1 2010-11-25 Jan Hubicka <hubicka@ucw.cz>
3 * scripttempl/elf.sc: Group .text.exit, text.startup and .text.hot
6 2010-11-23 Matthias Klose <doko@ubuntu.com>
8 * configure.ac: For --enable-gold, handle value `default' instead of
9 `both*'. Always install ld as ld.gold, install as ld if gold is
11 * configure: Regenerate.
13 2010-11-21 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
15 * ldfile.c: Re-indent plugin code.
20 2010-11-20 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
23 * plugin.c (asymbol_from_plugin_symbol): Set alignment of
24 common symbol to 1 for For ELF targets.
26 2010-11-20 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
29 * lexsup.c (parse_args): Properly report loading plugin error.
31 2010-11-19 Dave Korn <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com>
33 * plugin.c (is_visible_from_outside): New function.
34 (get_symbols): Use it.
36 2010-11-16 Jie Zhang <jie.zhang@analog.com>
38 * Makefile.am (eelf32bfinfd.c, eelf32bfin.c): Depend on bfin.em.
39 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
40 * emulparams/bfin.sh (EXTRA_EM_FILE): Set.
41 * emulparams/elf32bfinfd.sh (EXTRA_EM_FILE): Likewise.
42 * emultempl/bfin.em: New.
44 2010-11-16 Yasuaki Taniguchi <taniguchi.yasua@jp.fujitsu.com>
46 * emultempl/pe.em (_list_options): Correct typo.
47 * emultempl/pep.em (_list_options): Likewise.
49 2010-11-08 Thomas Schwinge <thomas@schwinge.name>
51 * configure.host: Add stanza for *-*-gnu*.
53 2010-11-05 Pierre Muller <muller@ics.u-strasbg.fr>
55 * emultempl/spuelf.em (new_tmp_file): Fix wrong first parameter.
57 2010-11-05 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
59 * po/ld.pot: Regenerate
60 * po/POTFILES.in: Regenerate
62 2010-11-05 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
64 * NEWS: Add marker for 2.21.
66 2010-11-05 Dave Korn <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com>
68 * plugin.h (plugin_active_plugins_p): New prototype.
69 (is_ir_dummy_bfd): Delete prototype.
70 * plugin.c: Fix formatting issues.
71 (is_ir_dummy_bfd): Make static.
72 (plugin_active_plugins_p): New function.
73 * ldfile.c (ldfile_try_open_bfd): Use it to save work if no plugins
74 are loaded. Always close file descriptor after claim handler returns.
75 * ldmain.c (add_archive_element): Likewise.
77 2010-11-05 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
79 * ldlang.c (lang_add_section): Distinguish ELF treatment of NOLOAD.
80 (map_input_to_output_sections): Likewise.
81 (lang_size_sections_1): Likewise.
82 (IGNORE_SECTION): Don't test SEC_NEVER_LOAD.
83 (lang_check_section_addresses): Likewise.
85 2010-11-04 Kai Tietz <kai.tietz@onevision.com>
87 * scripttempl/pe.sc (.debug_types): New.
88 * scripttempl/pep.sc: Likewise.
90 2010-11-04 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
92 * plugin.c (is_ir_dummy_bfd): Don't segfault on NULL abfd.
94 2010-11-03 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
97 * ldlang.c (ldlang_def_chain_list): New variable. Contains a list
98 of symbols defined via the --defsym command line option and
99 currently waiting assignment.
100 (insert_defined): Add a defined symbol to the symbol table.
101 (ldlang_add_def): Add a entry to the ldlang_def_chain_list.
102 (lang_place_defineds): Walk ldlang_def_chain_list defining the
104 (lang_process): Call lang_place_defineds.
105 (lang_add_assignment): If the assignment has come from a --defsym
106 command line option then call lang_add_def.
108 2010-11-03 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
110 * Makefile.am (eelf64hppa.c): Correct dependencies.
111 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
113 2010-11-02 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
115 * scripttempl/armbpabi.sc: Include compressed DWARF debug
117 * scripttempl/avr.sc: Likewise.
118 * scripttempl/elf32cr16.sc: Likewise.
119 * scripttempl/elf32crx.sc: Likewise.
120 * scripttempl/elf32msp430.sc: Likewise.
121 * scripttempl/elf32msp430_3.sc: Likewise.
122 * scripttempl/elf32sh-symbian.sc: Likewise.
123 * scripttempl/elf64hppa.sc: Likewise.
124 * scripttempl/elf_chaos.sc: Likewise.
125 * scripttempl/elfd10v.sc: Likewise.
126 * scripttempl/elfd30v.sc: Likewise.
127 * scripttempl/elfi370.sc: Likewise.
128 * scripttempl/elfm68hc11.sc: Likewise.
129 * scripttempl/elfm68hc12.sc: Likewise.
130 * scripttempl/elfxtensa.sc: Likewise.
131 * scripttempl/ip2k.sc: Likewise.
132 * scripttempl/iq2000.sc: Likewise.
133 * scripttempl/mep.sc: Likewise.
134 * scripttempl/mmo.sc: Likewise.
135 * scripttempl/v850.sc: Likewise.
136 * scripttempl/xstormy16.sc: Likewise.
138 2010-10-29 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
140 * ldfile.c (ldfile_try_open_bfd): Set BFD_DECOMPRESS after
142 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_try_needed): Likewise.
144 * scripttempl/elf.sc: Include compressed DWARF debug sections.
146 2010-10-28 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
148 * ldfile.c (find_scripts_dir): Don't look in absolute SCRIPTDIR.
150 2010-10-28 Matthias Klose <doko@ubuntu.com>
152 * ld.texinfo: Add directory section for info document.
153 * ldint.texinfo: Likewise.
