPTION_DYNAMIC_BASE, OPTION_FORCE_INTEGRITY, OPTION_NX_COMPAT,
99         OPTION_NO_ISOLATION. OPTION_NO_SEH, OPTION_NO_BIND,
100         OPTION_WDM_DRIVER, OPTION_TERMINAL_SERVER_AWARE):
101         New macros for options to set DllCharacteristics flags.
102         (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_add_options): Add dynamicbase, forceinteg,
103         nxcompat,no-isolation, no-seh, no-bind, wdmdriver, tsaware options.
104         (init): Add DllCharacteristics field.
105         (gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options): List new options.
106         (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option): Handle new options.
107         * ldtexinfo : Document dynamicbase, forceinteg, nxcompat,
108         no-isolation, no-seh, no-bind, wdmdriver, tsaware options.
109
110 2009-03-06  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
111
112         * po/es.po: Updated Spanish translation.
113
114 2009-03-03  Dave Korn  <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com>
115
116         * emultempl/pe.em (debug_section_p):  New bfd_map_over_sections hook.
117         (gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_after_open):  Use it to iterate all sections
118         of all input BFDs, looking for debug info.  Enable long section names
119         if any found.
120         * emultempl/pe.em (debug_section_p):  Likewise.
121         (gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_after_open):  Likewise.
122         * NEWS:  Retrospectively adjust news announcement.
123         * ld.texinfo:  Update documentation to mention new behaviour.
124
125 2009-03-03  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
126
127         * Makefile.am: Run "make dep-am".
128         * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
129
130 2009-03-02  Sebastian Huber  <sebastian.huber@embedded-brains.de>
131
132         * ldgram.y: Add support for REGION_ALIAS operator.
133         * ldlang.c: Likewise.
134         * ldlang.h: Likewise.
135         * ldlex.l: Likewise.
136         * NEWS: Mention the new feature.
137         * ld.texinfo: Document the new feature.
138
139 2009-03-02  Qinwei  <qinwei@sunnorth.com.cn>
140
141         * Makefile.am: Replace score elf emulation with score3 and score7
142         emulations.
143         * Makefile.in: Regenerate,
144         * NEWS: Mention support for Score7 architecture.
145         * configure.tgt: Add score7 emulation to score-elf target.
146         * emulparams/scoreelf.sh: Add score7 support.
147         * emultempl/scoreelf.em: Likewise.
148
149 2009-03-01  John David Anglin  <dave.anglin@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca>
150
151         * configure.tgt: Only use elf64hppa target emulation for hpux.
152         * emulparams/elf64hppa.sh: Don't include hppa64linux.sh.
153         (SCRIPT_NAME): Use new script elf64hppa.
154         (SCRIPT_NAME, ELFSIZE, NO_REL_RELOCS, ARCH, MACHINE, ENTRY,
155         TEMPLATE_NAME, GENERATE_SHLIB_SCRIPT, OTHER_READONLY_SECTIONS,
156         OTHER_READWRITE_SECTIONS, OTHER_BSS_SECTIONS, OTHER_GOT_RELOC_SECTIONS,
157         DATA_START_SYMBOLS, OTHER_SYMBOLS, DATA_PLT, PLT_BEFORE_GOT,
158         TEXT_DYNAMIC): Define.
159         * emulparams/hppa64linux.sh: Adjust comments.
160         * scripttempl/elf64hppa.sc: New file.
161
162 2009-03-01  Ralf Wildenhues  <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
163
164         * configure: Regenerate.
165
166 2009-02-27  Dave Korn  <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com>
167
168         * emultempl/pe.em (gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_before_parse):  Set
169         default state of auto-import flag based on $target.
170
171 2009-02-24  Joseph Myers  <joseph@codesourcery.com>
172
173         * ld.texinfo (ARM): Document changed meaning of --stub-group-size.
174         * emultempl/armelf.em (hook_in_stub): Insert after the input section.
175         (elf32_arm_add_stub_section): Update comment.
176         (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS): Update help for --stub-group-size.
177
178 2009-02-24  Sandra Loosemore  <sandra@codesourcery.com>
179
180         * ld.texinfo (Options): Correct typos in example.  Recommend
181         using joined forms of syntax for passing options with arguments 
182         from a driver.
