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1 2009-04-01 Dave Korn <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com>
2
3 * dlltool.c (set_dll_name_from_def): Accept new second arg that
4 indicates if we are building DLL or EXE, and use it to add a
5 default suffix to the output filename when none is already present.
6 (def_name): Indicate we are building an EXE when calling it.
7 (def_library): Indicate we are building a DLL when calling it.
8
9 2009-04-01 Jari Aalto <jari.aalto@cante.net>
10
11 PR 9972
12 * doc/binutils.texi (strings): Document the -V alias for the
13 --version option.
14 * strings.c (usage): Likewise.
15
16 2009-03-31 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
17
18 PR 9992
19 * configure.in: Import Solaris specific largefile test from
20 bfd/configure.in.
21 * configure: Regenerate.
22
23 2009-03-30 Richard Sandiford <rdsandiford@googlemail.com>
24
25 * MAINTAINERS: Add self.
26
27 2009-03-27 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
28
29 * dwarf.c (display_debug_ranges): Add the base address to the
30 displayed values for 'Begin' and 'End'.
31
32 2009-03-25 Ryan Mansfield <rmansfield@qnx.com>
33
34 * readelf.c (process_file_header): Don't report a corrupt string
35 table index if it is zero.
36
37 2009-03-19 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
38
39 * dwarf.c (dwarf_regnames): Moved before frame_need_space.
40 (dwarf_regnames_count): Likewise.
41 (frame_need_space): Return int.
42 (display_debug_frames): Check invalid registers.
43
44 2009-03-19 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
45
46 * readelf.c (debug_apply_relocations): Check relocations
47 against STT_SECTION symbol.
48
49 2009-03-18 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
50
51 * readelf.c (debug_apply_relocations): Allow relocations
52 against function symbols.
53
54 2009-03-18 Alan Modra <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
55
56 * sysdep.h: Include alloca-conf.h instead of config.h and remove
57 existing #if's handling alloca.
58 * Makefile.am: Run "make dep-am".
59 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
60
61 2009-03-14 Richard Sandiford <r.sandiford@uk.ibm.com>
62
63 * configure.tgt: Extend AIX 5 behavior to AIX 6 and above.
64 * configure.in: Likewise.
65 * configure: Regenerate.
66
67 2009-03-13 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
68
69 PR binutils/9945
70 * objcopy.c (copy_object): Clear HAS_RELOC when stripping all.
71
72 2009-03-11 Chris Demetriou <cgd@google.com>
73
74 * ar.c (deterministic): New global variable.
75 (main): Recognize new 'D' option, which enables 'deterministic mode'.
76 (usage): Document new 'D' option.
77 (write_archive): Set BFD_DETERMINISTIC_OUTPUT in output archive's
78 flags if deterministic mode was requested.
79 * doc/binutils.texi (ar): Document deterministic mode ('D' option).
80
81 2009-03-09 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
82
83 PR binutils/9933
84 * objcopy.c (filter_symbols): Properly handle common symbols
85 in relocatable file.
86
87 2009-03-06 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
88
89 * po/es.po: Updated Spanish translation.
90
91 2009-03-05 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
92
93 * objdump.c (disassemble_section): If the computed next offset is
94 not beyond the current offset then just continue to the end.
95
96 2009-03-04 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
97
98 * MAINTAINERS: Add myself as VMS maintainer.
99
100 2009-03-03 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
101
102 * readelf.c: Update formatting.
103
104 2009-03-03 Alan Modra <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
105
106 * Makefile.am: Run "make dep-am".
107 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
108
109 2009-03-03 Alan Modra <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
110
111 * objdump.c (disassemble_section): Mask address before sign extending.
112
113 2009-03-02 Sebastian Biallas <sb@biallas.net>
114
115 * ieee.c (parse_ieee_ty): Add support for undocumented 'v' type.
116 (parse_ieee_bb): Set the filename if it has not already been
117 discovered.
118
119 2009-03-02 Cary Coutant <ccoutant@google.com>
120
121 * readelf.c (adjust_relative_path): New function.
122 (struct archive_info): New type.
123 (setup_archive): New function.
124 (release_archive): New function.
125 (setup_nested_archive): New function.
126 (get_archive_member_name): New function.
127 (get_archive_member_name_at): New function.
128 (make_qualified_name): New function.
129 (process_archive): Factor out code for reading archive index and
130 long filename table to setup_archive. Add support for thin archives.
131
132 2009-03-02 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
133
134 * po/sk.po: Updated Slovak translation.
135
136 2009-03-01 Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
137
138 * configure: Regenerate.
139
140 2009-02-23 Cary Coutant <ccoutant@google.com>
141
142 * objdump.c (load_specific_debug_section): New function, from
143 load_debug_section.
144 (load_debug_section): Use load_specific_debug_section.
145 (dump_dwarf_section): Likewise.