155 2010-10-28 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
157 * emultempl/ppc64elf.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_new_vers_pattern): For
158 --no-undefined-version, don't report dot sym versions added by ld.
160 2010-10-28 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
162 * ldlang.h (ldlang_add_undef): Add cmdline param.
163 * ldlang.c (undef_from_cmdline): New var.
164 (ldlang_add_undef): Add cmdline param. Set undef_from_cmdline.
165 (lang_end): Really require -e or -u from command line on
166 relocatable --gc-sections.
167 * ldemul.c (after_parse_default): Adjust ldlang_add_undef call.
168 * ldgram.y (extern_name_list_body): Likewise.
169 * lexsup.c (parse_args): Likewise.
170 * emultempl/aix.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_read_file): Likewise.
172 2010-10-25 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
174 * plugin.c (plugin_get_ir_dummy_bfd): Set bfd_use_reserved_id.
177 2010-10-22 Rainer Orth <ro@CeBiTec.Uni-Bielefeld.DE>
179 * emulparams/elf32_sparc_sol2.sh (OUTPUT_FORMAT): Set to
181 * emulparams/elf64_sparc_sol2.sh (OUTPUT_FORMAT): Set to
184 2010-10-22 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
186 * ldwrite.c (build_link_order <lang_data_statement_enum>): Don't
187 output when section has no contents.
188 (build_link_order <lang_reloc_statement_enum>): Likewise.
190 2010-10-21 Joseph Myers <joseph@codesourcery.com>
192 * emulparams/elf32_tic6x_le.sh (ATTRS_SECTIONS): Use
193 .c6xabi.attributes, not __TI_build_attributes.
195 2010-10-20 Dave Korn <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com>
197 * plugin.c (get_symbols): Check symbol type correctly.
199 2010-10-15 Dave Korn <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com>
201 * configure.in: If <dlfcn.h> can't be found, try for <Windows.h>
202 * configure: Regenerate.
203 * config.in: Likewise.
204 * plugin.c [!HAVE_DLFCN_H && HAVE_WINDOWS_H] (dlopen): Provide
205 trival LoadLibrary-based replacement for Windows systems.
206 [!HAVE_DLFCN_H && HAVE_WINDOWS_H] (dlsym): Likewise trivial
207 replacement based on GetProcAddress.
208 [!HAVE_DLFCN_H && HAVE_WINDOWS_H] (dlsym): Likewise FreeLibrary.
209 * sysdep.h: Don't infer presence of <dlfcn.h> from ENABLE_PLUGINS
210 anymore, use its own guard.
212 2010-10-15 Dave Korn <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com>
214 * plugin.c (add_input_file): Take copy of input string.
215 (add_input_library): Likewise.
216 (set_extra_library_path): Likewise.
218 2010-10-14 Dave Korn <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com>
220 Apply LD plugin patch series (part 6/6).
221 * ldlang.c (load_symbols): Handle bfd subsitution when calling the
222 add_archive_element callback.
223 * ldmain.c (add_archive_element)[ENABLE_PLUGINS]: Offer the archive
224 member to the plugins and if claimed set "subsbfd" output parameter to
225 point to the dummy IR-only BFD.
227 2010-10-14 Dave Korn <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com>
229 Apply LD plugin patch series (part 5/6).
230 * plugin.c (asymbol_from_plugin_symbol): If the bfd is an ELF bfd,
231 find the elf symbol data and set the visibility in the st_other field.
233 2010-10-14 Dave Korn <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com>
235 Apply LD plugin patch series (part 4/6).
236 * ldlang.c (lang_process)[ENABLE_PLUGINS]: Move invocation of
237 plugin_call_all_symbols_read to before setting of gc_sym_list, and
238 open any new input files that may have been added during it.
239 * ldmain.c (multiple_definition)[ENABLE_PLUGINS]: Call out to
240 plugin_multiple_definition and let it have first say over what to do
241 with the clashing definitions.
242 * plugin.c (no_more_claiming): New boolean variable.
243 (plugin_cached_allow_multiple_defs): Likewise.
244 (add_input_file): Implement.
245 (add_input_library): Likewise.
246 (set_extra_library_path): Likewise.
247 (plugin_call_claim_file): Don't do anything when no_more_claiming set.
248 (plugin_call_all_symbols_read): Set it. Disable link info
249 "allow_multiple_definition" flag, but cache its value.
250 (plugin_multiple_definition): New function.
251 * plugin.h (plugin_multiple_definition): Add prototype.
252 * testplug.c (addfile_enum_t): New enumerated typedef.
253 (add_file_t): New struct typedef.
254 (addfiles_list): New variable.
255 (addfiles_tail_chain_ptr): Likewise.
256 (record_add_file): New function.
257 (parse_option): Parse "add:", "lib:" and "dir:" options and call it.
258 (onall_symbols_read): Iterate the list of new files, libs and dirs,
261 2010-10-14 Dave Korn <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com>
263 Apply LD plugin patch series (part 3/6).
264 * ldmain.c (notice)[ENABLE_PLUGINS]: Call plugin_notice.
265 * plugin.c (non_ironly_hash): Add new bfd hash table.
266 (plugin_load_plugins): Exit early if no plugins to load. If plugins
267 do load successfully, set notice_all flag in link info.
268 (get_symbols): Implement.
269 (plugin_load_plugins): Exit early if no plugins to load, else after
270 loading plugins successfully enable notice_all mode.
271 (init_non_ironly_hash): Lazily init non_ironly_hash table.
272 (plugin_notice): Record symbols referenced from non-IR files in the
273 non_ironly_hash. Suppress tracing, cref generation and nocrossrefs
274 tracking for symbols from dummy IR bfds.
