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+2015-10-21  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       PR gas/19109
+       * configure.ac: Add --enable-compressed-debug-sections.
+       * configure: Regenerate.
+       * config.in: Regenerate.
+       * ld.texinfo: Document how to determine the default action for
+       debug sections.
+       * ldmain.c (main): If DEFAULT_FLAG_COMPRESS_DEBUG is defined then
+       set the compress_debug field of the link_info structure to
+       zlib-gabi.
+       * lexsup.c (elf_static_list_options): Output the default setting
+       for the --compress-debug-sections option.
+       * NEWS: Mention the new configure option.
+
+2015-10-15  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+       * ld.texinfo: Fix a typo for "-z noextern-protected-data".
+
+2015-10-15  Simon Dardis  <Simon.Dardis@imgtec.com>
+
+       * ld/ldexp.c: (try_copy_symbol_flags): New. Factored out from...
+       (exp_fold_tree_1): Here.  Cope with ternary operator in
+       assignments.  Use new helper.
+
+2015-10-14  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * po/zh_TW.po: Updated Chinese translation.
+
+2015-10-13  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * po/zh_TW.po: Updated Chinese translation.
+
+2015-10-07  Claudiu Zissulescu  <claziss@synopsys.com>
+           Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
+
+       * configure.tgt: Added target arc-*-elf* and arc*-*-linux-uclibc*.
+       * emulparams/arcebelf_prof.sh: New file
+       * emulparams/arcebelf.sh: Likewise.
+       * emulparams/arceblinux_prof.sh: Likewise.
+       * emulparams/arceblinux.sh: Likewise.
+       * emulparams/arcelf_prof.sh: Likewise.
+       * emulparams/arcelf.sh: Likewise.
+       * emulparams/arclinux_prof.sh: Likewise.
+       * emulparams/arclinux.sh: Likewise.
+       * emulparams/arcv2elfx.sh: Likewise.
+       * emulparams/arcv2elf.sh: Likewise.
+       * emultempl/arclinux.em: Likewise.
+       * scripttempl/arclinux.sc: Likewise.
+       * scripttempl/elfarc.sc: Likewise.
+       * scripttempl/elfarcv2.sc: Likewise
+       * Makefile.am: Add new ARC emulations.
+       * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
+       * NEWS: Mention the new feature.
+
+2015-10-04  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+       * configure.tgt (targ_extra_emuls): Add elf_iamcu for Solaris2/x86.
+
+2015-10-01  Kaz Kojima  <kkojima@rr.iij4u.or.jp>
+
+       * configure.tgt (targ_extra_emuls): Remove shlelf and
+       shelf from sh*-*-linux cases.
+
+2015-09-30  Rich Felker  <dalias@libc.org>
+
+       * configure.tgt (targ_extra_emuls): Add fdpic and misc
+       emulations to sh*-*-linux* targets.
+
+2015-09-29  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       PR ld/19014
+       * ld.texinfo (Options): Fix spelling mistake.
+
+2015-09-24  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+       PR ld/18992
+       * ldmain.c (main): Always enable --sysroot.
+       * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_open): Don't
+       prepend sysroot to relative rpath/runpath.
+
+2015-09-23  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * emultempl/elf32.em (ehdr_start_empty): New static variable.
+       (before_allocation): Use it to initialise ehdr_start_save.
+       * emultempl/pe.em (write_build_id): Remove useless double
+       parenthesis.
+       * emultempl/pep.em (write_build_id): Likewise.
+
+2015-09-22  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+       * emultempl/alphaelf.em (alpha_after_parse): Call
+       gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_parse instead of
+       after_parse_default.
+       * emultempl/cr16elf.em (cr16elf_after_parse): Likewise.
+       * emultempl/crxelf.em (crxelf_after_parse); Likewise.
+       * emultempl/hppaelf.em (hppaelf_after_parse): Likewise.
+       * emultempl/mipself.em (mips_after_parse): Likewise.