183         (-a): Use consistent syntax for documenting option arguments.
184         Clean up indexing and markup.
185         (-A/--architecture): Likewise.
186         (-f/--auxiliary): Likewise.
187         (-F/--filter): Likewise.
188         (-fini): Likewise.
189         (-G/--gpsize): Likewise.
190         (-h/-soname):Likewise.
191         (-init): Likewise.
192         (-l/--library): Likewise.
193         (-L/--library-path): Likewise.
194         (-m): Likewise.
195         (--defsym): Likewise.
196         (-I/--dynamic-linker): Likewise.
197         (-Map): Likewise.
198         (--oformat): Likewise.
199         (--retain-symbols-file): Likewise.
200         (-rpath): Likewise.
201         (-rpath-link): Likewise.
202         (--sort-common): Likewise.
203         (--sort-section): Likewise.
204         (--split-by-file): Likewise.
205         (--split-by-reloc): Likewise.
206         (--sysroot): Likewise.
207         (--section-start): Likewise.
208         (-Tbss, -Tdata, -Ttext): Likewise.
209         (-Ttext-segment): Likewise.
210         (--version-script): Likewise.
211         (--wrap): Likewise.
212
213 2009-02-18  Dave Korn  <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com>
214
215         * ld.texinfo:  Update to mention long section name options.
216         * NEWS:  Mention new behaviour and command-line options.
217         * pe-dll.c (pe_use_coff_long_section_names):  New global variable.
218         (pe_output_file_set_long_section_names):  New function.
219         (pe_dll_build_sections):  Call it on output BFDs.
220         (pe_exe_build_sections):  Likewise.
221         (pe_dll_fill_sections):  Likewise.
222         (pe_exe_fill_sections):  Likewise.
223         * pe-dll.h (pe_use_coff_long_section_names):  Declare extern.
224         (pe_output_file_set_long_section_names):  Add prototype.
225         * pep-dll.c (pe_use_coff_long_section_names):  Define pep_ alias.
226         (pe_output_file_set_long_section_names):  Likewise.
227         * pep-dll.h (pep_use_coff_long_section_names):  Declare extern.
228         (pep_output_file_set_long_section_names):  Add prototype.
229         * pe.em (OPTION_ENABLE_LONG_SECTION_NAMES):  New getopt value macro.
230         (OPTION_DISABLE_LONG_SECTION_NAMES):  Likewise.
231         (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_add_options):  Add new options to xtra_long[].
232         (gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options):  Describe them.
233         (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option):  Set or clear global
234         pe_use_coff_long_section_names flag when options recognised.
235         (gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_after_open):  En/disable long section names
236         for main output bfd by calling pe_output_file_set_long_section_names.
237         * pep.em (enum options):  Extend enum with new getopt option values.
238         (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_add_options):  Add new options to xtra_long[].
239         (gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options):  Describe them.
240         (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option):  Set or clear global
241         pe_use_coff_long_section_names flag when options recognised.
242         (gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_after_open):  En/disable long section names
243         for main output bfd by calling pep_output_file_set_long_section_names.
244
245 2009-02-16  Dave Korn  <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com>
246
247         * emultempl/pe.em (gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_after_open):  Don't emit
248         inadvertent .reloc sections caused by refactoring accident.
249
250 2009-02-16  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
251
252         * ldlang.c (process_insert_statements): ASSERT that output section
253         statements are in order.
254
255 2009-02-16  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
256
257         * ldlang.c (push_stat_ptr, pop_stat_ptr): New functions.
258         (stat_save, stat_save_ptr): New variables.
259         (lang_insert_orphan): Use push_stat_ptr and pop_stat_ptr.
260         (load_symbols): Likewise.  Delete dead "bad_load" code.
261         (open_input_bfds): Warn on script containing output sections.
262         (lang_enter_output_section_statement): Use push_stat_ptr.
263         (lang_enter_group): Likewise.
264         (lang_leave_output_section_statement): Use pop_stat_ptr.
265         (lang_leave_group): Likewise.
266         * ldlang.h (push_stat_ptr, pop_stat_ptr): Declare.
267         * ldctor.c (ldctor_build_sets): Use push_stat_ptr and pop_stat_ptr.
268         * emultempl/beos.em (gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_set_symbols): Likewise.