146
147 2009-02-23 Cary Coutant <ccoutant@google.com>
148
149 * readelf.c (parse_args): Select all sections explicitly for -w.
150
151 2009-02-09 Kai Tietz <kai.tietz@onevision.com>
152
153 * windres.c (set_endianess): Copy name without leading '-'.
154
155 2009-02-09 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
156
157 * NEWS: Mention feature match between objdump and readelf for dumping
158 dwarf info.
159
160 * doc/binutils.texi (objdump): Document -W/--dwarf improvments to
161 objdump.
162
163 * objdump.c (usage): Update documentation for -W/--dwarf.
164 (enum option_values): Add OPTION_DWARF.
165 (long_options): --dwarf can accept arguments.
166 (dump_dwarf_section): Also check enabled field.
167 (main): Option -W can accept arguments, code moved to
168 dwarf.c and call dwarf_select_sections_all instead.
169 * readelf.c (process_section_headers): Remove do_debug_lines_decoded.
170 (parse_args): Move code to...
171 * dwarf.c (dwarf_select_sections_by_letters,
172 dwarf_select_sections_by_names): : ...here (new functions).
173 (do_debug_lines_decoded): Remove and replaced by ...
174 (FLAG_DEBUG_LINES_RAW, FLAG_DEBUG_LINES_DECODED): ... new macros.
175 (display_debug_lines): Adjust for previous change.
176 (dwarf_select_sections_all): New function.
177 (debug_displays): Add initializer for enabled field.
178 * dwarf.h (do_debug_lines_decoded): Remove.
179 Add prototypes for the new functions.
180 (struct dwarf_section_display): Add enabled field.
181
182 2009-02-06 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
183
184 * po/vi.po: Updated Vietnamese translation.
185
186 2009-02-03 Sandip Matte <sandip@rmicorp.com>
187
188 * readelf.c (get_machine_flags): Handle E_MIPS_MACH_XLR.
189
190 2009-02-03 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
191
192 * NEWS: Move --as-needed change to ...
193 * ../ld/NEWS: Here.
194
195 2009-02-03 Carlos O'Donell <carlos@codesourcery.com>
196
197 * configure.in: AC_SUBST pdfdir.
198 * Makefile.am: Add install-pdf, install-pdf-am,
199 and install-pdf-recursive targets.
200 * doc/Makefile.am: Define pdf__strip_dir. Add
201 install-pdf and install-pdf-am targets.
202 * po/Make-in: Add install-pdf target.
203 * configure: Regenerate.
204 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
205 * doc/Makefile.in: Regenerate.
206
207 2009-02-03 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
208
209 PR binutils/9784
210 * NEWS: Mention --prefix=PREFIX and --prefix-strip=LEVEL.
211
212 * doc/binutils.texi: Document --prefix=PREFIX and
213 --prefix-strip=LEVEL.
214
215 * objdump.c: Include "filenames.h".
216 (prefix): New.
217 (prefix_strip): Likewise.
218 (prefix_length): Likewise.
219 (usage): Add --prefix=PREFIX and --prefix-strip=LEVEL.
220 (option_values): Add OPTION_PREFIX and OPTION_PREFIX_STRIP.
221 (long_options): Likewise.
222 (show_line): Handle prefix and prefix_strip.
223 (main): Handle OPTION_PREFIX and OPTION_PREFIX_STRIP.
224
225 * readelf.c (PATH_MAX): Moved to ...
226 * sysdep.h: Here.
227
228 2009-01-31 Alan Modra <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
229
230 * NEWS: Mention --as-needed change.
231
232 2009-01-29 Alan Modra <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
233
234 PR 9798
235 * bucomm.c (bfd_nonfatal_message): Use bfd_get_archive_filename.
236 (bfd_get_archive_filename): Constify param.
237 * bucomm.h (bfd_get_archive_filename): Update prototype.
238 * objcopy.c (RETURN_NONFATAL): Delete.
239 (copy_unknown_object): Don't call bfd_get_archive_filename for
240 bfd_nonfatal_message filename, instead just pass bfd.
241 (copy_object): Likewise.
242 (copy_archive, copy_file): Likewise. Expand RETURN_NONFATAL. On
243 bfd_close errors, do not pass the bfd to bfd_nonfatal_message.
244 (setup_bfd_headers): Fix error message.
245
246 2009-01-27 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
247
248 PR 9774
249 * objdump.c (disassemble_section): When the target uses signed
250 addresses make sure that we compute signed values.
251
252 2009-01-27 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
253
254 * MAINTAINERS: Remove Thiemo Seufer's name from the list of MIPS
255 maintainers.
256
257 2009-01-26 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
258
259 PR 9766
260 * dlltool.c (xlate): When strip text after the @ sign, look for
261 the last one not the first one.
262
263 2009-01-16 Alan Modra <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
264
265 * configure.in (commonbfdlib): Delete.
266 * configure: Regenerate.