+       * emultempl/nds32elf.em (nds32_elf_after_parse): Likewise.
+       * emultempl/elf32.em: Don't include ldlex.h.
+       (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_parse): New function.
+       (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option) [GENERATE_PIE_SCRIPT]
+       <OPTION_PIE>: Removed.
+       (ld_${EMULATION_NAME}_emulation): Replace after_parse_default
+       with gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_parse.
+       * emultempl/ia64elf.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_parse):
+       Renamed to ...
+       (ia64elf_after_parse): This.  Call
+       gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_parse instead of after_parse_default.
+       (LDEMUL_AFTER_PARSE): Replace gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_parse
+       with ia64elf_after_parse.
+
+2015-09-22  Rainer Orth  <ro@CeBiTec.Uni-Bielefeld.DE>
+
+       * emulparams/solaris2.sh (GENERATE_PIE_SCRIPT): Set to yes.
+
+       * emultempl/elf32.em: Include ldlex.h.
+       (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option) [GENERATE_PIE_SCRIPT]
+       <OPTION_PIE>: Set DF_1_PIE.
+
+2015-09-22  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+       * ld.texinfo: Put --dotsyms/--no-dotsyms on separate lines.
+       Ditto for --save-restore-funcs and --tls-get-addr-optimize.
+
+2015-09-20  Rich Felker  <dalias@libc.org>
+
+       * ld.texinfo (--no-dynamic-linker): Document.
+       * ldlex.h (enum option_values): Add OPTION_NO_DYNAMIC_LINKER.
+       * lexsup.c (ld_options, parse_args): Handle --no-dynamic-linker.
+
+2015-09-18  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+       * ld.texinfo: Document PowerPC64 --{no-,}save-restore-funcs.
+
+2015-09-18  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+       * emultempl/ppc64elf.em (params): Init tls_get_addr_opt field to -1.
+       (OPTION_TLS_GET_ADDR_OPT): Define.
+       (PARSE_AND_LIST_LONGOPTS): Handle --tls-get-addr-opt.
+       (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS, PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASES): Likewise.
+       * ld.texinfo: Document --tls-get-addr-optimize and
+       --no-tls-get-addr-optimize.
+
+2015-09-18  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+       PR ld/18963
+       * ldexp.h (struct ldexp_control): Add rel_from_abs.
+       (ldexp_finalize_syms): Declare.
+       * ldexp.c (new_rel_from_abs): Keep absolute for expressions
+       outside of output section statements.  Set rel_from_abs.
+       (make_abs, exp_fold_tree, exp_fold_tree_no_dot): Clear rel_from_abs.
+       (struct definedness_hash_entry): Add final_sec, and comment.
+       (update_definedness): Set final_sec.
+       (set_sym_sections, ldexp_finalize_syms): New functions.
+       * ldlang.c (lang_process): Call ldexp_finalize_syms.
+
+2015-09-10  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * po/zh_CN.po: Updated simplified Chinese translation.
+
+2015-09-09  James Bowman  <james.bowman@ftdichip.com>
+
+       * scripttempl/ft32.sc: default linker script RAM and
+        FLASH size symbols
+
+2015-09-09  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * po/zh_CN.po: Updated simplified Chinese translation.
+
+2015-09-08  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * ld.texinfo (Source Code Reference): Extend description to
+       include an example using arrays.
+
+2015-07-28  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
+
+       * ld.h (enum orphan_handling_enum): New.
+       (ld_config_type): Remove warn_orphan, add orphan_handling.
+       * ldemul.c (ldemul_place_orphan): Remove warning about orphan
+       sections.
+       * ldlang.c (ldlang_place_orphan): New function.
+       (lang_place_orphans): Call ldlang_place_orphan.
+       * ldlex.h (enum option_values): Remove OPTION_WARN_ORPHAN and
+       OPTION_NO_WARN_ORPHAN, add OPTION_ORPHAN_HANDLING.
+       * lexsup.c (ld_options): Remove 'warn-orphan' and
+       'no-warn-orphan', add 'orphan-handling'.