269         * emultempl/pe.em (gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_set_symbols): Likewise.
270         * emultempl/pep.em (gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_set_symbols): Likewise.
271         * emultempl/spuelf.em (spu_place_special_section): Likewise.
272         * emultempl/xtensaelf.em (ld_xtensa_insert_page_offsets): Likewise.
273
274 2009-02-09  Nathan Sidwell  <nathan@codesourcery.com>
275
276         Missing piece of 2009-01-26 commit
277         * ldlang.c (lang_process): Don't consider relocatable flag when
278         checking for overlap.
279
280 2009-02-05  Joseph Myers  <joseph@codesourcery.com>
281
282         * emulparams/m68kelf.sh: Add newline at end of file.
283
284 2009-02-04  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
285
286         PR 9805
287         * ld.texinfo (--allow-shlib-undefined): Correct description of
288         default settings and tidy up the rest of the entry.
289
290 2009-02-04  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
291
292         * emultempl/spuelf.em (spu_after_open): Don't combine .text.ia.*
293         during relocatable link.
294
295 2009-02-03  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
296
297         PR 9797
298         * ld.texinfo (Constants): Document the base-encoding suffixes
299         supported in linker scripts.
300
301 2009-02-03  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
302
303         * NEWS: Mention --as-needed change.
304
305 2009-02-03  Carlos O'Donell  <carlos@codesourcery.com>
306
307         * configure.in: AC_SUBST pdfdir.
308         * Makefile.am: Add install-pdf, install-pdf-am,
309         and install-pdf-recursive targets. Define pdf__strip_dir.
310         * po/Make-in: Add install-pdf target.
311         * configure: Regenerate.
312         * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
313
314 2009-01-31  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
315
316         * ld.texinfo (--as-needed): Update.
317
318 2009-01-29  Andrew Jenner  <andrew@codesourcery.com>
319
320         * emultempl/armelf.em: Correct formatting of help text for
321         --no-enum-size-warning option.
322
323 2009-01-26  Nathan Sidwell  <nathan@codesourcery.com>
324
325         * lexsup.c (parse_args): Set check_section_addresses to 1 or 0.
326         * ld.h (args_type): Make check_section_addresses a char.
327         * ldmain.c (main): Default check_section_addresses to -1. Check it
328         for relocatable links.
329         * ld.texinfo (--check-sections): Update documentation.
330
331 2009-01-26  Kai Tietz  <kai.tietz@onevision.com>
332
333         * pe-dll.c (tmp_seq2): New static variable.
334         (make_singleton_name_imp): New.
335         (make_import_fixup_entry): Use for v2 the _imp_<name> symbol and
336         avoid duplicate import table generation for same symbol.
337         (pe_create_runtime_relocator_reference): Make reference for
338         64-bit 8 bytes.
339
340 2009-01-21  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
341
342         * emultempl/spuelf.em (params): Init new field.
343         (OPTION_SPU_NON_IA_TEXT): Define.
344         (PARSE_AND_LIST_LONGOPTS, PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS): Add --non-ia-text.
345         (PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASES): Handle OPTION_SPU_NON_IA_TEXT.
346
347 2009-01-16  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
348
349         * lexsup.c (option_values): Add OPTION_TTEXT_SEGMENT.
350         (ld_options): Add -Ttext-segment.
351         (parse_args): Handle OPTION_TTEXT_SEGMENT.
352
353         * ld.texinfo: Document -Ttext-segment.
354
355         * NEWS: Mention -Ttext-segment.
356
357         * scripttempl/elf.sc (TEXT_START_ADDR): Use SEGMENT_START.
358         (SHLIB_TEXT_START_ADDR): Likewise.
359
360 2009-01-13  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
361
362         * emultempl/spu_icache.o_c: Regenerate.
363
364 2009-01-12  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
365
366         * emultempl/spuelf.em (params): Init new fields.
367         (num_lines_set, line_size_set, icache_mgr, icache_mgr_stream): New vars.
368         (spu_place_special_section): Adjust placement for soft-icache.  Pad
369         soft-icache section to a fixed size.  Clear addr_tree.
370         (spu_elf_load_ovl_mgr): Support soft-icache.  Map overlay manager
371         sections a little more intelligently.
372         (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_finish): Don't call spu_elf_build_stubs.
