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README for LD
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This is the GNU linker. It is distributed with other "binary
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utilities" which should be in ../binutils. See ../binutils/README for
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more general notes, including where to send bug reports.
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There are many features of the linker:
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* The linker uses a Binary File Descriptor library (../bfd)
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that it uses to read and write object files. This helps
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insulate the linker itself from the format of object files.
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* The linker supports a number of different object file
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formats. It can even handle multiple formats at once:
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Read two input formats and write a third.
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* The linker can be configured for cross-linking.
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* The linker supports a control language.
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* There is a user manual (ld.texi), as well as the
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beginnings of an internals manual (ldint.texi).
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Installation
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============
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See ../binutils/README.
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If you want to make a cross-linker, you may want to specify
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a different search path of -lfoo libraries than the default.
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You can do this by setting the LIB_PATH variable in ./Makefile
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or using the --with-lib-path configure switch.
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To build just the linker, make the target all-ld from the top level
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directory (one directory above this one).
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Porting to a new target
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=======================
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See the ldint.texi manual.
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Reporting bugs etc
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===========================
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See ../binutils/README.
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Known problems
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==============
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The Solaris linker normally exports all dynamic symbols from an
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executable. The GNU linker does not do this by default. This is
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because the GNU linker tries to present the same interface for all
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similar targets (in this case, all native ELF targets). This does not
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matter for normal programs, but it can make a difference for programs
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which try to dlopen an executable, such as PERL or Tcl. You can make
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the GNU linker export all dynamic symbols with the -E or
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--export-dynamic command line option.
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HP/UX 9.01 has a shell bug that causes the linker scripts to be
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generated incorrectly. The symptom of this appears to be "fatal error
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- scanner input buffer overflow" error messages. There are various
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workarounds to this:
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* Build and install bash, and build with "make SHELL=bash".
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* Update to a version of HP/UX with a working shell (e.g., 9.05).
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* Replace "(. ${srcdir}/scripttempl/${SCRIPT_NAME}.sc)" in
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genscripts.sh with "sh ${srcdir}..." (no parens) and make sure the
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emulparams script used exports any shell variables it sets.
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Copyright (C) 2012-2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
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are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
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notice and this notice are preserved.
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