+       (parse_args): Remove handling for OPTION_WARN_ORPHAN and
+       OPTION_NO_WARN_ORPHAN, add handling for OPTION_ORPHAN_HANDLING.
+       * NEWS: Replace text about --warn-orphan with --orphan-handling.
+       * ld.texinfo (Options): Remove --warn-orphan entry and add
+       entry on --orphan-handling.
+       (Orphan Sections): Add reference to relevant command line options.
+
+2015-09-03  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * ld.texinfo (--build-id): Fix typo.  The COFF/PE build-id section
+       is called .buildid not .build-id.
+
+2015-09-03  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       (Source Code Reference): Fix off-by-one typo in example of how to
+       use linker script symbols in C source code.
+
+2015-08-19  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+       * emultempl/aix.em: Don't set link_info.pic.
+       * emultempl/pe.em: Likewise.
+       * emultempl/pep.em: Likewise.
+       * emultempl/sunos.em: Likewise.
+       * lexsup.c (parse_args): Likewise.  Set type_pie for -pie.
+       * plugin.c (set_tv_header <LDPT_LINKER_OUTPUT>): Simplify.
+
+2015-08-18  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+       * ld/ldctor.c: Replace shared, executable, relocatable and pie
+       fields with bfd_link_executable, bfd_link_dll,
+       bfd_link_relocatable, bfd_link_pic and bfd_link_pie.
+       * ld/ldemul.c: Likewise.
+       * ld/ldfile.c: Likewise.
+       * ld/ldlang.c: Likewise.
+       * ld/ldmain.c: Likewise.
+       * ld/ldwrite.c: Likewise.
+       * ld/lexsup.c: Likewise.
+       * ld/pe-dll.c: Likewise.
+       * ld/plugin.c: Likewise.
+       * ld/emultempl/aarch64elf.em: Likewise.
+       * ld/emultempl/aix.em: Likewise.
+       * ld/emultempl/alphaelf.em: Likewise.
+       * ld/emultempl/armcoff.em: Likewise.
+       * ld/emultempl/armelf.em: Likewise.
+       * ld/emultempl/avrelf.em: Likewise.
+       * ld/emultempl/beos.em: Likewise.
+       * ld/emultempl/cr16elf.em: Likewise.
+       * ld/emultempl/elf-generic.em: Likewise.
+       * ld/emultempl/elf32.em: Likewise.
+       * ld/emultempl/genelf.em: Likewise.
+       * ld/emultempl/generic.em: Likewise.
+       * ld/emultempl/gld960.em: Likewise.
+       * ld/emultempl/gld960c.em: Likewise.
+       * ld/emultempl/hppaelf.em: Likewise.
+       * ld/emultempl/irix.em: Likewise.
+       * ld/emultempl/linux.em: Likewise.
+       * ld/emultempl/lnk960.em: Likewise.
+       * ld/emultempl/m68hc1xelf.em: Likewise.
+       * ld/emultempl/m68kcoff.em: Likewise.
+       * ld/emultempl/m68kelf.em: Likewise.
+       * ld/emultempl/metagelf.em: Likewise.
+       * ld/emultempl/mipself.em: Likewise.
+       * ld/emultempl/mmo.em: Likewise.
+       * ld/emultempl/msp430.em: Likewise.
+       * ld/emultempl/nds32elf.em: Likewise.
+       * ld/emultempl/needrelax.em: Likewise.
+       * ld/emultempl/nios2elf.em: Likewise.
+       * ld/emultempl/pe.em: Likewise.
+       * ld/emultempl/pep.em: Likewise.
+       * ld/emultempl/ppc32elf.em: Likewise.
+       * ld/emultempl/ppc64elf.em: Likewise.
+       * ld/emultempl/sh64elf.em: Likewise.
+       * ld/emultempl/solaris2.em: Likewise.
+       * ld/emultempl/spuelf.em: Likewise.
+       * ld/emultempl/sunos.em: Likewise.