275 * plugin.h: Fix formatting.
276 (plugin_notice): Add prototype.
277 * testplug.c (dumpresolutions): New global var.
278 (parse_options): Accept "dumpresolutions".
279 (onall_symbols_read): Get syms and dump resolutions if it was given.
281 2010-10-14 Dave Korn <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com>
283 Apply LD plugin patch series (part 2/6).
284 * ldfile.c (ldfile_try_open_bfd)[ENABLE_PLUGINS]: Don't return early
285 during compat checks if they pass, instead offer any successfully
286 opened and accepted file to the plugin claim file hooks chain. Create
287 a dummy bfd to accept symbols added by the plugin, if the plugin
289 * ldlang.c (lang_process)[ENABLE_PLUGINS]: Call plugin all symbols
290 read hook chain before ldemul_after_open.
291 * ldlang.h (struct lang_input_statement_struct): Add new single-bit
293 * plugin.c (IRONLY_SUFFIX): New macro for dummy bfd file suffix.
294 (IRONLY_SUFFIX_LEN): Length of the above string.
295 (plugin_get_ir_dummy_bfd): New function to create the dummy bfd used
296 to store symbols for ir-only files.
297 (is_ir_dummy_bfd): New function to check if a bfd is ir-only.
298 (asymbol_from_plugin_symbol): New function converts symbol formats.
299 (add_symbols): Call it to convert plugin syms to bfd syms and add
300 them to the dummy bfd.
301 * plugin.h: Add missing include guards.
302 (plugin_get_ir_dummy_bfd): Add prototype.
303 (is_ir_dummy_bfd): Likewise.
304 * testplug.c (TV_MESSAGE): New helper macro.
305 (struct claim_file): New struct.
306 (claim_file_t): New typedef.
307 (tag_names[]): Make static and const.
308 (claimfiles_list): New variable.
309 (claimfiles_tail_chain_ptr): Likewise.
310 (last_claimfile): Likewise.
311 (record_claim_file): Record a file to claim on a singly-linked list.
312 (parse_symdefstr): Parse an ASCII representation of a symbol from a
313 plugin option into the fields of a struct ld_plugin_symbol.
314 (record_claimed_file_symbol): Use it to parse plugin option for
316 (parse_option): Parse claim file and add symbol options.
317 (dump_tv_tag): Use TV_MESSAGE.
319 (onclaim_file): Make static. Use TV_MESSAGE. Scan list of files to
320 claim and claim this file if required, adding any symbols specified.
321 (onall_symbols_read): Make static and use TV_MESSAGE.
322 (oncleanup): Likewise.
324 2010-10-14 Dave Korn <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com>
326 Apply LD plugin patch series (part 1/6).
327 * configure.in: Add AC_CHECKs for file io and dlfcn headers and
328 functions and AC_SEARCH for -ldl.
329 (enable_plugins): New shell variable set if above tests find dlopen
331 (ENABLE_PLUGINS): Add related automake conditional.
332 * configure: Regenerate.
333 * config.in: Likewise.
334 * Makefile.am (PLUGIN_C): Declare plugin C source file, conditional
335 on ENABLE_PLUGINS being defined.
336 (PLUGIN_H): Likewise for header file.
337 (PLUGIN_OBJECT): Likewise for object file.
338 (PLUGIN_CFLAGS): Likewise -D flag required to compile plugin support.
339 (AM_CPPFLAGS): Use PLUGIN_CFLAGS.
340 (CFILES): Use PLUGIN_C.
341 (HFILES): Use PLUGIN_H.
342 (OFILES): Use PLUGIN_OBJECT.
343 (ld_new_SOURCES): Use PLUGIN_C.
344 (noinst_LTLIBRARIES)[ENABLE_PLUGINS]: Declare test plugin.
345 (libldtestplug_la_SOURCES)[ENABLE_PLUGINS]: Add automake definition
347 (libldtestplug_la_CFLAGS)[ENABLE_PLUGINS]: Likewise.
348 (libldtestplug_la_LDFLAGS)[ENABLE_PLUGINS]: Likewise.
349 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
350 * sysdep.h: Include stdarg.h, unistd.h and one of fcntl.h or
351 sys/file.h where available. Include dlfcn.h when ENABLE_PLUGINS.
352 (O_RDONLY): Supply default definition likewise to bfd's sysdep.h
353 (O_WRONLY): Likewise.
355 (O_ACCMODE): Likewise.
356 (O_BINARY): Likewise.
357 (SEEK_SET): Likewise.
358 (SEEK_CUR): Likewise.
359 (SEEK_END): Likewise.
360 * ldmisc.c (vfinfo): Make non-static. Add %p format char.
361 * ldmisc.h (vfinfo): Declare extern prototype.
362 * lexsup.c (enum option_values)[ENABLE_PLUGINS]: Add new entries for
363 OPTION_PLUGIN and OPTION_PLUGIN_OPT.
364 (ld_options[])[ENABLE_PLUGINS]: Add option data for the above two.
365 (parse_args)[ENABLE_PLUGINS]: Handle them, and load all plugins once
366 option parsing is complete.
367 * ldmain.c (main)[ENABLE_PLUGINS]: Call plugin cleanup hooks just
369 * plugin.c: New source file.
370 * plugin.h: Likewise new header.
371 * testplug.c: New source file.
373 2010-10-12 Rainer Orth <ro@CeBiTec.Uni-Bielefeld.DE>
375 * emultempl/solaris2.em (elf_solaris2_before_allocation): Renamed
376 basever_syms to global_syms.
377 Emit global_syms into .dynamic section for all executables and
379 (elf_solaris2_after_allocation): New function.
380 (LDEMUL_AFTER_ALLOCATION): Use it.
