* ldlex.l, ldgram.y: Support new -oformat option.

	Remove attempt at supporting script fragments on the command line.
	* ldlang.c (lang_add_output_format): Take new arg, FROM_SCRIPT.
	* mri.c (mri_format), ldgram.y: Change callers.
	* ldlang.h: Change prototype.

diff --git a/ld/ld.1 b/ld/ld.1
index 6817483aafb7244e64925b3e87610dc2120d3285..e0eb6d0ae835c6e040a5d7b67ec461b678911470 100644 (file)
--- a/ld/ld.1
+++ b/ld/ld.1
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ ld \- the GNU linker
 \&\|] 
 .RB "[\|" \-n | \-N "\|]" 
 .RB "[\|" \-noinhibit-exec "\|]" 
+.RB "[\|" "\-oformat\ "\c
+.I output-format\c
+\&\|] 
 .RB "[\|" "\-R\ "\c
 .I filename\c
 \&\|]
@@ -96,9 +99,6 @@ ld \- the GNU linker
 .RB "[\|" \-v "\|]"
 .RB "[\|" \-X "\|]" 
 .RB "[\|" \-x "\|]" 
-.RB "[\|" { \c
-.I script\c
-.BR } "\|]" 
 .ad b
 .hy 1
 .SH DESCRIPTION
@@ -317,7 +317,8 @@ name of a particular format supported by the BFD libraries.
 .B \-format \c
 .I input-format\c
 \&\c
-\& has the same effect.
+\& has the same effect, as does the script command
+.BR TARGET .
 
 You may want to use this option if you are linking files with an unusual
 binary format.  You can also use \c
@@ -586,6 +587,22 @@ script command \c
 .B OUTPUT\c
 \& can also specify the output file name.
 
+.TP
+.BI "-oformat " "output-format"\c
+\&
+Specify the binary format for the output object file.
+You don't usually need to specify this, as
+\c
+.B ld\c
+\& is configured to produce as a default output format the most
+usual format on each machine.  \c
+.I output-format\c
+\& is a text string, the
+name of a particular format supported by the BFD libraries.  
+The script command
+.B OUTPUT_FORMAT
+can also specify the output format, but this option overrides it.
+
 .TP
 .BI "-R " "filename"\c
 \&
@@ -645,27 +662,6 @@ Omits debugger symbol information (but not all symbols) from the output file.
 .B \-s 
 Omits all symbol information from the output file.
 
-.TP
-.BI "{ " "script" " }"
-You can, if you wish, include a script of linker commands directly in
-the command line instead of referring to it via an input file.  When the
-character `\|\c
-.B {\c
-\|' occurs on the command line, the linker switches to
-interpreting the command language until the end of the list of commands
-is reached\(em\&flagged with a closing brace `\|\c
-.B }\c
-\|'.  Other command-line
-options will not be recognized while parsing the script.
-See the `\|\c
-.B ld\c
-\|' entry in `\|\c
-.B info\c
-\|', or the manual
-.I
-ld: the GNU linker
-\&, for a description of the command language.
-
 .TP
 .BI "-Tbss " "org"\c
 .TP

diff --git a/ld/ld.texinfo b/ld/ld.texinfo
index da90aa089e19fc63905c399cb7384e9681355e8f..a5430a1e3c5175e05e0477c6ae6348d1aebb073e 100644 (file)
--- a/ld/ld.texinfo
+++ b/ld/ld.texinfo
@@ -171,10 +171,11 @@ ld [-o @var{output} ] @var{objfile}@dots{}
   [ -format @var{input-format} ]  [ -g ]  [ -G @var{size} ]  [ -i ]
   [ -l@var{ar} ]  [ -L@var{searchdir} ]  [ -M ]  [ -Map @var{mapfile} ]
   [ -m @var{emulation} ]  [ -N | -n ]  [ -noinhibit-exec ]
-  [ -R @var{filename} ]  [ -relax ]  [ -r | -Ur ]  [ -S ]  [ -s ]
-  [ -T @var{commandfile} ]  [ -Ttext @var{textorg} ]  [ -Tdata @var{dataorg} ]
+  [ -oformat @var{output-format} ]  [ -R @var{filename} ]  [ -relax ]
+  [ -r | -Ur ]  [ -S ]  [ -s ]  [ -T @var{commandfile} ]
+  [ -Ttext @var{textorg} ]  [ -Tdata @var{dataorg} ]
   [ -Tbss @var{bssorg} ]  [ -t ]  [ -u @var{sym}]  [-V]  [-v]  [ -X ]  [-x ]
-  [ -y@var{symbol} ]  [ @{ @var{script} @} ] 
+  [ -y@var{symbol} ]
 @end smallexample
 
 This plethora of command-line options may seem intimidating, but in
@@ -255,7 +256,9 @@ on the command line.  You don't usually need to specify this, as
 @code{ld} is configured to expect as a default input format the most
 usual format on each machine.  @var{input-format} is a text string, the
 name of a particular format supported by the BFD libraries.
-@w{@samp{-format @var{input-format}}} has the same effect.  @xref{BFD}.
+(You can list the available binary formats with @samp{objdump -i}.)
+@w{@samp{-format @var{input-format}}} has the same effect, as does the
+script command @code{TARGET}.  @xref{BFD}.
 
 You may want to use this option if you are linking files with an unusual
 binary format.  You can also use @samp{-b} to switch formats explicitly (when
@@ -436,6 +439,17 @@ Use @var{output} as the name for the program produced by @code{ld}; if this
 option is not specified, the name @file{a.out} is used by default.  The
 script command @code{OUTPUT} can also specify the output file name.
 
+@kindex -oformat
+@item -oformat @var{output-format}
+Specify the binary format for the output object file.  You don't usually
+need to specify this, as @code{ld} is configured to produce as a default
+output format the most usual format on each machine.
+@var{output-format} is a text string, the name of a particular format
+supported by the BFD libraries.  (You can list the available binary
+formats with @samp{objdump -i}.)  The script command
+@code{OUTPUT_FORMAT} can also specify the output format, but this option
+overrides it.  @xref{BFD}.
+
 @item -R @var{filename}
 @kindex -R @var{file}
 @cindex symbol-only input
@@ -488,17 +502,6 @@ Omit debugger symbol information (but not all symbols) from the output file.
 @cindex strip all symbols
 Omit all symbol information from the output file.
 
-@item @{ @var{script} @}
-@kindex @{ @var{script} @}
-@cindex scripts on command line
-You can, if you wish, include a script of linker commands directly in
-the command line instead of referring to it via an input file.  When the
-character @samp{@{} occurs on the command line, the linker switches to
-interpreting the command language until the end of the list of commands
-is reached; the end is indicated with a closing brace @samp{@}}.
-@code{ld} does not recognize other command-line options while parsing
-the script.  @xref{Commands}, for a description of the command language.
-
 @item -Tbss @var{bssorg}
 @kindex -Tbss @var{bssorg}
 @itemx -Tdata @var{dataorg}