+       * ld/emultempl/tic6xdsbt.em: Likewise.
+       * ld/emultempl/ticoff.em: Likewise.
+       * ld/emultempl/v850elf.em: Likewise.
+       * ld/emultempl/vms.em: Likewise.
+       * ld/emultempl/vxworks.em: Likewise.
+
+2015-08-18  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+       * ldexp.c (exp_fold_tree_1): Clear linker_def on symbol assignment.
+
+2015-08-06  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+       * ldexp.c (align_dot_val): Delete.
+       (fold_unary <ALIGN_K, NEXT>): Revert 2015-07-10 change.
+       (is_align_conditional): Revert 2015-07-20 change.
+       (exp_fold_tree_1): Likewise, but keep expanded comment.
+       * scripttempl/elf.sc (.ldata, .bss): Revert 2015-07-20 change.
+       * ld.texinfo (<ALIGN>): Correct description.
+
+2015-08-04  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
+
+       * ld.texinfo (Options): Document --require-defined option.
+       * ldlang.c (struct require_defined_symbol): New structure.
+       (require_defined_symbol_list): New variable.
+       (ldlang_add_require_defined): New function.
+       (ldlang_check_require_defined_symbols): New function.
+       (lang_process): Check required symbols are defined.
+       * ldlang.h (ldlang_add_require_defined): Declare.
+       * ldlex.h (enum option_values): Add OPTION_REQUIRE_DEFINED_SYMBOL.
+       * lexsup.c (ld_options): Add '--require-defined' entry.
+       (parse_args): Handle '--requre-defined' entry.
+       * NEWS: Mention new '--require-defined' option.
+
+2015-08-03  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
+
+       * ld.texinfo (MEMORY): Explain that multiple MEMORY commands are
+       acceptable.
+
+2015-07-29  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+       * lexsup.c (parse_args): Don't set link_info.executable to
+       TRUE for link_info.relocatable.
+
+2015-07-27  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+       * configure: Regenerated.
+
+2015-07-24  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * emulparams/elf32rl78.sh (OTHER_SECTIONS): Provide a value for
+       the _-rl78_abs__ symbol.
+
+2015-07-20  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+       * emulparams/criself.sh (INIT_ADDR, FINI_ADDR): Define.
+       (INIT_START, FINI_START): Don't ALIGN.
+       * scriptempl/elf.sc (.init, .fini): Apply INIT_ADDR/FINI_ADDR.
+
+2015-07-20  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+       * scripttempl/elf.sc (.ldata, .bss): Align absolute value of dot.
+       * ldexp.c (is_align_conditional): Handle binary ALIGN.
+       (exp_fold_tree_1): Move code setting SEC_KEEP for assignments to
+       dot inside output sections.  Handle absolute expressions.
+
+2015-07-14  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+       * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option): Make
+       --compress-debug-sections=zlib the same as
+       --compress-debug-sections=zlib-gabi.
+       * ld.texinfo: Change --compress-debug-sections=zlib to zlib-gabi.
+
+2015-07-14  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * ld.texinfo (Options): Add missing period after @xref.
+
+2015-07-10  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+       * ldexp.c (align_dot_val): New function.
+       (fold_unary <ALIGN_K, NEXT>): Use it.
+
+2015-07-03   Kai Tietz  <ktietz@redhat.com>
+
+       PR ld/11539
+       * scripttempl/pep.sc: Mark .idata*, .CRT*, .tls*,
+       .rsrc*, .init, .ctor*, .dtor*, .fini, .jcr,
+       .eh_frame, .pdata. .xdata, and .gcc_except_table sections
+       as KEEP.
+       * scripttempl/pe.sc: Likewise.
+       * ld.texinfo: Document that --gc-sections has experimental support
+       for COFF and PE targets.
+       * NEWS: Mention experimental support.
+
+2015-07-03  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+       * Makefile.am (eelf32or1k.c, eelf32or1k_linux.c): Depend on ELF_DEPS.