381 * emulparams/solaris2.sh: New file.
382 * emulparams/elf32_sparc_sol2.sh: Use it.
383 * emulparams/elf64_sparc_sol2.sh: Likewise.
384 * emulparams/elf_i386_sol2.sh: Likewise.
385 * emulparams/elf_x86_64_sol2.sh: Likewise.
386 * Makefile.am (eelf32_sparc_sol2.c): Depend on
387 $(srcdir)/emulparams/solaris2.sh.
388 (eelf64_sparc_sol2.c): Likewise.
389 (eelf_x86_64_sol2.c): Likewise.
390 (eelf_i386_sol2.c): Likewise.
391 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
393 2010-10-06 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
395 * ld.texinfo: Update description of computation of VMA and LMA
396 addresses for output sections.
398 2010-10-06 Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
400 * Makefile.am (ALL_64_EMULATIONS): Fix typo in last commit.
401 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
403 * Makefile.am (ALL_EMULATIONS): Rewrite in terms of ...
404 (ALL_EMULATION_SOURCES): ... this new variable.
405 (ALL_64_EMULATIONS): Rewrite in terms of ...
406 (ALL_64_EMULATION_SOURCES): ... this new variable.
407 (EXTRA_ld_new_SOURCES): Rewrite in terms of the _SOURCES
409 (eelf32microblaze.c): Fix indentation.
410 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
412 2010-10-04 Bernd Schmidt <bernds@codesourcery.com>
414 * emultempl/xtensaelf.em (replace_insn_sec_with_prop_sec): Use
415 _bfd_elf_single_rel_hdr.
417 2010-10-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
420 * ldexp.c (fold_name): Treat absolute symbols as plain numbers.
421 * ld.texinfo (Expression Section): Don't say absolute symbols
424 2010-09-29 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
426 * ldlang.c (lang_place_orphans): Zero vma when relocatable or non-load
427 section for orphans handled here.
429 2010-09-27 Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
431 * configure: Regenerate.
433 2010-09-23 Dave Korn <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com>
435 * scripttempl/armcoff.sc: Revert 2010-09-22 change.
437 2010-09-23 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
439 * ldlang.c (lang_add_section): Don't copy SEC_RELOC from input
440 to output section on a final link.
442 2010-09-22 Kai Tietz <kai.tietz@onevision.com>
444 * ldlang.c (lang_add_section): Allow for debugging
445 section to be marked as noload but to keep content.
446 (IGNORE_SECTION): Likewise.
447 (lang_check_section_addresses): Likewise.
448 * ldwrite.c (build_link_order): Likewise.
450 * emultempl/pe.em (gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_place_orphan): Add
452 * emultempl/pep.em: Likewise.
453 * scripttempl/armcoff.sc: Separate idata
454 and add __IAT_start__ and __IAT_end__ labels.
455 * scripttempl/pe.sc: Likewise.
456 * scripttempl/pep.sc: Likewise.
458 2010-09-20 David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
460 * emulparams/elf32_sparc.sh: Set NOP to 0x01000000
462 2010-09-16 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
464 * ld.texinfo (NOLOAD): Do not erroneously state that contents will
465 appear in output file.
466 * ldlang.c (lang_add_section): Clear SEC_HAS_CONTENTS on noload
467 unless SEC_COFF_SHARED_LIBRARY.
468 (map_input_to_output_sections): Don't set SEC_HAS_CONTENTS for noload
470 (lang_size_sections_1): Don't test SEC_NEVER_LOAD when deciding
471 to update dot in region. Ditto when setting SEC_ALLOC if dot
472 advanced due to assignment.
473 * ldwrite.c (build_link_order): Don't test SEC_NEVER_LOAD.
475 2010-09-15 Kai Tietz <kai.tietz@onevision.com>
477 * scripttempl/pep.sc: Add .xdata segment and
478 put into .pdata all segments beginning with .pdata.
480 2010-09-10 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
483 * ldlang.h (lang_for_each_statement_worker): Declare.
484 * ldlang.c (lang_for_each_statement_worker): Make global. Don't
485 recurse into children of output_section_statement with constraint
487 (print_assignment): Handle NULL output_section->bfd_section.
488 (lang_size_sections_1): Ignore output section statement address
489 when constraint is -1.
490 * emultempl/xtensaelf.em (lang_for_each_statement_worker): Delete.
492 2010-09-09 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
494 * NEWS: Add a entry for alpha-vms.
496 2010-09-07 Andrew Burgess <aburgess@broadcom.com>
498 * ldwrite.c (clone_section): Call bfd_copy_private_section_data on
499 newly cloned section.
501 2010-09-02 Richard Henderson <rth@redhat.com>
503 * configure.tgt (x86_64-*-mingw*): Add 32-bit pe emulations too.
505 2010-08-31 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
507 * ldlex.l (WILDCHAR): Add the caret and exclamation point
508 characters, so that they can be used inside globs.
510 2010-08-31 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
512 * ld.texinfo (MEMORY): Clarify the behaviour of the ! character in
513 a region's attributes.
515 2010-08-31 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
517 * scripttempl/mmo.sc: Move assignment to "Main" inside .text
518 output section statement.
520 2010-08-25 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
523 * emultempl/elf32.em (_before_allocation): Check audit entry
526 2010-08-22 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
529 * emultempl/elf32.em (_after_open): Find one .eh_frame section
532 2010-08-22 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
535 * emultempl/elf32.em (_after_open): Find an ELF input for
536 --build-id and --eh-frame-hdr.
538 2010-08-20 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@codesourcery.com>
540 * Makefile.am (eshlelf_fd.c): Correct the name of the tool
542 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
544 2010-08-20 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
546 * emultempl/elf32.em (_after_open): Check for get_elf_backend_data
549 2010-08-19 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
551 * NEWS: Mention change in linker script expression evaluation.
