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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