+       * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
+
+2015-06-28  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+       * emultempl/elf32.em  (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option):
+       Replace COMPRESS_DEBUG_ZLIB with COMPRESS_DEBUG_GNU_ZLIB.
+
+2015-06-26  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+       * emulparams/elf_iamcu.sh (COMPILE_IN): New.
+
+2015-06-15  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       PR ld/18466
+       * emultempl/pe.em (pe_find_data_imports): Generate an error if a
+       symbol name is too long to handle.
+       * emultempl/pep.em (pep_find_data_imports): Likewise.
+
+2015-06-12  Tristan Gingold  <gingold@adacore.com>
+
+       * NEWS: Mention new option.
+       * lexsup.c (parse_args): Handle --print-memory-usage.
+       (ld_options): Add --print-memory-usage.
+       * ldmain.c (main): Call lang_print_memory_usage.
+       * ldlex.h (enum option_values): Add OPTION_PRINT_MEMORY_USAGE.
+       * ldlang.h: Add prototype of lang_print_memory_usage.
+       * ldlang.c (lang_print_memory_size, lang_print_memory_usage): New
+       functions.
+       * ld.texinfo (Options): Document --print-memory-usage.
+       * ld.h (args_type): Add print_memory_usage field.
+
+2015-06-08  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * po/fr.po: Updated French Translation.
+
+2015-05-28  Catherine Moore  <clm@codesourcery.com>
+           Paul Brook <paul@codesourcery.com>
+
+       * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_open):
+       Add Compact EH support.
+       * scripttempl/elf.sc: Handle .eh_frame_entry and .gnu_extab
+       sections.
+
+2015-05-17  Chung-Lin Tang  <cltang@codesourcery.com>
+
+       * configure.ac (AC_PROG_GREP): Check for grep program.
+       (elf_list_options,elf_shlib_list_options,elf_plt_unwind_list_options):
+       Enable ELF option printing for emulations containing
+       'TEMPLATE_NAME=elf32'.
+       * configure: Regenerate.
+
+2015-05-14  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * ld.texinfo (ASSERT): Describe the interaction with PROVIDEd
+       symbols.
+
+2015-05-11  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+       * configure.tgt: Support i[3-7]86-*-elfiamcu target.
+
+2015-05-11  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+       * Makefile.am (ALL_EMULATION_SOURCES): Add eelf_iamcu.c.
+       (eelf_iamcu.c): New.
+       * configure.tgt (targ_extra_emuls): Add elf_iamcu if elf_i386 is
+       enabled in BFD.
+       * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
+       * emulparams/elf_iamcu.sh: New file.
+
+2015-05-05  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * emulparams/msp430elf.sh (TEMPLATE_NAME): Change to msp430.
+       * scripttempl/msp430.sc (.text): Add .lower.text and .either.text.
+       (.data): Add .lower.data and .either.data.
+       (.bss): Add .lower.bss and .either.bss.
+       (.rodata): Add .lower.rodata and .either.rodata.
+       * emultempl/msp430.em: New file.  Implements a new orphan
+       placement algorithm that divides sections between lower and upper
+       memory regions.
+       * Makefile.am (emsp430elf.c): Depend upon msp430.em.
+       *emsp430X.c): Likewise.
+       * Makefine.in: Regenerate.
+
+2015-04-28  Andreas Schwab  <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
+
+       PR ld/18344
+       * ldlex.l (INPUTLIST): Increment lineno on newline.
+
+2015-04-24  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+       * emultempl/ppc64elf.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_allocation):
+       Call gld${EMULATION_NAME}_map_segments regardless of need_laying_out.
+
+2015-04-24  DJ Delorie  <dj@redhat.com>
+
+       * Makefile.am (msp430): Rename primary emulation to msp430elf.
+       (emsp430.c): Rename to emsp430elf.c, update dependencies
+       (emsp430X.c): Update dependencies.
+       * Makefile.in: Likewise.
+       * configure.tgt (msp430-*-*): Rename primary emulation to msp430elf.