553 2010-08-19 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
555 * ld.texinfo (Expression Section): Detail expression evaluation.
556 (Builtin Functions <ADDR>): Correct.
557 (Builtin Functions <LOADADDR>): Don't mention LOADADDR normally
559 (Builtin Functions <SEGMENT_START>): Typo fix.
560 * ldexp.c (new_number): New function.
561 (make_abs, exp_get_abs_int): Cope with NULL expld.result.section.
562 (fold_unary <'~', '!', '-'>): Don't make_abs.
563 (fold_binary): Simplify result section logic. Return NULL section
565 (fold_binary <SEGMENT_START>): Use new_rel_from_abs to set value to
567 (fold_name <SIZEOF_HEADERS>): Return new_number, not new_abs.
568 (fold_name <DEFINED, SIZEOF, ALIGNOF, LENGTH, CONSTANT>): Likewise.
569 (fold_name <NAME>): No need to handle absolute symbols differently
571 (fold_name <ORIGIN>): Don't return valid result when
572 lang_first_phase_enum. Return new_rel_from_abs, not new_abs.
573 (exp_fold_tree_1 <etree_value>): Return new_number, not new_rel.
574 (exp_fold_tree_1): Ajust for NULL expld.result.section. When assigning
575 a plain number to dot, assume the value is relative to expld.section.
576 Make terms not in an output section, absolute.
577 * ldlang.c (print_assignment): Fix style nit.
578 (lang_size_sections_1): Cope with NULL expld.result.section.
579 (lang_do_assignments_1): Likewise.
581 2010-08-12 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
583 * ldexp.c (new_rel): Remove "str". Update all call sites.
584 (exp_fold_tree_1): When assigning to dot, calculate nextdot
585 using expld.result.section rather than expld.section.
587 2010-08-06 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
590 * ldlang.c (lang_add_vers_depend): Don't leave version_needed
593 2010-07-28 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
595 * ldexp.c (exp_print_tree): Print function-like binary nodes as
596 functions rather than in-fix operators. Use fputs and fputc
599 2010-07-23 Naveen.H.S <naveen.S@kpitcummins.com>
600 Ina Pandit <ina.pandit@kpitcummins.com>
602 * configure.tgt: Match all v850 targets.
604 2010-07-20 Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
606 * ld.texinfo (VERSION): Remove "int" from example script and add ";".
607 Declare the default language as C.
609 2010-07-17 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
611 * ldlang.c (lang_check_section_addresses): Catch overlap for
612 sections that wrap around the address space.
614 2010-06-29 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
616 * scripttempl/xstormy16.sc (.gcc_except_table): Include sections
617 with the .gcc_except_table. prefix.
619 2010-06-29 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
621 * emulparams/maxqcoff.sh: Delete file.
622 * scripttempl/maxqcoff.sc: Delete file.
623 * Makefile.am: Remove references to maxq.
624 * configure.tgt: Likewise.
625 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
626 * configure: Regenerate.
627 * po/POTFILES.in: Regenerate.
629 2010-06-27 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
631 * pe-dll.c (fill_edata): Avoid set but unused warning.
632 (pe_walk_relocs_of_symbol): Delete set but unused variables.
633 (generate_reloc, pe_implied_import_dll): Likewise.
634 * emultempl/aix.em (open_dynamic_archive): Likewise.
635 * emultempl/xtensaelf.em (replace_insn_sec_with_prop_sec): Likewise.
636 (xtensa_layout_wild): Likewise.
637 (xtensa_colocate_output_literals_callback): Likewise.
639 2010-06-25 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
641 * emultempl/ppc64elf.em (prelim_size_sections): New function.
642 (ppc_before_allocation): Use it. Size sections before toc edit too.
644 2010-06-25 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
646 * emultempl/elf32.em (find_exp_assignment): Handle etree_provided.
648 2010-06-20 Danny Smith <dannysmith@users.sourceforge.net>
650 * emultempl/pe.em (gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_before_parse): Make
651 auto-import and merge-rdata defaults same for i[3-7]86 and
654 2010-06-15 Joseph Myers <joseph@codesourcery.com>
656 * emulparams/elf32_tic6x_le.sh (ATTRS_SECTIONS): Define.
658 2010-06-09 Dave Korn <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com>
661 * pe-dll.c (process_def_file_and_drectve): Reorder check for
662 forwarded export name after check for ordinary export.
664 2010-06-08 Bernd Schmidt <bernds@codesourcery.com>
666 * emulparams/elf32_tic6x_le.sh (OTHER_BSS_SECTIONS): New.
668 2010-06-08 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
670 * fdl.texi: Replace with v1.3 text.
671 * ld.texinfo: Replace abbreviated 20th century year numbers with
673 * ldint.texinfo: Likewise.
674 Relicense under GFDL v1.3. Replace text of v1.1 FDL with an
675 include of the fdl.texi file.
677 2010-06-01 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
679 * scripttempl/alphavms.sc: Add comments. Move $LINK$ to the
680 readonly output-section. Handle LIB$INITIALIZE and sections
682 * emultempl/vms.em (vms_place_orphan): Add comments.
684 2010-05-28 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
686 * Makefile.am (eshlelf_fd.c): Fix typo in rule.
687 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
689 2010-05-26 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
692 * ldexp.c (fold_binary): Warn if value of SEGMENT_START isn't
693 multiple of maximum page size.
695 2010-05-25 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
697 * Makefile.am: Fix typo.