267
268 2008-01-14 Charles Wilson <cygwin@cwilson.fastmail.fm>
269
270 Cleanup code related to --identify option.
271
272 * binutils/dlltool.c (file scope): Removed globals identify_ms,
273 identify_member_contains_symname_result,
274 identify_dll_name_list_head, and identify_dll_name_list_tail.
275 Renamed existing typedef dll_name_list_type to
276 dll_name_list_node_type.
277 Added new typedefs dll_name_list_type, symname_search_data_type,
278 and identify_data_type.
279 (identify_append_dll_name_to_list): Renamed to...
280 (dll_name_list_append): ...here. Changed signature to accept list
281 argument rather than use global.
282 (identify_count_dll_name_list): Renamed to...
283 (dll_name_list_count): ...here. Changed signature to accept list
284 argument rather than use global.
285 (identify_print_dll_name_list): Renamed to...
286 (dll_name_list_print): ...here. Changed signature to accept list
287 argument rather than use global.
288 (identify_free_dll_name_list): Renamed to...
289 (dll_name_list_free_contents): ...here.
290 (dll_name_list_free): New function.
291 (dll_name_list_create): New function.
292 (identify_process_section_p): Changed signature to accept
293 ms_style_implib argument rather than use global.
294 (identify_member_contains_symname): Expect incoming void * data to
295 be symname_search_data_type.
296 (identify_dll_for_implib): Use new functions dll_name_list_create
297 and dll_name_list_free. Use new types symname_search_data_type
298 and identify_data_type to communicate with search routines.
299 (identify_search_section): Expect incoming void * data to be
300 identify_data_type. Use its contents rather than global
301 variables.
302
303 2009-01-13 Charles Wilson <cygwin@cwilson.fastmail.fm>
304
305 Add --identify-strict option. Handle ms-style implibs:
306
307 * dlltool.c (file scope): Added new globals identify_ms and
308 identify_strict. New typedef dll_name_list_type, and globals
309 identify_dll_name_list_head and identify_dll_name_list_tail. Added
310 new global identify_member_contains_symname_result.
311 (identify_append_dll_name_to_list): New function.
312 (identify_count_dll_name_list): New function.
313 (identify_print_dll_name_list): New function.
314 (identify_free_dll_name_list): New function.
315 (identify_search_archive): Changed signature to take function
316 pointer to operation to apply to each member, and data to pass on
317 to that function.
318 (identify_search_member): Changed signature to accept user data
319 from caller.
320 (identify_member_contains_symname): New function.
321 (identify_dll_for_implib): Rewrite. Now determines whether implib
322 is ms- or binutils- style, before searching sections for
323 dllname. Allows multiple dllnames.
324 (identify_process_section_p): Search alternate section for dllname
325 when implib is ms-style.
326 (identify_search_section): Add additional conditions to excludes
327 candidate sections from consideration.
328 (usage): Added --identify-strict.
329 (long_options): Added --identify-strict.
330 (main): Handle --identify-strict option.
331 * doc/binutils.texi: Document --identify-strict option.
332 * NEWS: Document --identify and --identify-strict options.
333
334 2009-01-13 Alan Modra <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
335
336 PR 7034
337 * doc/binutils.texi (objdump -R): Note effect of -d or -D.
338
339 2009-01-13 Alan Modra <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
340
341 * objdump.c (disassemble_section): Don't assume non-instruction
342 data if object symbol at given address is in different section.
343
344 2009-01-12 Kai Tietz <kai.tietz@onevision.com>
345
346 * dlltool.c (create_for_pep): New.
347 (flush_page): Use create_for_pep instead of using
348 macro DLLTOOL_MX86_64 clause.
349 (generate_idata_ofile): Likewise.
350 (make_one_lib_file): Likewise.
351 (make_head): Likewise.
352 (make_tail): Likewise.
353 (main): Initialize create_for_pep.
354
355 2009-01-08 Kai Tietz <kai.tietz@onevision.com>
356
357 * dlltool.c (use_nul_prefixed_import_tables): New.
358 (make_head): Make prefix leading zero prefix element for
359 idata$4 and idata$5 dependent to new flag.
360 (usage): Add new option --use-nul-prefixed-import-tables.
361 (OPTION_USE_NUL_PREFIXED_IMPORT_TABLES): New.
362 (long_options): Add --use-nul-prefixed-import-tables.
363 (main): Likewise.
364 * doc/binutils.texi: Add new option documentation for
365 --use-nul-prefixed-import-tables.
366 * NEWS: Add new option.
367
368 2009-01-06 Kai Tietz <kai.tietz@onevision.com>
369
370 * windres.c (set_endianess): Get architecture name
371 for internal target names like "pe-arm-wince-little".
372 (find_arch_match): New helper.
373 * ChangeLog: Reset it.
374 * ChangeLog-2008: Moved old ChangeLog.
375
376 For older changes see ChangeLog-2008
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