+       * emulparams/msp430.sh: Rename to msp430elf.sh.
+       * emulparams/msp430X.sh: Update.
+
+2015-04-23  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+       PR binutils/18209
+       * ldfile.c (ldfile_try_open_bfd): Set is_linker_input to 1.
+
+2015-04-23  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+       * emulparams/elf64ppc.sh (GOT): Align.
+
+2015-04-22  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+       * ldexp.h (struct ldexp_control): Delete dataseg.min_base.  Add
+       data_seg.relro_offset.
+       * ldexp.c (fold_binary <DATA_SEGMENT_ALIGN>): Don't set min_base.
+       (fold_binary <DATA_SEGMENT_RELRO_END>): Do set relro_offset.
+       * ldlang.c (lang_size_sections): Rewrite code adjusting relro
+       segment base to line up last section on page boundary.
+
+2015-04-15  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+       * NEWS: Mention
+       --compress-debug-sections=[none|zlib|zlib-gnu|zlib-gabi].
+
+2015-04-14  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+       * ld.texinfo: Document --compress-debug-sections=.
+       * ldmain.c (main): Set BFD_COMPRESS on output_bfd if
+       COMPRESS_DEBUG is set.  Set BFD_COMPRESS_GABI on output_bfd
+       for COMPRESS_DEBUG_GABI_ZLIB.
+       * lexsup.c (elf_static_list_options): Add
+       --compress-debug-sections=.
+       * emultempl/elf32.em (OPTION_COMPRESS_DEBUG): New.
+       (xtra_long): Add "compress-debug-sections".
+       (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option): Handle
+       OPTION_COMPRESS_DEBUG.
+
+2015-04-14  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+       PR ld/pr17709
+       * ld.texinfo: Document "-z noextern-protected-data".
+       * ldmain.c (main): Initialize link_info.extern_protected_data
+       to -1.
+       * lexsup.c (elf_shlib_list_options): Add
+       "-z [no]extern-protected-data".
+       * emulparams/elf32_x86_64.sh: Source extern_protected_data.sh.
+       * emulparams/elf_i386.sh: Likewise.
+       * emulparams/elf_i386_be.sh: Likewise.
+       * emulparams/elf_i386_chaos.sh: Likewise.
+       * emulparams/elf_i386_ldso.sh: Likewise.
+       * emulparams/elf_i386_vxworks.sh: Likewise.
+       * emulparams/elf_k1om.sh: Likewise.
+       * emulparams/elf_l1om.sh: Likewise.
+       * emulparams/elf_x86_64.sh: Source extern_protected_data.sh.
+       (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS): Renamed to ...
+       (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS_BNDPLT): This.
+       (PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASE_Z): Renamed to ...
+       (PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASE_Z_BNDPLT): This.
+       (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS): Append $PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS_BNDPLT.
+       (PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASE_Z): Append
+       $PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASE_Z_BNDPLT.
+       * emulparams/extern_protected_data.sh: New file.
+
+2015-04-11  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+       * plugin.c (plugin_load_plugins): Removed an extra ';'.
+
+2015-04-10  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       PR binutils/18198
+       * ld.texinfo (--be8): Add a note about the interaction of this
+       option with the assembler's -EB option.
+
+2015-04-10  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+       * configure.ac: Set elf_list_options etc. in proper case.
+       * configure: Regenerate.
+
+2015-04-10  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+       PR ld/18223
+       * ldlang.c (lang_process): Add _init and _fini to gc_sym_list.
+
+2015-04-09  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+       * emulparams/elf_x86_64.sh (BNDPLT): Removed.
+       (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS): New.
+       (PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASE_Z): Likewise.
+       * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option): Remove
+       BNDPLT check.  Handle PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASE_Z.
+       (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options): Remove BNDPLT check.
+
+2015-04-09  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * po/fr.po: Updated French translation.
+
+2015-04-08  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+       * configure.ac (elf_list_options): Set to TRUE for
+       --enable-targets=all.