698 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
700 2010-05-25 Daniel Jacobowitz <dan@codesourcery.com>
701 Joseph Myers <joseph@codesourcery.com>
702 Andrew Stubbs <ams@codesourcery.com>
704 * Makefile.am (ALL_EMULATIONS): Add eshelf_fd.o and eshlelf_fd.o.
705 (eshelf_fd.c, eshlelf_fd.c): New rules.
706 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
707 * configure.tgt (sh-*-uclinux*): Add shelf_fd and shlelf_fd
709 * emulparams/shelf_fd.sh: New file.
710 * emulparams/shlelf_fd.sh: New file.
711 * emulparams/shlelf_linux.sh: Update comment.
713 2010-05-25 Jay Krell <jay.krell@cornell.edu>
716 * Makefile.am: Replace all occurences of .o with .@OBJEXT@
717 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
719 2010-05-25 Kai Tietz <kai.tietz@onevision.com>
721 * deffilep.y (opt_name): Allow leading dot.
722 (dot_name): Likewise.
723 (anylang_id): Likewise.
724 * emultempl/pep.em (gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_before_parse): Enable by
726 (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option): Warn about v1.
727 (pep_find_data_imports): Remove superflous warnings about
729 (gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_get_script): Don't merge for auto-import
730 and active pseudo-relocation-v2 rdata into data section.
731 * emultempl/pe.em (default_merge_rdata): New shell variable.
732 (MERGE_RDATA_V2): New macro.
733 (gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_get_script): Adjust rule for auto-import
736 2010-05-15 Kai Tietz <kai.tietz@onevision.com>
738 * emultempl/pe.em (is_underscoring): New helper function.
739 (gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_before_parse): Replace code
740 for pe(p)_leading_underscore detection by is_underscoring.
742 (GET_INIT_SYMBOL_NAME): Likewise.
746 (gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_set_symbols):
747 * emultempl/pep.em: Likewise.
748 * pe-dll.c (pe_detail_list): Set default
749 underscoring for x64 target.
750 (pe_dll_id_target): Add initialization of
751 pe(p)_leading_underscore.
753 2010-05-15 Dave Korn <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com>
755 * pe-dll.c: Removed trailing whitespaces.
757 2010-05-14 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
760 * ldexp.c (exp_fold_tree_1): If assignment source expression is
761 invalid, make the destination symbol undefined.
763 2010-05-11 Kai Tietz <kai.tietz@onevision.com>
765 * emultempl/pe.em (gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_before_parse):
766 Initialize pe(p)_leading_underscore variable.
767 (set_pe_name): Likewise.
768 * emultempl/pep.em: Likewise.
769 Additional change default to non-underscore for
770 pep_leading_underscore equal to -1.
772 2010-05-07 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
774 * Makefile.in: Regenerate with automake 1.11.1.
777 2010-05-05 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
779 * po/es.po: Updated Spanish translation.
781 2010-04-27 Kai Tietz <kai.tietz@onevision.com>
783 * pe-dll.c (_nm_-symbols): Use always underscored variant
785 (__imp_-symbols): Likewise.
786 (___imp_-symbols): Likewise.
787 * NEWS: Mention ABI change for x64 PE-COFF.
789 2010-04-27 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
791 * Makefile.am (install-exec-local): Properly install ld as
792 default cross linker.
793 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
795 2010-04-27 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
796 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
798 * configure.in (install_as_default): Define and set to true
799 unless --enable-gold=both/gold has been specified.
800 * configure: Regenerate.
802 * Makefile.am (transform): Use ld.bfd as the default name of
804 (install-exec-local): Also install the executable as a binary
805 named 'ld' if install_as_default is true.
806 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
808 2010-04-22 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
810 * po/ld.pot: Updated by the Translation project.
811 * po/vi.po: Updated Vietnamese translation.
812 * po/bg.po: Updated Bulgarian translation.
814 2010-04-15 Andrew Haley <aph@redhat.com>
816 * emultempl/armelf.em (merge_exidx_entries): New variable.
817 (OPTION_NO_MERGE_EXIDX_ENTRIES): New definition.
818 ("no-merge-exidx-entries"): New option.
819 * ld.texinfo (merge-exidx-entries): Document this option.
821 2010-04-14 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
823 * emulparams/alphavms.sh: New file.
824 * emultempl/vms.em: New file.
825 * scripttempl/alphavms.sc: New file.
826 * configure.tgt (alpha*-*-*vms*): Added.
827 * Makefile.am (ALL_EMULATIONS): Add ealphavms.o
828 (ealphavms.c): New target.
829 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
831 2010-04-09 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
833 * ldlang.c (wild_sort): Remove unused variable section_name.
835 2010-04-07 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
837 * configure: Regenerate.
839 2010-04-06 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
842 * ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/unique1.d: New.
843 * ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/unique1.s: Likewise.
845 * ld-x86-64/x86-64.exp: Run unique1.
847 2010-04-05 Kai Tietz <kai.tietz@onevision.com>
849 * emultempl/pep.em (U): Macro modified.
850 (U_SIZE): New helper macro.
851 (GET_INIT_SYMBOL_NAME): Likewise.
852 (enum options): Add OPTION_NO_LEADING_UNDERSCORE
853 and OPTION_LEADING_UNDERSCORE enumerator-values.
854 (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_add_options): Add --(no-)leading-underscore
856 (definfo): Add new member is_c_symbol.
857 (D): Add to macro underscore mode parameter.
858 (init): Add definition for is_c_symbol.
859 (gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options): Display new options.
860 (set_pep_name): Adjust underscoring dependent fixed
862 (gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_set_symbols): Likewise.
863 (saw_option): Likewise.
864 (gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_unrecognized_file): Likewise.
865 (set_entry_point): Initial initial_symbol_char dependent to
866 target's default and new option flag pep_leading_underscore.