373         (OPTION_SPU_NUM_LINES): Rename from OPTION_SPU_NUM_REGIONS.
374         (OPTION_SPU_SOFT_ICACHE, OPTION_SPU_LINE_SIZE): Define.
375         (OPTION_SPU_LRLIVE): Define.
376         (PARSE_AND_LIST_LONGOPTS): Add new soft-icache options.
377         (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS): Likewise.
378         (PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASES): Handle them.
379         * emultempl/spu_icache.S: Dummy file.
380         * emultempl/spu_icache.o_c: Regenerate.
381         * Makefile.am (eelf32_spu.c): Depend on spu_icache.o_c.
382         (spu_icache.o_c): Add rule to build.
383         (CLEANFILES): Zap temp files.
384         (EXTRA_DIST): Add spu_icache.o_c.
385         * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
386
387 2009-01-08  Kai Tietz  <kai.tietz@onevision.com>
388
389         * pe.em (OPTION_USE_NUL_PREFIXED_IMPORT_TABLES): New.
390         (gld..._add_options): Add new option
391         --use-nul-prefixed-import-tables.
392         (gld..._handle_option): Likewise.
393         * pep.em: Same as for pe.em.
394         * ld.texinfo: Add new option documentation for
395         --use-nul-prefixed-import-tables.
396         * pe-dll.c (pe_use_nul_prefixed_import_tables): New.
397         (make_head): Make prefix leading zero prefix element for
398         idata$4 and idata$5 dependent to new flag.
399         (make_import_fixup_entry): Remove idata4/5 prefix.
400         * pe-dll.h (pe_use_nul_prefixed_import_tables): New.
401         * pep-dll.c (pe_use_nul_prefixed_import_tables): New.
402         * pep-dll.h (pep_use_nul_prefixed_import_tables): New.
403         * NEWS: Add new option.
404
405 2009-01-05  Kai Tietz  <kai.tietz@onevision.com>
406
407         * emultempl/pe.em: Prefix dollar characters to be outputed in
408         generated C file.
409         * emultempl/pep.em: Likewise.
410
411 2009-01-03  Dave Korn  <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com>
412
413         * NEWS:  Mention new feature --exclude-modules-for-implib.
414         * ld.texinfo:  Document new --exclude-modules-for-implib option.
415         * pe-dll.c (exclude_list_struct):  Change type member from int to
416         new enumeration exclude_type.
417         (pe_dll_add_excludes):  Accept exclude_type instead of int param.
418         (auto_export):  Replace magic constants by exclude_type values and
419         handle new choice EXCLUDEFORIMPLIB.
420         (pe_dll_generate_implib):  Accept a pointer to the link_info and
421         iterate all input BFDs looking for EXCLUDEFORIMPLIB modules; re-open
422         fresh BFDs for any found and link into import lib archive chain.
423         * pe-dll.h (exclude_type):  Add new enumerated type to replace magic
424         constants previously used for exclude_list_struct type member.
425         (pe_dll_add_excludes, pe_dll_generate_implib):  Update prototypes.
426         * pep-dll.h (exclude_type, pe_dll_add_excludes,
427         pe_dll_generate_implib):  Likewise to all the above.
428         * emultempl/pe.em (OPTION_EXCLUDE_MODULES_FOR_IMPLIB):  Define new
429         getopts long option code for new --exclude-modules-for-implib option.
430         (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_add_options):  Add new entry to xtra_long[].
431         (gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options):  List usage for it.
432         (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option):  Use exclude_type enumerated
433         values when calling pe_dll_add_excludes, and handle EXCLUDEFORIMPLIB.
434         (gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_finish):  Pass pointer to link_info when
435         calling pe_dll_generate_implib.
436         * emultempl/pep.em (options):  Define new enumerated value for getopts
437         long option code for new --exclude-modules-for-implib option.
438         (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_add_options, gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options,
439         gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option, gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_finish):
440         Again, likewise to all the above.
441
442 2009-01-03  Dave Korn  <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com>
443
444         * pe-dll.c (autofilter_liblist):  Add entry for shared libgcc.
445         (libnamencmp):  New function.
446         (auto_export):  Use it in place of strncmp when filtering libraries.
447
448 For older changes see ChangeLog-2008
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