+       (elf_shlib_list_options): Likewise.
+       (elf_plt_unwind_list_options): Likewise.
+       * configure: Regenerated.
+
+2015-04-08  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+       * emulparams/elf32bmipn32-defs.sh: Skip empty EMULATION_NAME.
+
+2015-04-08  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+       * Makefile.am (ELF_CLFAGS): New.
+       (AM_CFLAGS): Add $(ELF_CLFAGS).
+       * configure.ac (elf_list_options): New.  AC_SUBST.
+       (elf_shlib_list_options): Likewise.
+       (elf_plt_unwind_list_options): Likewise.
+       * lexsup.c (elf_shlib_list_options): New.
+       (elf_static_list_options): Likewise.
+       (elf_plt_unwind_list_options): Likewise.
+       (ld_list_options): Likewise.
+       (help): Call ld_list_options.
+       * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
+       * configure: Likewise.
+       * emulparams/plt_unwind.sh (PLT_UNWIND): New.
+       (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS): Removed.
+       * emultempl/elf32.em (gld_list_options): New.
+       (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options): Define only if BNDPLT or
+       PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS is defined.
+       (ld_${EMULATION_NAME}_emulation): Replace
+       gld${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options with ${gld_list_options.
+
+2015-04-07  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+       PR ld/18176
+       * ldlang.c (lang_size_sections): Cast shift expression.
+
+2015-04-07  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+       * emultempl/ppc32elf.em: Handle --no-pic-fixup.
+       (params): Init new field.
+       (ppc_before_allocation): Enable relaxation for pic_fixup.
+
+2015-04-07  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * ld.h (struct ld_config_type): Add new field: warn_orphan.
+       * ldlex.h (enum option_values): Add OPTION_WARN_ORPHAN and
+       OPTION_NO_WARN_ORPHAN.
+       * lexsup.c (ld_options): Add --warn-orphan and --no-warn-orphan.
+       (parse_args): Handle the new options.
+       * ldemul.c (ldemul_place_orphan): If requested, generate a warning
+       message when an orphan section is placed in the output file.
+       * ld.texinfo: Document the new option.
+       * NEWS: Mention the new feature.
+
+2015-04-02  Andrew Turner <andrew@freebsd.org>
+
+       * Makefile.am: Add FreeBSD aarch64 files.
+       * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
+       * configure.tgt: Add aarch64-*-freebsd* target triple.
+       * emulparams/aarch64fbsd.sh: New file.
+       * emulparams/aarch64fbsdb.sh: New file.
+
+2015-04-01  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+       * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_before_allocation): Work
+       around a GCC uninitialized warning bug fixed in GCC 4.6.
+
+2015-04-01  Tejas Belagod  <tejas.belagod@arm.com>
+
+       * emultempl/aarch64elf.em
+       (aarch64_elf_create_output_section_statements): Add parameter in
+       bfd_elf${ELFSIZE}_aarch64_set_options call.
+       (OPTION_FIX_ERRATUM_843419): Define.
+       (PARSE_AND_LIST_LONGOPTS): Add fix-cortex-a53-843419.
+       (PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASES): Add OPTION_FIX_ERRATUM_843419.
+
+2015-04-01  Chen Gang  <gang.chen.5i5j@gmail.com>
+
+       * emulparams/elf32_tic6x_le.sh: Skip OTHER_BSS_SECTIONS for
+       relocating operation.
+
+2015-04-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+       PR ld/18176
+       * ldlang.c (lang_size_sections): When alignment of sections
+       results in relro base adjustment being too large, don't go lower
+       than the initial value.
+       * ldexp.c (fold_binary <DATA_SEGMENT_RELRO_END>): Comment.
+       * scripttempl/elf.sc (DATA_SEGMENT_ALIGN): Omit SEGMENT_SIZE
+       alignment when SEGMENT_SIZE is the same as MAXPAGESIZE.
+
 2015-04-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
        * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_before_allocation): Don't