867 * emultempl/pe.em (U): Macro modified.
868 (U_SIZE): New helper macro.
869 (GET_INIT_SYMBOL_NAME): Likewise.
870 (OPTION_LEADING_UNDERSCORE): Add new option define.
871 (OPTION_NO_LEADING_UNDERSCORE): Likewise.
872 (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_add_options): Add --(no-)leading-underscore
874 (definfo): Add new member is_c_symbol.
875 (D): Add to macro underscore mode parameter.
876 (init): Add definition for is_c_symbol.
877 (gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options): Display new options.
878 (set_pep_name): Adjust underscoring dependent fixed
880 (gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_set_symbols): Likewise.
881 (saw_option): Likewise.
882 (gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_unrecognized_file): Likewise.
883 (set_entry_point): Initial initial_symbol_char dependent to
884 target's default and new option flag pep_leading_underscore.
885 * pe-dll.c (pe_leading_underscore): New flag variable.
886 (pe_detail_list): Remove const to allow modify of
888 (pe_dll_id_target): Initialize pe_details' underscore variable
889 dependent to target's default and flag pe_leading_underscore.
890 * pe-dll.h (pe_leading_underscore): Add extern declaration of
892 * pep-dll.c (pe_leading_underscore): Add alias define for
893 pep_leading_underscore.
894 * pep-dll.h (pep_leading_underscore) Add extern declaration of
896 * ld.texinfo: Add documentation for --(no-)leading-underscore
899 2010-03-26 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
902 * configure.host (many linux targets <HOSTING_CRT0>): Remove edits.
903 (m68*-motorola-sysv <HOSTING_LIBS>): Use here doc, not echo.
905 2010-03-25 Joseph Myers <joseph@codesourcery.com>
907 * Makefile.am (ALL_EMULATIONS): Add eelf32_tic6x_be.o and
909 (eelf32_tic6x_be.c, eelf32_tic6x_le.c): New.
910 * NEWS: Add news entry for TI C6X support.
911 * configure.tgt (tic6x-*-*): New.
912 * emulparams/elf32_tic6x_be.sh, emulparams/elf32_tic6x_le.sh: New.
914 2010-03-23 Joseph Myers <joseph@codesourcery.com>
916 * scripttempl/elf.sc (RODATA_NAME, SDATA_NAME, SBSS_NAME,
917 BSS_NAME): Define if not already defined. Use in place of some
918 hardcoded section names.
920 2010-03-18 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
922 * scripttempl/elf.sc (INIT_ARRAY): Re-indent.
924 2010-03-18 Aymeric Vincent <vincent@labri.fr>
927 * emultempl/sh64elf.em: Add missing EOF.
929 2010-03-18 Doug Semler <dougsemler@gmail.com>
931 * pe-dll.c (make_one): Make text section readonly.
932 (make_one): Add *ABS* symbol @feat.00 with value 1 to tag
933 the jump stub on X86 as /SAFESEH compatible for
936 2010-03-17 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
938 * ldlang.c (lang_size_sections_1): Remove "s" param. Set "s" from
939 *prev instead. Update all callers.
941 2010-03-15 Daniel Jacobowitz <dan@codesourcery.com>
943 * ldlang.c (lang_insert_orphan): Place loadable orphans in the same
944 region and phdrs as their placement section.
946 2010-03-15 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
948 * emultempl/ppc64elf.em (move_input_section, sort_toc_sections): New.
949 (ppc_before_allocation): Call sort_toc_sections.
950 (no_toc_sort, OPTION_NO_TOC_SORT): New.
951 (PARSE_AND_LIST_PROLOGUE, PARSE_AND_LIST_LONGOPTS,
952 PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS): Handle --no-toc-sort.
954 2010-03-14 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
957 * emultempl/ppc64elf.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_allocation): Call
958 ppc64_elf_check_init_fini and warn if .init/.fini use different TOCs.
960 2010-03-11 George Gensure <werkt0@gmail.com>
963 * ldcref.c (handle_asneeded_cref): Correct copying of refs.
965 2010-03-05 Rainer Orth <ro@CeBiTec.Uni-Bielefeld.DE>
967 * Makefile.am (ALL_EMULATIONS): Add eelf32_sparc_sol2.o,
969 (ALL_64_EMULATIONS): Add eelf_x86_64_sol2.o, eelf64_sparc_sol2.o.
970 (eelf32_sparc_sol2.c): New rule.
971 (eelf64_sparc_sol2.c): Likewise.
972 (eelf_x86_64_sol2.c): Likewise.
973 (eelf_i386_sol2.c): Likewise.
974 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
975 * configure.tgt (i[3-7]86-*-solaris2*): Change targ_emul to
977 Add elf_i386_ldso, elf_x86_64_sol2 to targ_extra_emuls.
978 (x86_64-*-solaris2*): Change targ_emul to elf_x86_64_sol2.
979 Add elf_x86_64, elf_i386_sol2, elf_i386 to targ_extra_emuls.
980 (sparc-*-solaris2.[0-6]*): Change targ_emul to elf32_sparc_sol2.
981 Add target_extra_emuls.
982 (sparc-*-solaris2*): Change targ_emul to elf32_sparc_sol2.
983 Add elf32_sparc, elf64_sparc_sol2 to targ_extra_emuls.
984 (sparcv9-*-solaris2*): Change targ_emul to elf64_sparc_sol2.
985 Add elf64_sparc, elf32_sparc_sol2 to target_extra_emuls.
986 * emulparams/elf32_sparc_sol2.sh: New file.
987 * emulparams/elf64_sparc_sol2.sh: New file.
988 * emulparams/elf_i386_sol2.sh: New file.
989 * emulparams/elf_x86_64_sol2.sh: New file.
990 * emultempl/solaris2.em: New file.
992 2010-02-27 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
995 * ld.texinfo: Replace explicitely with explicitly.
997 2010-02-27 Jie Zhang <jie@codesourcery.com>
999 * scripttempl/armbpabi.sc: Don't combine .init_array.* or
1000 .fini_array.* when do relocatable linking.
1001 * scripttempl/elf.sc: Likewise.
1002 * scripttempl/elf32sh-symbian.sc: Likewise.
1003 * scripttempl/elf64hppa.sc: Likewise.
1004 * scripttempl/elfxtensa.sc: Likewise.
1006 2010-02-26 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
1008 * scripttempl/elf.sc (.fini_array): Place input .fini_array after
1010 * scripttempl/armbpabi.sc: Likewise.
1011 * scripttempl/elf32sh-symbian.sc: Likewise.
1012 * scripttempl/elf64hppa.sc: Likewise.
1013 * scripttempl/elfxtensa.sc: Likewise.
1015 2010-02-25 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
1018 * ldlang.c (init_os): Remove isec param. Don't check for
1019 bfd_section already set or call bfd_init_private_section_data
1021 (exp_init_os): Update init_os call.
1022 (lang_add_section): Tidy. Really don't set SEC_LINK_ONCE
1023 flags. Call bfd_init_private_section_data here.
1024 (map_input_to_output_sections): Tidy. Update init_os calls.
1025 Use os->sectype to select sec flags for lang_data_statement.
1027 2010-02-23 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
1030 * ldlang.c: Revert last patch.
1032 2010-02-23 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
1034 * po/bg.po: Updated Bulgarian translation.
1036 2010-02-22 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
1039 * ldlang.c (exp_init_os): Delete forward declaration.
1040 (init_os): Don't check for bfd_section already created and don't
1041 init addr_tree and load_base expressions here.
1042 (map_input_to_output_sections): Only map input to output sections
1043 and set constraints here, and as an exception, create output
1044 sections which have their address set. Move all the other code to..
1045 (create_other_output_sections): ..here. New function. Handle init
1046 of addr_tree and load_base here too.
1047 (lang_process): Call create_other_output_sections.
1049 2010-02-19 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
1051 * Makefile.am (eelf32_i960.c): Depend on ELF_GEN_DEPS, not ELF_DEPS.
1052 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
1054 2010-02-19 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
1056 * ldlang.c (unique_section_p): Add os param. Allow group
1057 sections to match /DISCARD/. Update all callers.
1058 * emultempl/genelf.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_before_allocation): New.
1059 (LDEMUL_BEFORE_ALLOCATION): Define.
1061 2010-02-15 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
1063 * po/vi.po: Updated Vietnamese translation.
1065 2010-02-10 Richard Sandiford <r.sandiford@uk.ibm.com>
1067 * Makefile.am (CFILES): Add ldlex-wrapper.c.
1068 (OFILES): Replace ldlex.c with ldlex-wrapper.c.
1069 (ldlex.o): Replace with...
1070 (ldlex-wrapper.o): ...this new rule.
1071 (EXTRA_ld_new_SOURCES): Add ldlex.l.
1072 (ld_new_SOURCES): Replace ldlex.l with ldlex-wrapper.c.
1073 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
1074 * ldlex.l (sysdep.h): Don't include here.
1075 * ldlex-wrapper.c: New file.
1077 2010-02-09 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
1079 * emultempl/ppc64elf.em (ppc_before_allocation): Update for changed
1080 function parameters.
1082 2010-02-05 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
1084 * configure.in (ALL_LIBGUAS): Add bg.
1085 * configure: Regenerate.
1086 * po/bg.po: New Bulgarian translation.
1088 2010-02-05 Ryan Mansfield <rmansfield@qnx.com>
1090 * emultempl/armelf.em (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS): Fix help for
1091 --target1-abs and --target1-rel options.
1093 2010-02-03 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
1095 * emultempl/alphaelf.em: Update value expected from elf_object_id.
1096 * emultempl/hppaelf.em: Likewise.
1097 * emultempl/mipself.em: Likewise.
1098 * emultempl/ppc32elf.em: Likewise.
1099 * emultempl/ppc64elf.em: Likewise.
1101 2010-02-03 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
1103 * emultempl/ppc64elf.em (build_toc_list): Report errors from
1104 ppc64_elf_next_toc_section.
1105 (after_allocation): Update for changed function names and params.
1106 Run second pass of multitoc partitioning.
1108 2010-01-21 Jon Grant <jg@jguk.org>
1109 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
1112 * ldfile.c: (ldfile_open_file): Do not stop link upon encountering
1113 a missing file or library. Instead mark the entry as missing and
1114 set the global flag to indicate that missing files were
1116 * ldlang.c (missing_files): New exported variable.
1117 (load_symbols): Skip loading if the file is missing.
1118 (open_input_bfds): Terminate link if any input files were
1120 * ldlang.h (struct lang_input_statement_struct): Add missing_file
1122 Add export of missing_file variable.
1124 2010-01-13 DJ Delorie <dj@redhat.com>
1126 * emultempl/elf32.em (_place_orphan): If an input section doesn't
1127 match an existing output section, but an unused output section
1128 statement does match, use it.
1129 * emultempl/pe.em (_place_orphan): Likewise.
1130 * emultempl/pep.em (_place_orphan): Likewise.
1132 2010-01-09 Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
1134 * configure: Regenerate.
1135 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
1137 2010-01-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1139 * ldver.c (ldversion): Change to "Copyright 2010".
1141 2010-01-08 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
1144 * emultempl/vxworks.em: Expand tr arguments to suit non-GNU tr.
1146 For older changes see ChangeLog-2009
1152 version-control: never